1962 International League season

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The 1962 International League season was the 77th in the league's history, and ended with the Atlanta Crackers winning the first Governors' Cup in franchise history. The Crackers would go on to win the Junior World Series.

With the departure of the Charleston Marlins and Jersey City Jerseys, the Crackers and Jacksonville Suns joined the league. The Suns would win the IL pennant.

Final standings - schedule

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Jacksonville Suns	94	60	.610	-	Ben Geraghty	Cleveland Indians
Toronto Maple Leafs	91	62	.595	2½	Chuck Dressen	Milwaukee Braves
Atlanta Crackers	83	71	.539	11	Joe Schultz	St. Louis Cardinals
Rochester Red Wings	82	72	.532	12	Clyde King	Baltimore Orioles
Columbus Jets	80	74	.519	14	Larry Shepard	Pittsburgh Pirates
Buffalo Bisons	73	80	.477	20½	Kerby Farrell	Philadelphia Phillies
Richmond Virginians	59	95	.393	35	Sheriff Robinson	New York Yankees
Syracuse Chiefs	56	98	.364	36	Johnny Vander Meer/Frank Verdi	Washington Senators/New York Mets

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Jacksonville Suns	4
	4	Rochester Red Wings	3
						1	Jacksonville Suns	3
						3	Atlanta Crackers	4
	2	Toronto Maple Leafs	2
	3	Atlanta Crackers	4

First Round

Jacksonville vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 10 Rochester 5 Jacksonville 6 11 innings September 11 Rochester 3 Jacksonville 4 16 innings September 12 Jacksonville 0 Rochester 2 September 13 Jacksonville 4 Rochester 5 September 14 Jacksonville 5 Rochester 3 September 15 Rochester 6 Jacksonville 3 10 innings September 16 Rochester 0 Jacksonville 4 Jacksonville wins series 4-3

Toronto vs. Atlanta Date Away Home September 10 Atlanta 1 Toronto 6 September 11 Atlanta 2 Toronto 7 September 12 Toronto 3 Atlanta 4 September 13 Toronto 4 Atlanta 6 September 14 Toronto 1 Atlanta 2 11 innings September 15 Atlanta 5 Toronto 2 Atlanta wins series 4-2

Governors' Cup Finals

Jacksonville vs. Atlanta Date Away Home September 17 Atlanta 2 Jacksonville 4 11 innings September 18 Atlanta 6 Jacksonville 7 September 19 Jacksonville 2 Atlanta 3 September 20 Jacksonville 2 Atlanta 6 September 21 Jacksonville 7 Atlanta 4 10 innings September 22 Atlanta 2 Jacksonville 1 6 innings (shortened by rain) September 25 Atlanta 3 Jacksonville 1 Atlanta wins series 4-3 and advances to Junior World Series

All-Star Team

• First Base Pancho Herrera, Buffalo
• Second Base Phil Gagliano, Atlanta
• Shortstop Tony Martinez, Jacksonville
• Third Base Bob Bailey, Columbus
• Outfield Vic Davalillo, Jacksonville; Pete Ward, Rochester; Neil Chrisley, Toronto
• Catcher Harry Chiti, Jacksonville
• Pitcher Joe Schaffernoth, Jacksonville; Jim Constable, Toronto
• Manager Ben Geraghty, Jacksonville

References

Jim Mandelaro and Scott Pitoniak, Silver Seasons. Syracuse University Press, 1995.

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

1962 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond