1954 International League season

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The 1954 International League season was the 69th in the league's history, and ended with the Syracuse Chiefs winning their first Governors' Cup in seven years. The Chiefs would go on to lose the Junior World Series.

This was the first year for the Havana Sugar Kings and the Richmond Virginians, as well as the final season for the Ottawa A's. After the season, the A's were purchased and moved to Columbus, OH.

Syracuse and Havana would finish the season tied, so the two clubs held a one-game playoff for fourth place September 14 in Syracuse, NY. The Chiefs won the game 13-4, and this is included in the standings below.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Toronto Maple Leafs	97	57	.630	--	Luke Sewell	None
Montreal Royals	88	66	.571	9	Max Macon	Brooklyn Dodgers
Rochester Red Wings	86	68	.558	11	Harry Walker	St. Louis Cardinals
Syracuse Chiefs	79	76	.510	18½	Skeeter Newsome	Philadelphia Phillies
Havana Sugar Kings	78	77	.503	19½	Reggie Otero	None
Buffalo Bisons	71	83	.461	26	Billy Hitchcock	Detroit Tigers
Richmond Virginians	60	94	.390	37	Luke Appling	None
Ottawa A's	58	96	.377	39	Les Bell/Taffy Wright	Philadelphia Athletics

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Toronto Maple Leafs	2
	4	Syracuse Chiefs	4
						4	Syracuse Chiefs	4
						2	Montreal Royals	3
	2	Montreal Royals	4
	3	Rochester Red Wings	2

First Round

Toronto vs. Syracuse Date Away Home September 16 Syracuse 0 Toronto 8 September 17 Syracuse 9 Toronto 5 September 18 Toronto 3 Syracuse 5 September 19 Toronto 10 Syracuse 7 September 20 Toronto 0 Syracuse 1 September 22 Syracuse 7 Toronto 5 Syracuse wins series 4-2

Montreal vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 14 Rochester 2 Montreal 0 September 15 Rochester 0 Montreal 5 September 17 Montreal 6 Rochester 2 September 19 Montreal 4 Rochester 5 September 20 Montreal 3 Rochester 2 September 23 Rochester 4 Montreal 5 Montreal wins series 4-2

Governors' Cup Finals

Montreal vs. Syracuse Date Away Home September 25 Syracuse 0 Montreal 5 September 26 Syracuse 3 Montreal 2 September 27 Montreal 1 Syracuse 2 September 28 Montreal 1 Syracuse 15 September 29 Montreal 7 Syracuse 0 September 30 Syracuse 5 Montreal 6 October 2 Syracuse 7 Montreal 6 Syracuse wins series 4-3 and advances to Junior World Series

References

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