The American Association 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. For most of its existence, it
The Indianapolis Indians won the first American Association championship (1902).
Carl Yastrzemski, who was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989, won the AA Rookie of the Year Award in 1960.
The American Association Rookie of the Year Award was an annual award given to the best rookie player in Minor League Baseball's American Association based on their regular-season performance. Though
Alvin Dark, the 1947 Rookie of the Year, won the 1948 MLB Rookie of the Year Award.
Carl Yastrzemski, the 1969 winner, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020.
Barry Larkin, who won in 1986, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.