1980 International League season

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The 1980 International League season was the 95th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their second straight Governors' Cup. The Clippers were the first IL team to win consecutive titles since the 1969 and 1970 Syracuse Chiefs.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	83	57	.593	--	Joe Altobelli	New York Yankees
Toledo Mud Hens	77	63	.550	6	Cal Ermer	Minnesota Twins
Rochester Red Wings	74	65	.532	8½	Doc Edwards	Baltimore Orioles
Richmond Braves	69	71	.493	14	Fred Hatfield	Atlanta Braves
Charleston Charlies	67	71	.483	18½	Tom Burgess	Texas Rangers
Tidewater Tides	67	72	.482	15½	Frank Verdi	New York Mets
Pawtucket Red Sox	62	77	.446	20½	Joe Morgan	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse Chiefs	58	81	.417	24½	Harry Warner	Toronto Blue Jays

Playoffs[edit]

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals

	1	Columbus Clippers	3
	4	Richmond Braves	2
						1	Columbus Clippers	4
						2	Toledo Mud Hens	1
	2	Toledo Mud Hens	3
	3	Rochester Red Wings	1

First Round[edit]

Columbus vs. Richmond
Date	Away	Home
September 3	Richmond 1	Columbus 0
September 4	Richmond 12	Columbus 3
September 5	Columbus 5	Richmond 1
September 6	Columbus 8	Richmond 1
September 7	Columbus 3	Richmond 2
Columbus wins series 3-2

Toledo vs. Rochester
Date	Away	Home
September 3	Rochester 1	Toledo 3
September 4	Rochester 7	Toledo 3
September 5	Toledo 4	Rochester 1
	10 innings
September 6	Toledo 5	Rochester 2
Toledo wins series 3-1

Governor's Cup Finals[edit]

Columbus vs. Toledo
Date	Away	Home
September 8	Toledo 1	Columbus 2
September 9	Toledo 1	Columbus 2
September 10	Columbus 4	Toledo 1
September 11	Columbus 8	Toledo 1
September 12	Columbus 6	Toledo 4
Columbus wins series 4-1

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Batting Average Dave Engle, Toledo, .307
Runs Scored Mookie Wilson, Tidewater, 94
Hits Wilson, 152
Doubles John Valle, Rochester, 31
Triples Wilson, 14
Home Runs Marshall Brant, Columbus, 23
Runs Batted In Brant, 92
Stolen Bases Eddie Miller, Richmond, 60

Pitching[edit]

Wins Bob Kammeyer, Columbus, 15
Earned Run Average Ken Clay, Columbus, 1.96
Complete Games John Butcher, Charleston, 14
Shutouts Bob Veselic, Toledo, 4
Strikeouts Juan Berenguer, Tidewater, 178
Saves Bob Babcock, Charleston; Butch Metzger, Richmond, 14

All-Star Team[edit]

First Base Marshall Brant, Columbus
Second Base Mike Richardt, Charleston
Shortstop Bobby Bonner, Rochester
Third Base Tucker Ashford, Charleston
Outfield Dave Engle, Toledo; Greg Johnston, Toledo; Mookie Wilson, Tidewater
Catcher Ray Smith, Toledo
Designated Hitter John Valle, Rochester
Pitcher Bob Babcock, Charleston; Bob Kammeyer, Columbus
Manager Joe Altobelli, Columbus

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.

1981 Baseball Guide

External Links[edit]

1980 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1980 IL - The Baseball Cube

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