1985 International League season

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The 1985 International League season was the 100th in the league's history, and ended with the Tidewater Tides winning their third Governors' Cup in four seasons.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Syracuse Chiefs	79	61	.564	--	Doug Ault	Toronto Blue Jays
Maine Guides	76	63	.547	2½	Doc Edwards	Cleveland Indians
Tidewater Tides	75	64	.540	3½	Bob Schaefer	New York Mets
Columbus Clippers	75	64	.540	3½	Doug Holmquist/Stump Merrill	New York Yankees
Richmond Braves	75	65	.536	4	Roy Majtyka	Atlanta Braves
Toledo Mud Hens	71	68	.511	7½	Cal Ermer	Minnesota Twins
Rochester Red Wings	58	81	.417	20½	Frank Verdi//Mark Wiley	Baltimore Orioles
Pawtucket Red Sox	48	91	.345	30½	Rac Slider	Boston Red Sox

Playoffs[edit]

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals

	1	Syracuse Chiefs	1
	4	Columbus Clippers	3
						4	Columbus Clippers	1
						3	Tidewater Tides	3
	2	Maine Guides	2
	3	Tidewater Tides	3

First Round[edit]

Syracuse vs. Columbus
Date	Away	Home
September 4	Syracuse 2	Columbus 4
	12 innings
September 5	Syracuse 1	Columbus 4
September 6	Columbus 1	Syracuse 3
September 7	Columbus 4	Syracuse 2
Columbus wins series 3-1

Maine vs. Tidewater
Date	Away	Home
September 4	Maine 1	Tidewater 7
September 5	Maine 3	Tidewater 1
September 7	Tidewater 3	Maine 2
September 8	Tidewater 0	Maine 2
September 9	Tidewater 3	Maine 1
Tidewater wins series 3-2

Governor's Cup Finals[edit]

Tidewater vs. Columbus
Date	Away	Home
September 10	Tidewater 8	Columbus 0
September 11	Tidewater 3	Columbus 10
September 12	Columbus 0	Tidewater 6
September 13	Columbus 0	Tidewater 2
Tidewater wins series 3-1

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Batting Average Juan Bonilla, Columbus, .330
Runs Scored Mike Sharperson, Syracuse, 86
Hits Sharperson, 155
Doubles Billy Beane, Tidewater, 34
Triples Sharperson, 7
Home Runs Jim Wilson, Maine, 26
Runs Batted In Wilson, 101
Stolen Bases Dwight Taylor, Maine, 52

Pitching[edit]

Wins Stan Clarke, Syracuse; Dennis Burtt, Toledo, 14
Earned Run Average Don Gordon, Syracuse, 2.07
Complete Games Bill Swaggerty, Rochester, 10
Shutouts Steve Shields, Richmond; Burtt, 3
Strikeouts Brad Havens, Rochester, 130
Saves Tom Henke, Syracuse; Wes Gardner, Tidewater, 18

All-Star Team[edit]

First Base Jim Wilson, Maine
Second Base Mike Sharperson, Syracuse
Shortstop Kelly Paris, Rochester
Third Base Kelly Gruber, Syracuse
Outfield Dan Pasqua, Columbus; Billy Beane, Tidewater; Rick Leach, Syracuse
Catcher Larry Owen, Richmond
Designated Hitter Willie Aikens, Syracuse
Pitcher Stan Clarke, Syracuse; Tom Henke, Syracuse; Bill Latham, Tidewater; John Cerutti, Syracuse

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.

1986 Baseball America Statistics Report

External Links[edit]

1985 IL - The Baseball Cube

1985 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

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