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

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	5½	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

	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

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

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

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

1956 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond