1984 International League season

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The 1984 International League season was the 99th in the league's history, and ended with the Pawtucket Red Sox winning their first Governors' Cup since 1973.

This was the first season for the Maine Guides.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	82	57	.590	-	Stump Merrill	New York Yankees
Maine Guides	77	59	.566	3½	Doc Edwards	Cleveland Indians
Toledo Mud Hens	74	63	.540	7	Cal Ermer	Minnesota Twins
Pawtucket Red Sox	75	65	.536	7½	Tony Torchia	Boston Red Sox
Tidewater Tides	71	69	.507	11½	Bob Schaefer	New York Mets
Richmond Braves	66	73	.475	16	Eddie Haas/Bobby Dews	Atlanta Braves
Syracuse Chiefs	58	81	.417	24	Jim Beauchamp	Toronto Blue Jays
Rochester Red Wings	52	88	.371	30½	Frank Verdi	Baltimore Orioles

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Columbus Clippers	1
	4	Pawtucket Red Sox	3
						4	Pawtucket Red Sox	3
						2	Maine Guides	2
	2	Maine Guides	3
	3	Toledo Mud Hens	0

First Round

Columbus vs. Pawtucket Date Away Home September 5 Pawtucket 12 Columbus 0 September 6 Pawtucket 5 Columbus 2 September 7 Columbus 3 Pawtucket 2 September 8 Columbus 3 Pawtucket 4 10 innings Pawtucket wins series 3-1

Maine vs. Toledo Date Away Home September 5 Maine 8 Toledo 6 September 6 Maine 7 Toledo 4 September 7 Toledo 2 Maine 3 Maine wins series 3-0

Governor's Cup Finals

Maine vs. Pawtucket Date Away Home September 9 Maine 8 Pawtucket 1 September 10 Maine 8 Pawtucket 6 September 11 Pawtucket 5 Maine 2 September 12 Pawtucket 4 Maine 2 September 13 Pawtucket 3 Maine 0 Pawtucket wins series 3-2

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Scott Bradley, Columbus, .335
• Runs Scored Milt Thompson, Richmond, 91
• Hits Chico Walker, Pawtucket; Bradley, 180
• Doubles Dan Briggs, Columbus, 33
• Triples Bobby Meacham, Columbus; Vic Rodriguez, Pawtucket; Paul Zuvella, Richmond, 6
• Home Runs Jerry Keller, Syracuse, 28
• Runs Batted In Bradley; Jim Wilson, Maine, 84
• Stolen Bases Tack Wilson, Toledo, 48

Pitching

• Wins Jerry Ujdur, Maine, 14
• Earned Run Average Jim Deshaies, Columbus, 2.39
• Complete Games Brad Havens, Toledo, 12
• Shutouts Deshaies; Mike Morgan, Syracuse, 4
• Strikeouts Havens, 169
• Saves Wes Gardner, Tidewater, 20

All-Star Team

• First Base Dan Briggs, Columbus
• Second Base Rex Hudler, Columbus
• Shortstop Paul Zuvella, Richmond
• Third Base Steve Lyons, Pawtucket
• Outfield Milt Thompson, Richmond; Mitch Webster, Syracuse; John Christensen, Tidewater
• Catcher Scott Bradley, Columbus
• Designated Hitter Jerry Keller, Syracuse
• Starting Pitcher Brad Havens, Toledo
• Relief Pitcher Wes Gardner, Tidewater

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.

1985 Baseball Guide

External Links

1984 IL - The Baseball Cube

1984 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond