1973 International League season

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The 1973 International League season was the 88th in the league's history, and ended with the Pawtucket Red Sox winning the Governors' Cup in the franchise's first year after moving from Louisville. The Red Sox would go on to win the Junior World Series.

This was also the first year since 1963 that the IL went to a two-division format, becoming the last of the three Triple-A leagues to do so. The two divisions were split along MLB affiliations: the American Division featured AL farm clubs, the National Division NL farm clubs. This also necessitated a change in the playoff format: the two division winners would play for the IL pennant, while the two second-place teams squared off in the other semifinal. The semifinal winners would then play for the Governors' Cup.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

American Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings 79 67 .541 — Joe Altobelli Baltimore Orioles
Pawtucket Red Sox 78 68 .534 1 Darrell Johnson Boston Red Sox
Syracuse Chiefs 76 70 .521 3 Bobby Cox New York Yankees
Toledo Mud Hens 65 81 .445 14 John Lipon/Cot Deal Detroit Tigers
National Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Charleston Charlies 85 60 .582 - Joe Morgan Pittsburgh Pirates
Tidewater Tides 75 70 .493 10 Johnny Antonelli New York Mets
Peninsula Whips 72 74 .429 13½ Bill Adair Montreal Expos
Richmond Braves 53 93 .314 32½ Bobby Hofman/Clint Courtney Atlanta Braves

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Governors' Cup Finals
                 
A1  Rochester Red Wings 0  
N1  Charleston Charlies 3  
    N1  Charleston Charlies 2
  A2  Pawtucket Red Sox 3
A2  Pawtucket Red Sox 3
N2  Tidewater Tides 2  

First Round[edit]

Rochester vs. Charleston
Date Away Home
September 4 Rochester 5 Charleston 10
September 5 Rochester 2 Charleston 6
September 6 Charleston 13 Rochester 4
Charleston wins series 3-0
Pawtucket vs. Tidewater
Date Away Home
September 4 Pawtucket 2 Tidewater 6
September 5 Pawtucket 6 Tidewater 3
September 7 Tidewater 3 Pawtucket 1
September 8 Tidewater 3 Pawtucket 4
September 9 Tidewater 5 Pawtucket 7
Pawtucket wins series 3-2

Governor's Cup Finals[edit]

Charleston vs. Pawtucket
Date Away Home
September 10 Charleston 1 Pawtucket 4
September 11 Charleston 2 Pawtucket 4
September 12 Pawtucket 2 Charleston 3
September 13 Pawtucket 0 Charleston 4
September 14 Pawtucket 8 Charleston 1
Pawtucket wins series 3-2 and
advances to Junior World Series

References[edit]

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.

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

External Links[edit]

1973 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

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