1977 International League season

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The 1977 International League season was the 92nd in the league's history, and ended with the Charleston Charlies winning their first Governors' Cup. The Governors' Cup final was expanded to a best-of-seven series.

This was the first season for the Columbus Clippers.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Pawtucket Red Sox	80	60	.571	--	Joe Morgan	Boston Red Sox
Charleston Charlies	78	62	.557	2	Jim Beauchamp	Houston Astros
Tidewater Tides	73	67	.521	7	Frank Verdi	New York Mets
Richmond Braves	71	69	.507	9	Tommie Aaron	Atlanta Braves
Syracuse Chiefs	70	70	.500	10	Pete Ward	New York Yankees
Rochester Red Wings	67	73	.479	13	Ken Boyer	Baltimore Orioles
Columbus Clippers	65	75	.464	15	Johnny Lipon	Pittsburgh Pirates
Toledo Mud Hens	56	84	.400	34	Jack Cassini	Cleveland Indians

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Pawtucket Red Sox	3
	4	Richmond Braves	1
						1	Pawtucket Red Sox	0
						2	Charleston Charlies	4
	2	Charleston Charlies	3
	3	Tidewater Tides	1

First Round

Pawtucket vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 6 Richmond 1 Pawtucket 4 September 7 Richmond 1 Pawtucket 4 September 8 Pawtucket 1 Richmond 2 September 10 Pawtucket 6 Richmond 3 Pawtucket wins series 3-1

Charleston vs. Tidewater Date Away Home September 6 Tidewater 9 Charleston 3 September 7 Tidewater 6 Charleston 7 10 innings September 9 Charleston 8 Tidewater 3 September 10 Charleston 13 Tidewater 3 Charleston wins series 3-1

Governor's Cup Finals

Pawtucket vs. Charleston Date Away Home September 12 Charleston 9 Pawtucket 8 12 innings September 13 Charleston 3 Pawtucket 2 September 14 Pawtucket 3 Charleston 4 September 15 Pawtucket 1 Charleston 4 Charleston wins series 4-0

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Wayne Harer, Pawtucket, .350
• Runs Scored Pepe Mangual, Tidewater, 95
• Hits Mike Edwards, Columbus, 157
• Doubles Dale Murphy, Richmond; Larry Wolfe, Charleston, 33
• Triples Dave Augustine, Columbus, 10
• Home Runs Terry Crowley, Rochester, 90
• Runs Batted In Murphy, 90
• Stolen Bases Edwards, 62

Pitching

• Wins Larry McCall, Syracuse, 16
• Earned Run Average Tom Dixon, Charleston, 2.25
• Complete Games Mike Parrott, Rochester, 15
• Shutouts Dixon, 6
• Strikeouts Parrott, 146
• Saves Mardie Cornejo, Tidewater, 14

All-Star Team

• First Base Terry Crowley, Rochester
• Second Base Mike Edwards, Columbus
• Shortstop Greg Pryor, Syracuse
• Third Base Ted Cox, Pawtucket
• Outfield J.J. Cannon, Columbus; Larry Harlow, Rochester; Darryl Jones, Syracuse
• Catcher Dale Murphy, Richmond
• Pitcher Larry McCall, Syracuse; Mickey Mahler, Richmond
• Manager Joe Morgan, Pawtucket

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. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1978 Baseball Guide

External Links

1977 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond