1968 International League season

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The 1968 International League season was the 83rd in the league's history, and ended with the Jacksonville Suns winning their first and only Governors' Cup.

Despite winning the IL title, the Mets would leave Jacksonville after the season and move their affiliate to Norfolk, VA.

This was the first year for the reborn Louisville Colonels.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Toledo Mud Hens	83	64	.565	--	Jack Tighe	Detroit Tigers
Columbus Jets	82	64	.562	½	Johnny Pesky	Pittsburgh Pirates
Rochester Red Wings	77	69	.527	5½	Billy DeMars	Baltimore Orioles
Jacksonville Suns	75	71	.514	7½	Clyde McCullough	New York Mets
Louisville Colonels	72	75	.490	11	Eddie Kasko	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse Chiefs	72	75	.490	11	Gary Blaylock/Frank Verdi	New York Yankees
Buffalo Bisons	66	81	.449	17	Wayne Terwilliger	Washington Senators
Richmond Braves	59	87	.404	23½	Eddie Haas	Atlanta Braves

Playoffs[edit]

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals

	1	Toledo Mud Hens	1
	4	Jacksonville Suns	3
						4	Jacksonville Suns	4
						2	Columbus Jets	0
	2	Columbus Jets	3
	3	Rochester Red Wings	1

First Round[edit]

Toledo vs. Jacksonville
Date	Away	Home
September 10	Jacksonville 5	Toledo 4
September 11	Jacksonville 5	Toledo 11
September 12	Toledo 3	Jacksonville 5
September 13	Toledo 1	Jacksonville 5
Jacksonville wins series 3-1

Columbus vs. Rochester
Date	Away	Home
September 10	Rochester 3	Columbus 8
September 11	Rochester 7	Columbus 0
September 12	Columbus 4	Rochester 0
September 13	Columbus 3	Rochester 12
September 14	Columbus 12	Rochester 1
Columbus wins series 3-2

Governors' Cup Finals[edit]

Columbus vs. Jacksonville
Date	Away	Home
September 15	Jacksonville 6	Columbus 1
September 16	Jacksonville 6	Columbus 4
September 17	Columbus 1	Jacksonville 2
	11 innings
September 18	Columbus 1	Jacksonville 3
Jacksonville wins series 4-0

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Batting Average Merv Rettenmund, Rochester, .321
Runs Scored Rettenmund, 104
Hits Elvio Jimenez, Columbus; Bobby Pfeil, Jacksonville, 157
Doubles George Thomas, Louisville, 33
Triples Bobby Mitchell, Louisville, 15
Home Runs Dave Nicholson, Richmond, 34
Runs Batted In Nicholson, 86
Stolen Bases George Spriggs, Columbus, 46

Pitching[edit]

Wins Dave Roberts, Columbus, 18
Earned Run Average Galen Cisco, Louisville, 2.21
Complete Games Mike Marshall, Toledo, 16
Shutouts Cisco, 6
Strikeouts Jim Rooker, Toledo, 206

All-Star Team[edit]

First Base Al Oliver, Columbus
Second Base Dave Campbell, Toledo
Shortstop Gil Garrido, Richmond
Third Base Mike Ferraro, Syracuse
Outfield Merv Rettenmund, Rochester; Bob Christian, Toledo; Amos Otis, Jacksonville
Catcher Manny Sanguillen, Columbus; Duffy Dyer, Jacksonville
Pitcher Mike Marshall, Toledo; Dave Roberts, Columbus
Manager Jack Tighe, Toledo

References[edit]

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.

1969 Baseball Guide

External Links[edit]

1968 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

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