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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.
Playoff teams in bold.
Playoffs[edit]
First Round[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
1962 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond
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