2020 American Association Standings and Season Summary

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2020

To call it anything short of a miracle would be selling it short. In a summer where basically everything was cancelled, the American Association managed to play something resembling a championship season with fans in the stands—a feat that no other league in North America pulled off in 2020.

Of course, the season looked a lot different: just 6 of 12 teams competed and only 60 games were played instead of the normal 100. The season also didn’t begin until July 3. But only one player tested positive for COVID and the only cancellation was a doubleheader due to rain in the final weekend of the season. Somehow, someway, the AA pulled it off.

Cleburne, Gary SouthShore, Kansas City, Lincoln, Sioux City, and Texas all took the season off (Texas never came back), while Winnipeg couldn’t cross the border, so they were stationed in Fargo, shacked up with archrival Fargo-Moorhead. Sioux Falls also hosted St. Paul for the first month of the year before the Saints returned home in August. Chicago was originally slated to share Milwaukee for the summer, but the Dogs received clearance to come home shortly before Opening Day. Due to tiny crowds in Fargo, Winnipeg wound up moving three August “home” series to their opponent’s venues in Chicago and Milwaukee.

The top two teams squared off in the only best-of-seven series in AA history, with Milwaukee overtaking Sioux Falls late in the season, while homeless Winnipeg was in playoff position for much of the year before a late 11-game losing streak sunk them down to fourth in what wound up being a tightly-packed, competitive group.

In the AA Finals, Milwaukee won the first three games of the series en route to a 4-1 series victory to claim the Miles Wolff Cup in just their second year of existence.

FINAL STANDINGS
(Click team name for full schedule)

Team	W	L	Win Pct.	GB	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Attend.
Milwaukee Milkmen-x	34	26	.567	—	262	235	34,395
Sioux Falls Canaries-x	31	27	.534	2.0	342	351	28,931
St. Paul Saints	30	30	.500	4.0	311	314	31,824*
Winnipeg Goldeyes	29	31	.483	5.0	294	296	15,315^
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks	28	32	.467	6.0	286	286	33,506
Chicago Dogs	26	32	.448	7.0	304	317	35,179

*St. Paul played 12 home games in Sioux Falls due to COVID-19 restrictions
Attendance: 5,323 (12 games) in Sioux Falls; 26,501 (18 games) in St. Paul

^Winnipeg played all 30 home games in Fargo, Milwaukee, and St. Paul

Attendance: 6,430 (21 games) in Fargo, 4,385 (6 games) in Milwaukee, 4,500 (3 games) in St. Paul

Cleburne, Gary SouthShore, Kansas City, Lincoln, Sioux City, and Texas all sat out the season due to COVID-19.

Playoffs

American Association Finals — MILWAUKEE WINS 4-1

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
9/12/20	Sioux Falls 6 at Milwaukee 11	R. Kussmaul	T. Herron	–	1,117
9/13/20	Sioux Falls 0 at Milwaukee 2	J. Kipper	R. Flores	P. Gray	1,215
9/15/20	Milwaukee 10, Sioux Falls 5	M. Smith	R. Fritze	–	538
9/16/20	Milwaukee 3 at Sioux Falls 5	J. Zokan	T. Dillard	–	475
9/17/20	Milwaukee 4, Sioux Falls 1	D. Holmberg	T. Herron	–	391

Finals MVP: Zach Nehrir (Milwaukee) — .389/.500/.889, 7 H, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Award Winners

Player of the Year	Adam Brett Walker (Milwaukee) 57 G, .268/.320/.609, 59 H, 42 R, 22 HR, 50 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Mike Devine (St. Paul) 4-3, 2.58 ER, 12 G, 80.1 IP, 89 K, 1.033 WHIP
Rookie of the Year	Peyton Gray (Milwaukee) 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 30 G, 14 SV, 32.0 IP, 56 K, 0.750 WHIP
Defensive Player of the Year	Michael Crouse (Chicago) 58 G, .987 Fld%, 2 errors in 153 chances in CF
	Brett Vertigan (Milwaukee) 60 G, 1.000 Fld%, 142 errorless chances in CF
Manager of the Year	Rick Forney (Winnipeg) 29-31 record, kept road team in first place for over half a season

Postseason All-Stars

Catcher	Chris Chinea (St. Paul) 57 G, .293/.331/.444, 70 H, 31 R, 24 2B, 4 HR, 37 RBI
First Base	Kyle Martin (Winnipeg) 60 G, .301/.370/.566, 68 H, 40 R, 10 2B, 16 HR, 51 RBI
Second Base	Edwin Arroyo (Chicago) 57 G, .300/.379/.418, 66 H, 34 R, 14 2B, 4 HR, 23 RBI
Third Base	Damek Tomscha (Sioux Falls) 55 G, .320/.367/.537, 74 H, 36 R, 12 2B, 10 HR, 49 RBI
Shortstop	Andrew Ely (Sioux Falls) 58 G, .295/.382/.484, 72 H, 55 R, 15 2B, 9 HR, 30 RBI
Outfield	Logan Landon (Sioux Falls) 56 G, .333/.383/.526, 76 H, 37 R, 12 2B, 10 HR, 43 RBI
Outfield	Mikey Reynolds (St. Paul) 54 G, .332/.386/.529, 79 H, 36 R, 18 2B, 7 HR, 28 RBI
Outfield	Adam Brett Walker (Milwaukee) 57 G, .268/.320/.609, 59 H, 42 R, 22 HR, 50 RBI
Designated Hitter	Drew Ward (Fargo-Moorhead) 58 G, .335/.407/.633, 73 H, 42 R, 24 2B, 17 HR, 45 RBI
Starting Pitcher	Mike Devine (St. Paul) 4-3, 2.58 ER, 12 G, 80.1 IP, 89 K, 1.033 WHIP
Relief Pitcher	Peyton Gray (Milwaukee) 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 30 G, 14 SV, 32.0 IP, 56 K, 0.750 WHIP

American Association Rookie of the Year Peyton Gray incredibly did not allow a single run while allowing just 10 hits and striking out 56 over 32.0 innings to lead Milwaukee to an AA championship (Photo: Milwaukee Milkmen)

League Leaders

Batting Leaders (Click to expand/collapse)

Batting Average – Minimum 3.0 PA/G

Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	.3349
Correlle Prime	Fargo-Moorhead	.3347
Logan Landon	Sioux Falls	.333
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	.332
Alay Lago	Sioux Falls	.321
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	.320
Josh Allen	St. Paul	.304
Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	.301
Edwin Arroyo	Chicago	.300
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	.296

Games Played

Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	60
Brennan Metzger	Fargo-Moorhead	60
Leobaldo Pina	Fargo-Moorhead	60
Correlle Prime	Fargo-Moorhead	60
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	60
Dylan Tice	Milwaukee	60
Brett Vertigan	Milwaukee	60
David Washington	Milwaukee	60
Zach Nehrir	Milwaukee	59
12 tied		58

Plate Appearances

Brennan Metzger	Fargo-Moorhead	281
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	280
Brett Vertigan	Milwaukee	273
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	268
Correlle Prime	Fargo-Moorhead	266
Michael Crouse	Chicago	265
Alay Lago	Sioux Falls	262
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	262
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	259
David Washington	Milwaukee	258

At-Bats

Correlle Prime	Fargo-Moorhead	248
Alay Lago	Sioux Falls	246
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	244
Chris Chinea	St. Paul	239
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	238
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	238
David Washington	Milwaukee	237
Leobaldo Pina	Fargo-Moorhead	236
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	231
Brett Vertigan	Milwaukee	229

Hits

Correlle Prime	Fargo-Moorhead	83
Alay Lago	Sioux Falls	79
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	79
Logan Landon	Sioux Falls	76
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	74
Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	73
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	72
Chris Chinea	St. Paul	70
Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	68
Brett Vertigan	Milwaukee	67

Runs

Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	55
Brennan Metzger	Fargo-Moorhead	43
Michael Crouse	Chicago	42
Adam Brett Walker	Milwaukee	42
Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	42
Alay Lago	Sioux Falls	41
Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	40
John Silviano	St. Paul	40
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	40
Max Murphy	St. Paul	38
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	38

Doubles

Chris Chinea	St. Paul	24
Alay Lago	Sioux Falls	20
David Washington	Milwaukee	19
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	18
Clint Coulter	Sioux Falls	16
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	15
Blake Allemand	Chicago	14
Edwin Arroyo	Chicago	14
Max Murphy	St. Paul	14
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	14
Dylan Tice	Milwaukee	14
Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	14

Triples

Mike Hart	Sioux Falls	4
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	4
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	4
11 tied		2

Home Runs

Adam Brett Walker	Milwaukee	22
Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	17
Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	16
Victor Roache	Chicago	16
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	15
John Silviano	St. Paul	14
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	14
Tyler Ladendorf	Chicago	13
Clint Coulter	Sioux Falls	11
Michael Crouse	Chicago	10
Logan Landon	Sioux Falls	10
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	10

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	51
Adam Brett Walker	Milwaukee	50
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	49
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	46
Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	45
K.C. Hobson	Chicago	43
Logan Landon	Sioux Falls	43
Clint Coulter	Sioux Falls	41
John Silviano	St. Paul	40
Tyler Ladendorf	Chicago	38
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	38

Stolen Bases

Michael Crouse	Chicago	20
Mason Davis	Milwaukee	15
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	14
Wes Darvill	Winnipeg	13
Brett Vertigan	Milwaukee	10
Dylan Tice	Milwaukee	9
Logan Trowbridge	Milwaukee	9
Six tied		8

Extra-Base Hits

Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	31
Adam Brett Walker	Milwaukee	30
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	29
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	29
Chris Chinea	St. Paul	28
Clint Coulter	Sioux Falls	28
David Washington	Milwaukee	28
Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	27
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	27
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	26
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	26

Total Bases

Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	138
Adam Brett Walker	Milwaukee	134
Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	128
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	126
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	124
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	124
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	122
Logan Landon	Sioux Falls	120
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	118
Alay Lago	Sioux Falls	111

Walks

Brennan Metzger	Fargo-Moorhead	44
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	44
Michael Crouse	Chicago	41
Brett Vertigan	Milwaukee	33
Jordan George	Winnipeg	32
Chesny Young	St. Paul	29
Blake Allemand	Chicago	28
Christian Ibarra	Fargo-Moorhead	28
Dario Pizzano	Fargo-Moorhead/Winnipeg	28
K.C. Hobson	Chicago	27

Strikeouts

David Washington	Milwaukee	89
Victor Roache	Chicago	88
Michael Crouse	Chicago	78
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	75
Adam Brett Walker	Milwaukee	75
John Silviano	St. Paul	70
Logan Hill	Winnipeg	68
Clint Coulter	Sioux Falls	67
Max Murphy	St. Paul	65
Zach Nehrir	Milwaukee	65

Hit By Pitch

Mike Hart	Sioux Falls	12
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	9
Clint Coulter	Sioux Falls	8
Ryan Haug	Chicago	7
Brennan Metzger	Fargo-Moorhead	6
Troy Alexander	St. Paul	6
Josh Allen	St. Paul	6
Seven tied		5

On-Base Percentage (OBP) – Minimum 3.0 PA/G

Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	.416
Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	.407
Josh Allen	St. Paul	.400
Dario Pizzano	Fargo-Moorhead/Winnipeg	.393
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	.386
Brennan Metzger	Fargo-Moorhead	.385
Logan Landon	Sioux Falls	.383
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	.382
Chesny Young	St. Paul	.382
Brett Vertigan	Milwaukee	.381

Slugging Percentage (SLUG) – Minimum 3.0 PA/G

Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	.633
Adam Brett Walker	Milwaukee	.609
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	.573
Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	.566
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	.537
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	.529
Logan Landon	Sioux Falls	.526
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	.521
Clint Coulter	Sioux Falls	.495
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	.484

On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS) – Minimum 3.0 PA/G

Drew Ward	Fargo-Moorhead	1.040
Joey Terdoslavich	Chicago	.989
Kyle Martin	Winnipeg	.936
Adam Brett Walker	Milwaukee	.929
Mikey Reynolds	St. Paul	.916
Logan Landon	Sioux Falls	.910
Damek Tomscha	Sioux Falls	.904
Darnell Sweeney	Winnipeg	.875
Josh Allen	St. Paul	.875
Andrew Ely	Sioux Falls	.866

Fargo-Moorhead’s Drew Ward (L) won the closest batting title race in American Association history by two-one thousandths of a point (.3449 to .3447) over teammate Correlle Prime (R) and also led the league in slugging (.633) and OPS (1.040) in the shortened season (Photo: Michael Vosburg/Fargo Forum)

Pitching Leaders (Click to expand/collapse)

Wins

Thomas Dorminy	Chicago	7
Tyler Herron	Sioux Falls	7
David Holmberg	Milwaukee	6
Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	5
Kevin Hilton	Winnipeg	5
Ryan Kussmaul	Milwaukee	5
Matt Tomshaw	Fargo-Moorhead	5
15 tied		4

