1976 International League season

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The 1976 International League season was the 91st in the league's history, and ended with the Syracuse Chiefs winning their first Governors' Cup in six years.

This would be the final season for the Memphis Blues.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	88	50	.638	--	Joe Altobelli	Baltimore Orioles
Syracuse Chiefs	82	57	.590	6½	Bobby Cox	New York Yankees
Memphis Blues	69	69	.500	19	Jim Beauchamp	Houston Astros
Richmond Braves	69	71	.493	20	Jack McKeon	Atlanta Braves
Rhode Island Red Sox	68	70	.493	20	Joe Morgan	Boston Red Sox
Charleston Charlies	62	73	.459	24½	Tim Murtaugh	Pittsburgh Pirates
Tidewater Tides	60	78	.435	28	Tom Burgess	New York Mets
Toledo Mud Hens	55	85	.393	34	Joe Sparks	Cleveland Indians

Playoffs[edit]

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals

	1	Rochester Red Wings	1
	4	Richmond Braves	3
						4	Richmond Braves	1
						2	Syracuse Chiefs	3
	2	Syracuse Chiefs	3
	3	Memphis Blues	0

First Round[edit]

Rochester vs. Richmond
Date	Away	Home
September 4	Richmond 0	Rochester 8
September 5	Richmond 7	Rochester 3
September 6	Rochester 4	Richmond 5
September 7	Rochester 0	Richmond 6
Richmond wins series 3-1

Syracuse vs. Memphis
Date	Away	Home
September 4	Memphis 4	Syracuse 5
September 5	Memphis 3	Syracuse 4
September 6	Syracuse 5	Memphis 4
Syracuse wins series 3-0

Governor's Cup Finals[edit]

Syracuse vs. Richmond
Date	Away	Home
September 8	Syracuse 4	Richmond 3
September 9	Syracuse 2	Richmond 1
September 10	Richmond 5	Syracuse 4
September 11	Richmond 3	Syracuse 8
Syracuse wins series 3-1

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Batting Average Rich Dauer, Rochester, .336
Runs Scored Joe Lis, Toledo, 93
Hits Dauer, 176
Doubles Fernando Gonzalez, Charleston, 31
Triples Kiko García, Rochester, 10
Home Runs Jack Baker, Rhode Island, 36
Runs Batted In Lis, 103
Stolen Bases Miguel Dilone, Charleston, 61

Pitching[edit]

Wins Dennis Martinez, Rochester, 14
Earned Run Average Martinez, 2.50
Winning Percentage Bob Galasso, Rochester, .722
Complete Games Martinez, 16
Shutouts Scott McGregor, Rochester/Syracuse, 6
Strikeouts Martinez, 140
Saves Rick Baldwin, Tidewater, 14

All-Star Team[edit]

First Base Joe Lis, Toledo
Second Base Rich Dauer, Rochester
Shortstop Mickey Klutts, Syracuse
Third Base Butch Hobson, Rhode Island
Outfield Miguel Dilone, Charleston; Omar Moreno, Charleston; Terry Whitfield, Syracuse
Catcher John Stearns, Tidewater
Right-Handed Pitcher Dennis Martinez, Rochester
Left-Handed Pitcher Scott McGregor, Rochester/Syracuse
Manager Joe Altobelli, Rochester

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.

1977 Baseball Guide

External Links[edit]

1976 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

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