1956 International League season

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The 1956 International League season was the 71st in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Red Wings winning their second straight Governors' Cup. The Red Wings would go on to lose the Junior World Series again.

Final standings - schedule[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Toronto Maple Leafs 86 66 .566 -- Bruno Betzel None
Rochester Red Wings 83 67 .533 2 Dixie Walker St. Louis Cardinals
Miami Marlins 80 71 .530 Don Osborn Philadelphia Phillies
Montreal Royals 80 72 .526 6 Greg Mulleavy Brooklyn Dodgers
Richmond Virginians 74 79 .484 12½ Eddie Lopat New York Yankees
Havana Sugar Kings 72 82 .468 15 Reggie Otero/Nap Reyes Cincinnati Reds
Columbus Jets 69 84 .451 17½ Nick Cullop Kansas City Athletics
Buffalo Bisons 64 87 .424 21½ Phil Cavarretta None

Playoffs[edit]

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



First Round[edit]

Toronto vs. Montreal
Date Away Home
September 11 Montreal 3 Toronto 4
September 12 Montreal 3 Toronto 1
September 13 Toronto 12 Montreal 1
September 14 Toronto 12 Montreal 6
September 15 Toronto 6 Montreal 3
Toronto wins series 4-1
Rochester vs. Miami
Date Away Home
September 11 Miami 0 Rochester 3
September 12 Miami 1 Rochester 7
September 13 Rochester 2 Miami 3
September 14 Rochester 7 Miami 1
September 16 Rochester 2 Miami 1
Rochester wins series 4-1

Governors' Cup Finals[edit]

Toronto vs. Rochester
Date Away Home
September 18 Rochester 8 Toronto 11
September 19 Rochester 6 Toronto 4
13 innings
September 20 Toronto 14 Rochester 1
September 21 Toronto 6 Rochester 11
September 22 Toronto 5 Rochester 3
September 24 Rochester 7 Toronto 3
September 25 Rochester 7 Toronto 1
Rochester wins series 4-3 and
advances to Junior World Series

References[edit]

Brian Bennett, On A Silver Diamond: The Story Of Rochester Community Baseball from 1956-1996. Triphammer Publishing, 1997.

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

External Links[edit]

1956 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond