1966 International League season

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The 1966 International League season was the 81st in the league's history, and ended with the Toronto Maple Leafs winning their second straight Governors' Cup. The Governors' Cup semifinals were shortened to a best-of-five series, as well.

This was the first season for the Richmond Braves, who spent over 40 years in the IL.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	83	64	.565	--	Earl Weaver	Baltimore Orioles
Columbus Jets	82	65	.558	1	Larry Shepard	Pittsburgh Pirates
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	65	.558	1	Dick Williams	Boston Red Sox
Richmond Braves	75	72	.510	8	Bill Adair	Atlanta Braves
Buffalo Bisons	72	74	.493	10½	Red Davis	Cincinnati Reds
Toledo Mud Hens	71	75	.486	11½	Loren Babe	New York Yankees
Jacksonville Suns	68	79	.463	15	Solly Hemus	New York Mets
Syracuse Chiefs	54	93	.367	29	Frank Carswell	Detroit Tigers

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Rochester Red Wings	1
	4	Richmond Braves	3
						4	Richmond Braves	1
						3	Toronto Maple Leafs	4
	2	Columbus Jets	2
	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	3

First Round

Rochester vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 7 Richmond 6 Rochester 2 September 8 Richmond 4 Rochester 1 September 9 Rochester 8 Richmond 1 September 10 Rochester 0 Richmond 1 Richmond wins series 3-1

Columbus vs. Toronto Date Away Home September 7 Columbus 3 Toronto 0 September 8 Columbus 3 Toronto 4 September 9 Toronto 3 Columbus 5 September 10 Toronto 9 Columbus 6 September 11 Toronto 6 Columbus 1 Toronto wins series 3-2

Governors' Cup Finals

Toronto vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 12 Richmond 0 Toronto 2 September 13 Richmond 0 Toronto 2 September 14 Toronto 7 Richmond 6 September 15 Toronto 1 Richmond 4 September 16 Toronto 6 Richmond 5 Toronto wins series 4-1

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Reggie Smith, Toronto, .320
• Runs Scored Mike Andrews, Toronto, 97
• Hits Steve Demeter, Rochester, 166
• Doubles Demeter, 32
• Triples Mike Hegan, Toledo, 11
• Home Runs Mike Epstein, Rochester, 29
• Runs Batted In Epstein, 102
• Stolen Bases George Spriggs, Columbus, 34

Pitching

• Wins Gary Waslewski, Toronto, 18
• Earned Run Average Wilbur Wood, Columbus, 2.41
• Complete Games Wood, 15
• Shutouts Wood, 8
• Strikeouts Tom Phoebus, Rochester, 208

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. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1967 Baseball Guide

External Links

1966 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond