American Association (20th century)
This article is about the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. For other uses, see American Association (disambiguation). American Association Sport Baseball Founded 1902 Ceased 1997 No. of teams 32 (Total) Country United States Last champion(s) Buffalo Bisons (1) Most titles Louisville Colonels (15) Classification Triple-A The American Association ( AA ) was a Minor League Baseball league that operated primarily in the Midwestern and South Central United States from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. It was classified as a Triple-A league, which is one grade below Major League Baseball. Intermittently throughout its history, the American Association champion would compete against the champion of the International League, which operated in the Eastern US, to determine an overall Triple-A champion. On rare occasions, the champion of the West Coast-based Pacific Coast League also participated. The first such meeti...