1948 International League season

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The 1948 International League season was the 64th in the league's history, and ended with the Montreal Royals winning their second Governors' Cup in three years. The Royals would go on to win the Junior World Series.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Montréal Royals 94 59 .614 -- Clay Hopper Brooklyn Dodgers
Newark Bears 80 72 .526 13½ Bill Skiff New York Yankees
Syracuse Chiefs 77 73 .513 15½ Jewel Ens Cincinnati Reds
Rochester Red Wings 78 75 .510 16 Cedric Durst St. Louis Cardinals
Toronto Maple Leafs 78 76 .506 16½ Dick Porter/Eddie Sawyer Philadelphia Phillies
Buffalo Bisons 71 80 .470 22 Paul Richards Detroit Tigers
Jersey City Giants 69 83 .454 24½ Bruno Betzel New York Giants
Baltimore Orioles 59 88 .409 27 Tommy Thomas St. Louis Browns

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Governors' Cup Finals
                 
1  Montreal Royals 4  
4  Rochester Red Wings 3  
    1  Montreal Royals 4
  2  Syracuse Chiefs 1
2  Newark Bears 3
3  Syracuse Chiefs 4  



First Round[edit]

Montreal vs. Rochester
Date Away Home
September 14 Rochester 3 Montreal 4
September 15 Rochester 6 Montreal 8
September 17 Montreal 3 Rochester 5
September 19 Montreal 0 Rochester 1
September 20 Montreal 5 Rochester 6
September 21 Rochester 2 Montreal 5
September 23 Rochester 0 Montreal 3
Montreal wins series 4-3
Newark vs. Syracuse
Date Away Home
September 14 Syracuse 5 Newark 12
September 15 Syracuse 4 Newark 2
September 16 Newark 3 Syracuse 1
September 17 Newark 5 Syracuse 4
September 20 Newark 1 Syracuse 2
12 innings
September 21 Syracuse 9 Newark 0
September 22 Syracuse 11 Newark 4
Syracuse wins series 4-3

Governors' Cup Finals[edit]

Montreal vs. Syracuse
Date Away Home
September 25 Syracuse 8 Montreal 9
10 innings
September 26 Syracuse 5 Montreal 2
September 27 Montreal 2 Syracuse 1
September 28 Montreal 4 Syracuse 0
September 29 Montreal 7 Syracuse 3
Montreal wins series 4-1 and
advances to Junior World Series

References[edit]

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.