1978 International League season

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The 1978 International League season was the 93rd in the league's history, and ended with the Richmond Braves winning their first Governors' Cup.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Charleston Charlies	85	55	.607	--	Jim Beauchamp	Houston Astros
Pawtucket Red Sox	81	59	.579	4	Joe Morgan	Boston Red Sox
Toledo Mud Hens	74	66	.529	11	Cal Ermer	Minnesota Twins
Richmond Braves	71	68	.511	13½	Tommie Aaron	Atlanta Braves
Tidewater Tides	69	71	.493	16	Frank Verdi	New York Mets
Rochester Red Wings	68	72	.486	17	Ken Boyer/Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles
Columbus Clippers	61	78	.439	23½	Johnny Lipon	Pittsburgh Pirates
Syracuse Chiefs	50	90	.357	35	Vern Benson	Toronto Blue Jays

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Charleston Charlies	1
	4	Richmond Braves	3
						4	Richmond Braves	4
						2	Pawtucket Red Sox	2
	2	Pawtucket Red Sox	3
	3	Toledo Mud Hens	2

First Round

Charleston vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 5 Richmond 8 Charleston 6 September 6 Richmond 2 Charleston 4 September 7 Charleston 1 Richmond 4 September 8 Charleston 1 Richmond 3 Richmond wins series 3-1

Pawtucket vs. Toledo Date Away Home September 5 Toledo 3 Pawtucket 4 September 6 Toledo 5 Pawtucket 3 September 7 Pawtucket 2 Toledo 1 September 8 Pawtucket 1 Toledo 4 September 9 Pawtucket 6 Toledo 5 Pawtucket wins series 3-2

Governor's Cup Finals

Pawtucket vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 10 Pawtucket 3 Richmond 7 September 11 Pawtucket 6 Richmond 4 September 12 Richmond 3 Pawtucket 2 September 13 Richmond 2 Pawtucket 1 September 14 Richmond 3 Pawtucket 7 September 15 Pawtucket 4 Richmond 3 September 16 Pawtucket 5 Richmond 8 Richmond wins series 4-3

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Mike Easler, Columbus, .330
• Runs Scored Wayne Krenchicki, Rochester, 93
• Hits Keith Drumright, Charleston, 159
• Doubles Gary Woods, Toledo, 33
• Triples J.J. Cannon, Charleston, 18
• Home Runs Hank Small, Richmond, 25
• Runs Batted In Small, 101
• Stolen Bases Eddie Miller, Richmond, 36

Pitching

• Wins Dan Larson, Charleston; Gary Wilson, Charleston, 14
• Earned Run Average Frank Riccelli, Charleston, 2.78
• Complete Games Dave May, Toledo, 11
• Shutouts May, 4
• Strikeouts Odell Jones, Columbus, 169
• Saves John LaRose, Pawtucket, 15

All-Star Team

• First Base Hank Small, Richmond
• Second Base Glenn Hubbard, Richmond
• Shortstop Dale Berra, Columbus
• Third Base Rob Sperring, Charleston
• Outfield Dave Coleman, Pawtucket; Mike Easler, Columbus; Al Woods, Syracuse
• Catcher Gary Allenson, Pawtucket
• Pitcher John LaRose, Pawtucket; Dan Larson, Charleston
• Manager Jim Beauchamp, Charleston

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.

1979 Baseball Guide

External Links

1978 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1978 IL - The Baseball Cube