1959 International League season

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The 1959 International League season was the 74th in the league's history, and ended with the Havana Sugar Kings winning their first Governors' Cup. The Sugar Kings would go on to win the Junior World Series.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Buffalo Bisons 89 64 .582 -- Kerby Farrell Philadelphia Phillies
Columbus Jets 84 70 .545 Cal Ermer Pittsburgh Pirates
Havana Sugar Kings 80 73 .523 9 Preston Gomez Cincinnati Reds
Richmond Virginians 76 78 .494 13½ Steve Souchock New York Yankees
Rochester Red Wings 74 80 .481 15½ Cot Deal St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Royals 72 82 .468 17½ Clay Bryant Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins 71 83 .461 18½ Kerby Farrell Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Maple Leafs 69 85 .448 20½ Dixie Walker/Lou Kahn None

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Governors' Cup Finals
                 
1  Buffalo Bisons 1  
4  Richmond Virginians 4  
    4  Richmond Virginians 2
  3  Havana Sugar Kings 4
2  Columbus Jets 0
3  Havana Sugar Kings 4  



First Round[edit]

Buffalo vs. Richmond
Date Away Home
September 9 Richmond 8 Buffalo 4
September 10 Richmond 4 Buffalo 1
September 11 Buffalo 1 Richmond 4
September 12 Buffalo 3 Richmond 2
September 13 Buffalo 4 Richmond 5
Richmond wins series 4-1
Columbus vs. Havana
Date Away Home
September 9 Havana 5 Columbus 2
September 10 Havana 5 Columbus 1
September 11 Columbus 3 Havana 10
September 12 Columbus 0 Havana 6
Havana wins series 4-0

Governors' Cup Finals[edit]

Havana vs. Richmond
Date Away Home
September 15 Richmond 0 Havana 1
11 innings
September 17 Richmond 5 Havana 3
September 18 Havana 2 Richmond 1
September 19 Havana 2 Richmond 1
September 20 Havana 1 Richmond 5
September 22 Richmond 0 Havana 1
Havana wins series 4-2 and
advances to Junior World Series

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

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.

1960 Baseball Guide

External Links[edit]

1959 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond