The Triple-A Classic was an interleague postseason championship series held annually between the league champions of the American Association (AA) and International League (IL) Triple-A leagues of Minor League Baseball from 1988 to 1991.
Tom Waddell struck out the final batter in Indianapolis' Game Six series victory.
Darryl Motley was selected as the 1989 Triple-A Classic MVP.
Russ Morman was the MVP of the 1990 Triple-A Classic.
Carmen Castillo scored the winning run in Denver's Game Five series victory.
American Association (1902–1997)
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, for most of its existence.
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.