1971 International League season

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The 1971 International League season was the 86th in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Red Wings winning their first Governors' Cup in seven years. The Red Wings would go on to win the Junior World Series.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	86	54	.614	—	Joe Altobelli	Baltimore Orioles
Tidewater Tides	79	61	.564	7	Hank Bauer	New York Mets
Charleston Charlies	78	62	.557	8	Joe Morgan	Pittsburgh Pirates
Syracuse Chiefs	73	67	.521	13	Loren Babe	New York Yankees
Louisville Colonels	71	69	.507	15	Darrell Johnson	Boston Red Sox
Richmond Braves	69	71	.493	17	Clyde King	Atlanta Braves
Toledo Mud Hens	60	80	.429	26	Mike Roarke	Detroit Tigers
Winnipeg Whips	44	96	.314	42	Clyde McCullough/Jim Bragan	Montreal Expos

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Rochester Red Wings	3
	4	Syracuse Chiefs	1
						1	Rochester Red Wings	3
						2	Tidewater Tides	2
	2	Tidewater Tides	3
	3	Charleston Charlies	0

First Round

Rochester vs. Syracuse Date Away Home September 3 Rochester 5 Syracuse 4 10 innings September 4 Rochester 5 Syracuse 1 September 5 Syracuse 8 Rochester 5 September 6 Syracuse 2 Rochester 11 Rochester wins series 3-1

Tidewater vs. Charleston Date Away Home September 4 Tidewater 7 Charleston 3 September 5 Tidewater 13 Charleston 4 September 6 Charleston 4 Tidewater 6 Tidewater wins series 3-0

Governor's Cup Finals

Tidewater vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 7 Tidewater 12 Rochester 1 September 8 Tidewater 4 Rochester 5 September 9 Rochester 2 Tidewater 1 11 innings September 10 Rochester 2 Tidewater 4 September 13 Rochester 8 Tidewater 5 Rochester wins series 3-2 and advances to Junior World Series

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Bobby Grich, Rochester, .336
• Runs Scored Grich, 124
• Hits Johnny Jeter, Charleston, 168
• Doubles Don Baylor, Rochester; Leroy Stanton, Tidewater, 31
• Triples Juan Beniquez, Louisville, 16
• Home Runs Grich, 32
• Runs Batted In Richie Zisk, Charleston, 109
• Stolen Bases Jeter, 36

Pitching

• Wins Jim Bibby, Tidewater; Roric Harrison, Rochester, 15
• Earned Run Average Buzz Capra, Tidewater, 2.19
• Complete Games Lynn McGlothen, Louisville, 13
• Shutouts Capra, 6
• Strikeouts Harrison, 182
• Saves Don Koonce, Tidewater, 15

All-Star Team

• First Base Dave McDonald, Winnipeg
• Second Base Rennie Stennett, Charleston
• Shortstop Bobby Grich, Rochester
• Third Base Len Boehmer, Syracuse
• Outfield Don Baylor, Rochester; Leroy Stanton, Tidewater; Johnny Jeter, Charleston
• Catcher George Pena, Syracuse; Johnny Oates, Rochester
• Pitcher Roric Harrison, Rochester; Brent Strom, Tidewater
• Manager Joe Altobelli, Rochester

References

Jim Mandelaro and Scott Pitoniak. Silver Seasons. Syracuse University Press, 1995.

Brian Bennett, On A Silver Diamond: The Story Of Rochester Community Baseball from 1956-1996. Triphammer Publishing, 1997.

1972 Baseball Guide

External Links

1971 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond