The Season Openers: 1902 to 1931
Work began in September for the Spring 2017 issue of the American Association Almanac (paper; $24/yr or $42/2 yrs by subscription). It will present a detailed analysis of both the player records and team records for 120 American Association Season Openers during the period 1902 to 1931. The following 30 years will be published the following year. Here is a listing of the results of those contests, followed by a sample section from the main database. American Association Results of Season Openers: 1902 to 1931* April 23, 1902 Columbus 5 vs. Minneapolis 0 Indianapolis 5 vs. Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 16 @ Louisville 6 Toledo 8 vs. St. Paul 7 (10.5.2) April 22, 1903 Columbus 2 @ Toledo 0 Indianapolis 4 @ Louisville 2 (10) Kansas City 8 vs. Minneapolis 4 Milwaukee 10 vs. St. Paul 7 April 20, 1904 Indianapolis 6 vs. Kansas City 3 Louisville 9 vs. Milwaukee 1 Minneapolis 5 @ Toledo 4 St. Paul 7 @ Columbus 1 April 19, 1905 Columbus 6 vs. Minneapolis 1 Kansas City 8 @ Toledo 3 Louisville ...