1982 International League season

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The 1982 International League season was the 97th in the league's history, and ended with the Tidewater Tides winning their first Governors' Cup since 1975.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Richmond Braves	82	57	.590	--	Eddie Haas	Atlanta Braves
Columbus Clippers	79	61	.564	3½	Frank Verdi	New York Yankees
Tidewater Tides	74	63	.540	7	Jack Aker	New York Mets
Rochester Red Wings	72	68	.514	10½	Lance Nichols	Baltimore Orioles
Pawtucket Red Sox	67	71	.486	14½	Joe Morgan	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse Chiefs	64	76	.457	18½	Jim Beauchamp	Toronto Blue Jays
Toledo Mud Hens	60	80	.429	22½	Cal Ermer	Minnesota Twins
Charleston Charlies	59	81	.421	23½	Doc Edwards	Cleveland Indians

Playoffs[edit]

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals

	1	Richmond Braves	0
	4	Rochester Red Wings	3
						4	Rochester Red Wings	0
						2	Tidewater Tides	3
	2	Columbus Clippers	0
	3	Tidewater Tides	3

First Round[edit]

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

Columbus vs. Tidewater
Date	Away	Home
September 4	Tidewater 9	Columbus 3
September 5	Tidewater 10	Columbus 2
September 6	Columbus 2	Tidewater 5
Tidewater wins series 3-0

Governor's Cup Finals[edit]

Tidewater vs. Rochester
Date	Away	Home
September 8	Tidewater 7	Rochester 3
September 9	Tidewater 4	Rochester 0
September 10	Rochester 2	Tidewater 4
Tidewater wins series 3-0

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Batting Average Greg Wells, Toledo, .336
Runs Scored Paul Runge, Richmond, 106
Hits Wells, 182
Doubles Tucker Ashford, Columbus, 35
Triples Albert Hall, Richmond, 15
Home Runs Steve Balboni, Columbus, 32
Runs Batted In Wells, 107
Stolen Bases Hall, 62

Pitching[edit]

Wins Craig McMurtry, Richmond, 17
Earned Run Average Jim Lewis, Columbus, 2.60
Complete Games Pete Filson, Columbus and Toledo, 11
Shutouts Dave Ford, Rochester, 3
Strikeouts Don Cooper, Toledo, 125
Saves Dave Schoppee, Pawtucker, 15

All-Star Team[edit]

First Base Greg Wells, Toledo
Second Base Marty Barrett, Pawtucket
Shortstop Tony Fernández, Syracuse
Third Base Tucker Ashford, Columbus
Outfield Don Mattingly, Columbus; Garry Hancock, Pawtucket; John Shelby, Rochester
Catcher Geno Petralli, Syracuse
Designated Hitter Marshall Brant, Columbus
Pitcher Craig McMurtry, Richmond
Relief Pitcher Curt Kaufman, Columbus
Manager Eddie Haas, Richmond

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.

1983 Baseball Guide

External Links[edit]

1982 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1982 IL - The Baseball Cube

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