Losses

Eddie Medina	St. Paul/Sioux Falls	9
Eddie Butler	Chicago	7
Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	7
Taylor Ahearn	Milwaukee	5
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	5
Eight tied		4

Earned Run Average (ERA) – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

David Holmberg	Milwaukee	2.34
Mike Devine	St. Paul	2.58
Matt Tomshaw	Fargo-Moorhead	2.69
John Anderson	Fargo-Moorhead	2.87
Jake Zokan	Sioux Falls	3.00
Luke Westphal	Chicago	3.42
Bradin Hagens	Fargo-Moorhead	3.43
Thomas Dorminy	Chicago	3.63
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	3.88
Matt Solter	St. Paul	3.89

Games Pitched

Peyton Gray	Milwaukee	30
Keaton Steele	Sioux Falls	30
Jalen Miller	Winnipeg	29
Ryan Fritze	Sioux Falls	28
A.J. Schugel	Milwaukee	28
D.J. Sharabi	Sioux Falls	28
Victor Capellan	Winnipeg	27
Karch Kowalczyk	Milwaukee	26
Jameson McGrane	St. Paul	26
Brian Glowicki	St. Paul	25

Games Started

Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	13
Matt Solter	St. Paul	13
Mike Devine	St. Paul	12
Tyler Herron	Sioux Falls	12
David Holmberg	Milwaukee	12
Mitch Lambson	Winnipeg	12
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	12
Ryan Zimmerman	St. Paul	12
Seven tied		11

Complete Games

Matt Tomshaw	Fargo-Moorhead	3
Eddie Medina	St. Paul/Sioux Falls	2
J.D. Busfield	Chicago	1
Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	1
Tyler Herron	Sioux Falls	1
Mitch Lambson	Winnipeg	1
Luke Westphal	Chicago	1
Kevin McGovern	Winnipeg/Fargo-Moorhead	1
John Anderson	Fargo-Moorhead	1

Shutouts

J.D. Busfield

Chicago

Saves

Jameson McGrane	St. Paul	16
Keaton Steele	Sioux Falls	16
Peyton Gray	Milwaukee	14
Victor Capellan	Winnipeg	12
Mitchell Osnowitz	Fargo-Moorhead	9
Adam Choplick	Winnipeg	5
Jake Cousins	Winnipeg	4
Ryan Fritze	Sioux Falls	2
Karch Kowalczyk	Milwaukee	2
Tyler Wilson	Fargo-Moorhead	2

Innings Pitched

Matt Solter	St. Paul	81.0
Mike Devine	St. Paul	80.1
Matt Tomshaw	Fargo-Moorhead	80.1
Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	78.0
Tyler Herron	Sioux Falls	76.1
Mitch Lambson	Winnipeg	74.2
David Holmberg	Milwaukee	73.0
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	69.2
Ryan Zimmerman	St. Paul	67.0
Eddie Butler	Chicago	65.1

Hits Allowed

Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	98
Tyler Herron	Sioux Falls	95
Mitch Lambson	Winnipeg	91
Eddie Butler	Chicago	87
Jake Dahlberg	Chicago	85
Matt Solter	St. Paul	84
Eddie Medina	St. Paul/Sioux Falls	77
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	76
Kevin Hilton	Winnipeg	73
Mike Devine	St. Paul	70

Runs Allowed

Eddie Medina	St. Paul/Sioux Falls	58
Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	52
Tyler Herron	Sioux Falls	47
Eddie Butler	Chicago	46
Ryan Zimmerman	St. Paul	44
Mitch Lambson	Winnipeg	43
Jake Dahlberg	Chicago	41
Matt Solter	St. Paul	40
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	38
J.D. Busfield	Chicago	37
Ryan Kussmaul	Milwaukee	37

Earned Runs Allowed

Eddie Medina	St. Paul/Sioux Falls	48
Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	42
Ryan Zimmerman	St. Paul	42
Eddie Butler	Chicago	41
Mitch Lambson	Winnipeg	40
Tyler Herron	Sioux Falls	39
Jake Dahlberg	Chicago	36
J.D. Busfield	Chicago	36
Matt Solter	St. Paul	35
Ryan Kussmaul	Milwaukee	34

Home Runs Allowed

Eddie Medina	St. Paul/Sioux Falls	17
Ryan Kussmaul	Milwaukee	16
J.D. Busfield	Chicago	14
Ryan Zimmerman	St. Paul	14
Jake Dahlberg	Chicago	12
Mitch Lambson	Winnipeg	12
Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	9
Jake Matthys	Milwaukee	9
Matt Solter	St. Paul	9
Four tied		8

Walks

Ryan Zimmerman	St. Paul	37
Casey Crosby	Chicago	31
David Holmberg	Milwaukee	31
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	31
Eddie Butler	Chicago	24
Luke Westphal	Chicago	24
Ryan Flores	Fargo-Moorhead/Winnipeg	23
Ryan Kussmaul	Milwaukee	23
Matt Solter	St. Paul	23
Nick Belzer	St. Paul	22
Bradin Hagens	Fargo-Moorhead	22

Strikeouts

Mike Devine	St. Paul	89
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	87
Matt Solter	St. Paul	77
David Holmberg	Milwaukee	76
Ryan Kussmaul	Milwaukee	75
Luke Westphal	Chicago	75
Bradin Hagens	Fargo-Moorhead	65
Thomas Dorminy	Chicago	64
Matt Tomshaw	Fargo-Moorhead	62
Ryan Zimmerman	St. Paul	62

Hit Batters

Ryan Kussmaul	Milwaukee	11
Mike Devine	St. Paul	8
Kevin Hilton	Winnipeg	7
Jalen Miller	Chicago	7
Matt Solter	St. Paul	7
Brandon Cumpton	Winnipeg	5
Kevin Folman	Sioux Falls	5
Tyler Herron	Sioux Falls	5
Eddie Medina	St. Paul/Sioux Falls	5
D.J. Sharabi	Sioux Falls	5

Wild Pitches

Eddie Butler	Chicago	12
Ryan Fritze	Sioux Falls	7
Karch Kowalczyk	Milwaukee	7
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	7
Kent Hasler	Winnipeg	6
John Anderson	Fargo-Moorhead	5
Casey Crosby	Chicago	5
Thomas Dorminy	Chicago	5
Eddie Medina	St. Paul/Sioux Falls	5
Jalen Miller	Chicago	5
Ryan Zimmerman	St. Paul	5

Walks + Hits Per Inning (WHIP) – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

Mike Devine	St. Paul	1.033
Matt Tomshaw	Fargo-Moorhead	1.046
Ryan Williams	Fargo-Moorhead	1.088
Bradin Hagens	Fargo-Moorhead	1.160
Luke Westphal	Chicago	1.196
J.D. Busfield	Chicago	1.233
Thomas Dorminy	Chicago	1.242
David Holmberg	Milwaukee	1.247
John Anderson	Fargo-Moorhead	1.256
Taylor Ahearn	Milwaukee	1.294

Hits Per 9 Innings (H/9) – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

Luke Westphal	Chicago	6.7
Bradin Hagens	Fargo-Moorhead	7.2
David Holmberg	Milwaukee	7.4
Ryan Zimmerman	St. Paul	7.7
Matt Tomshaw	Fargo-Moorhead	7.7
Mike Devine	St. Paul	7.8
Ryan Williams	Fargo-Moorhead	8.1
J.D. Busfield	Chicago	8.3
Jake Zokan	Sioux Falls	8.6
Ryan Kussmaul	Milwaukee	8.7

Walks Per 9 Innings (H/9) – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

Mike Devine	St. Paul	1.5
Ryan Williams	Fargo-Moorhead	1.7
Matt Tomshaw	Fargo-Moorhead	1.7
Mitch Lambson	Winnipeg	1.7
Kevin Hilton	Winnipeg	2.0
Thomas Dorminy	Chicago	2.3
John Anderson	Fargo-Moorhead	2.4
Frank Duncan	Winnipeg	2.4
Jake Dahlberg	Chicago	2.5
Tyler Herron	Sioux Falls	2.5

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings (H/9) – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

Luke Westphal	Chicago	12.8
Tyler Pike	Fargo-Moorhead	11.2
Ryan Kussmaul	Milwaukee	10.7
Mike Devine	St. Paul	10.0
Bradin Hagens	Fargo-Moorhead	9/5
David Holmberg	Milwaukee	9.4
Thomas Dorminy	Chicago	9.0
Matt Solter	St. Paul	8.6
John Anderson	Fargo-Moorhead	8.3
Taylor Ahearn	Milwaukee	8.1