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

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Buffalo Bisons	89	64	.582	--	Kerby Farrell	Philadelphia Phillies
Columbus Jets	84	70	.545	5½	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

	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

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

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

Batting

• Batting Average Pancho Herrera, Buffalo, .329
• Runs Scored Bobby Del Greco, Buffalo, 109
• Hits Herrera, 187
• Doubles Woody Smith, Miami, 49
• Triples Tony Gonzalez, Havana, 16
• Home Runs Herrera, 37
• Runs Batted In Herrera, 128
• Stolen Bases Larry Raines, Toronto, 32

Pitching

• Wins Bob Keegan, Rochester, 18
• Earned Run Average Art Kay, Baltimore, 2.08
• Complete Games Jim Archer, Miami, 16
• Shutouts Al Jackson, Columbus & Joe Gibbon, Columbus, 4
• Strikeouts Gibbon, 152

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.

1960 Baseball Guide

External Links

1959 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond