1965 International League season

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The 1965 International League season was the 80th in the league's history, and ended with the Toronto Maple Leafs winning their first Governors' Cup in five years.

The Yankees moved their Triple-A affiliate from Richmond to Toledo this year to become the reborn Toledo Mud Hens.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Jets	85	61	.582	--	Larry Shepard	Pittsburgh Pirates
Atlanta Crackers	83	64	.565	2½	Bill Adair	Milwaukee Braves
Toronto Maple Leafs	81	64	.559	3½	Dick Williams	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse Chiefs	74	73	.503	11½	Frank Carswell	Detroit Tigers
Rochester Red Wings	73	74	.497	12½	Darrell Johnson	Baltimore Orioles
Jacksonville Suns	71	76	.483	14½	Grover Resinger	St. Louis Cardinals
Toledo Mud Hens	68	78	.466	17	Frank Verdi	New York Yankees
Buffalo Bisons	51	96	.347	34½	Sheriff Robinson/Kerby Farrell	New York Mets

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Columbus Jets	4
	4	Syracuse Chiefs	2
						1	Columbus Jets	1
						3	Toronto Maple Leafs	4
	2	Atlanta Crackers	0
	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	4

First Round

Columbus vs. Syracuse Date Away Home September 3 Syracuse 3 Columbus 6 September 4 Syracuse 1 Columbus 2 10 innings September 5 Syracuse 5 Columbus 2 September 6 Columbus 5 Syracuse 6 12 innings September 7 Columbus 2 Syracuse 1 September 8 Columbus 15 Syracuse 4 Columbus wins series 4-2

Atlanta vs. Toronto Date Away Home September 3 Toronto 3 Atlanta 1 September 4 Toronto 3 Atlanta 2 September 5 Toronto 5 Atlanta 1 September 6 Atlanta 3 Toronto 4 Toronto wins series 4-0

Governors' Cup Finals

Columbus vs. Toronto Date Away Home September 10 Columbus 0 Toronto 4 September 11 Columbus 0 Toronto 4 September 12 Columbus 0 Toronto 1 September 13 Toronto 3 Columbus 4 September 14 Toronto 5 Columbus 3 Toronto wins series 4-1

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

1965 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond