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

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

	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

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

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

Batting

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

1980 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1980 IL - The Baseball Cube