1983 International League season

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The 1983 International League season was the 98th in the league's history, and ended with the Tidewater Tides winning their second straight Governors' Cup. The Tides would go on to win the Triple-A World Series.

This was the final season for the Charleston Charlies.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	83	57	.593	-	Johnny Oates	New York Yankees
Richmond Braves	80	59	.576	2½	Eddie Haas	Atlanta Braves
Charleston Charlies	74	66	.529	9	Doc Edwards	Cleveland Indians
Tidewater Tides	71	68	.511	11½	Davey Johnson	New York Mets
Toledo Mud Hens	68	72	.486	15	Cal Ermer	Minnesota Twins
Rochester Red Wings	65	75	.464	18	Lance Nichols	Baltimore Orioles
Syracuse Chiefs	61	78	.439	21½	Jim Beauchamp	Toronto Blue Jays
Pawtucket Red Sox	56	83	.403	26½	Tony Torchia	Boston Red Sox

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Columbus Clippers	2
	4	Tidewater Tides	3
						4	Tidewater Tides	3
						2	Richmond Braves	1
	2	Richmond Braves	3
	3	Charleston Charlies	0

First Round

Columbus vs. Tidewater Date Away Home September 3 Columbus 1 Tidewater 0 September 4 Columbus 1 Tidewater 11 September 5 Tidewater 21 Columbus 8 September 6 Tidewater 2 Columbus 4 September 7 Tidewater 13 Columbus 1 Tidewater wins series 3-2

Richmond vs. Charleston Date Away Home September 3 Richmond 4 Charleston 2 September 4 Richmond 15 Charleston 8 September 5 Charleston 1 Richmond 4 Richmond wins series 3-0

Governor's Cup Finals

Richmond vs. Tidewater Date Away Home September 10 Richmond 1 Tidewater 12 September 11 Richmond 1 Tidewater 9 September 8 Tidewater 4 Richmond 7 September 9 Tidewater 6 Richmond 1 Tidewater wins series 3-1 and advances to Triple-A World Series

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Jack Perconte, Charleston, .346
• Runs Scored Otis Nixon, Columbus, 129
• Hits Nixon, 168
• Doubles Clint Hurdle, Tidewater, 33
• Triples Albert Hall, Richmond, 11
• Home Runs Brian Dayett, Columbus, 35
• Runs Batted In Dayett, 108
• Stolen Bases Nixon, 94

Pitching

• Wins Mark Bomback, Syracuse; Dennis Rasmussen, Columbus, 13
• Earned Run Average Tom Brennan, Charleston, 3.31
• Complete Games Bob Walk, Richmond, 11
• Shutouts Joe Cowley, Richmond, 4
• Strikeouts Rasmussen, 187
• Saves Curt Kaufman, Columbus, 25

All-Star Team

• First Base Gerald Perry, Richmond
• Second Base Tim Teufel, Toledo
• Shortstop Tony Fernandez, Syracuse
• Third Base Brook Jacoby, Richmond
• Outfield Brian Dayett, Columbus; Brad Komminsk, Rochester; Otis Nixon, Columbus
• Catcher Geno Petralli, Syracuse
• Designated Hitter Karl Pagel, Charleston
• Starting Pitcher Walt Terrell, Tidewater
• Relief Pitcher Don Cooper, Syracuse
• Manager Doc Edwards, 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. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1984 Baseball Guide

External Links

1983 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1983 IL - The Baseball Cube