1969 International League season

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The 1969 International League season was the 84th in the league's history, and ended with the Syracuse Chiefs winning their first Governors' Cup since 1954.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Tidewater Tides	76	59	.563	-	Clyde McCullough	New York Mets
Louisville Colonels	77	63	.550	2	Eddie Kasko	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse Chiefs	75	65	.536	3½	Frank Verdi	New York Yankees
Columbus Jets	74	66	.529	4½	Don Hoak	Pittsburgh Pirates
Rochester Red Wings	71	69	.507	7½	Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles
Toledo Mud Hens	68	72	.486	10½	Jack Tighe	Detroit Tigers
Buffalo Bisons	58	78	.426	18½	Hector Lopez	Washington Senators
Richmond Braves	56	83	.403	22	Mickey Vernon	Atlanta Braves

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Tidewater Tides	1
	4	Columbus Jets	3
						4	Columbus Jets	1
						3	Syracuse Chiefs	4
	2	Louisville Colonels	2
	3	Syracuse Chiefs	3

First Round

Tidewater vs. Columbus Date Away Home September 2 Tidewater 1 Columbus 2 September 3 Tidewater 2 Columbus 3 September 4 Columbus 5 Tidewater 6 September 5 Columbus 8 Tidewater 2 Columbus wins series 3-1

Louisville vs. Syracuse Date Away Home September 3 Syracuse 1 Louisville 2 September 4 Syracuse 0 Louisville 4 September 5 Louisville 6 Syracuse 13 September 6 Louisville 2 Syracuse 3 September 7 Syracuse 4 Louisville 3 10 innings Syracuse wins series 3-2

Governor's Cup Finals

Syracuse vs. Columbus Date Away Home September 8 Columbus 2 Syracuse 6 September 9 Columbus 0 Syracuse 3 September 10 Syracuse 8 Columbus 1 September 11 Syracuse 0 Columbus 3 September 12 Syracuse 7 Columbus 6 Syracuse wins series 4-1

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Ralph Garr, Richmond, .329
• Runs Scored Luis Alvarado, Louisville, 89
• Hits Alvarado, 166
• Doubles Alvarado, 30
• Triples Dave Cash, Columbus, 12
• Home Runs Bob Robertson, Columbus, 34
• Runs Batted In Roy Foster, Tidewater, 92
• Stolen Bases Garr, 63

Pitching

• Wins Fred Beene, Rochester; Jerry Janeski, Louisville; Ron Klimkowski, Syracuse, 15
• Earned Run Average Klimkowski, 2.18
• Complete Games Janeski, 14
• Shutouts Beene, 4
• Strikeouts Mike Adamson, Rochester, 133
• Saves Thad Tillotson, Syracuse; Fred Wenz, Louisville , 14

All-Star Team

• First Base Bob Robertson, Columbus
• Second Base Dave Cash, Columbus
• Shortstop Luis Alvarado, Louisville
• Third Base Mike Ferraro, Rochester
• Outfield Ralph Garr, Richmond; Terry Crowley, Rochester; Roy Foster, Tidewater
• Catcher Bob Montgomery, Louisville; Hal King, Louisville
• Pitcher Ron Klimkowski, Syracuse; Jon Matlack, Tidewater
• Manager Clyde McCullough, Tidewater

• Player of the Year: Luis Alvarado, Louisville
• Pitcher of the Year: Ron Klimkowski, Syracuse

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

1969 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1970 Baseball Guide