The Dixie Association was an interleague partnership between the

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(TL) and the Southern League (SL) Double-A leagues of Minor League Baseball in 1971. The two leagues played an interlocking schedule.(January 20, 1971)
Texas, Southern Loops Join to Former Dixie Association
''Lawrence Journal-World'' (

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)(June 29, 1971)
Dixie Association Appeared Doomed
''Bonham Daily Favorite'' (Associated Press) The partnership was dissolved after the season. Each league consisted of seven teams who were divided among the association's three divisions. The West Division was composed of four TL teams. The Central Division had three TL teams and one SL team. The East Division consisted of six SL teams. At the end of the season, the two top teams from the SL competed for the Southern League championship—the

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defeated the

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, 2–1. The TL winners of the Central and West Divisions met for the Texas League championship—the

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defeated the

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, 2–0. The individual league champions then competed for the Dixie Association championship—Charlotte defeated Arkansas, 3–0.

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