1964 International League season

BR minors page

The 1964 International League season was the 79th in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Red Wings winning their first Governors' Cup in eight years.

With Indianapolis and Arkansas moving to the PCL, the IL went back to a single-division, eight-team format.

This would be the final season for the Richmond Virginians.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Jacksonville Suns	89	62	.589	--	Harry Walker	St. Louis Cardinals
Syracuse Chiefs	88	66	.571	2½	Bob Swift	Detroit Tigers
Buffalo Bisons	80	69	.537	8	Whitey Kurowski	New York Mets
Rochester Red Wings	82	72	.532	8½	Darrell Johnson	Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	72	.526	9½	Sparky Anderson	Washington Senators/Milwaukee Braves
Columbus Jets	68	85	.444	19	Larry Shepard	Pittsburgh Pirates
Richmond Virginians	65	88	.425	25	Preston Gomez	New York Yankees
Atlanta Crackers	55	93	.372	32½	Jack McKeon/Pete Appleton	Minnesota Twins

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Jacksonville Suns	0
	4	Rochester Red Wings	4
						4	Rochester Red Wings	4
						2	Syracuse Chiefs	2
	2	Syracuse Chiefs	4
	3	Buffalo Bisons	3

First Round

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

Syracuse vs. Buffalo Date Away Home September 13 Buffalo 5 Syracuse 3 September 14 Buffalo 4 Syracuse 10 September 15 Syracuse 3 Buffalo 4 September 16 Syracuse 8 Buffalo 2 September 17 Syracuse 5 Buffalo 4 September 18 Buffalo 6 Syracuse 5 12 innings September 19 Buffalo 4 Syracuse 9 Syracuse wins series 4-3

Governors' Cup Finals

Syracuse vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 20 Rochester 4 Syracuse 7 September 21 Rochester 4 Syracuse 3 September 22 Syracuse 3 Rochester 7 September 23 Syracuse 3 Rochester 14 September 25 Syracuse 5 Rochester 4 September 26 Rochester 4 Syracuse 3 Rochester wins series 4-2

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

1964 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond