1986 International League season

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The 1986 International League season was the 101st in the league's history, and ended with the Richmond Braves winning their first Governors' Cup since 1978.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Richmond Braves	80	60	.571	--	Roy Majtyka	Atlanta Braves
Rochester Red Wings	75	63	.543	4	John Hart	Baltimore Orioles
Pawtucket Red Sox	74	63	.532	4½	Ed Nottle	Boston Red Sox
Tidewater Tides	74	66	.529	6	Sam Perlozzo	New York Mets
Syracuse Chiefs	72	67	.518	7½	Doug Ault	Toronto Blue Jays
Toledo Mud Hens	62	77	.446	17½	Charlie Manuel	Minnesota Twins
Columbus Clippers	62	77	.446	17½	Barry Foote	New York Yankees
Maine Guides	58	82	.414	22	Jim Napier	Cleveland Indians

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Richmond Braves	3
	4	Tidewater Tides	0
						1	Richmond Braves	3
						2	Rochester Red Wings	2
	2	Rochester Red Wings	3
	3	Pawtucket Red Sox	1

First Round

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

Rochester vs. Pawtucket Date Away Home September 3 Rochester 3 Pawtucket 4 10 innings September 4 Rochester 10 Pawtucket 1 September 5 Pawtucket 3 Rochester 6 September 6 Pawtucket 1 Rochester 5 Rochester wins series 3-1

Governor's Cup Finals

Richmond vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 7 Richmond 3 Rochester 0 September 8 Richmond 6 Rochester 13 September 9 Rochester 5 Richmond 2 September 10 Rochester 7 Richmond 8 September 11 Rochester 0 Richmond 4 Richmond wins series 3-2

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Andre David, Toledo, .328
• Runs Scored Mike Sharperson, Syracuse, 86
• Hits Sharperson, 150
• Doubles Leo Hernandez, Columbus, 35
• Triples Sharperson, 9
• Home Runs Ken Gerhart, Rochester, 28
• Runs Batted In Pat Dodson, Pawtucker, 102
• Stolen Bases Albert Hall, Richmond, 72

Pitching

• Wins Charlie Puleo, Richmond, 14
• Earned Run Average Doug Jones, Maine, 2.09
• Complete Games Puleo, 9
• Shutouts Bill Swaggerty, Rochester; Rob Woodward, Pawtucket, 4
• Strikeouts Steve Shields; Puleo, 124
• Saves Luis DeLeon, Rochester, 13

All-Star Team

• First Base Pat Dodson, Pawtucket
• Second Base Mike Sharperson, Syracuse
• Shortstop Paul Zuvella, Richmond and Columbus
• Third Base Dave Magadan, Tidewater
• Outfield Gerald Perry, Richmond; LaSchelle Tarver, Pawtucket; Mike Greenwell, Pawtucket
• Catcher Pat Dempsey, Toledo
• Designated Hitter Pete Dalena, Columbus
• Starting Pitcher John Mitchell, Tidewater
• Relief Pitcher Randy Myers, 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.

1987 Baseball America Statistics Report

1987 Baseball Guide

External Links

1986 IL - The Baseball Cube

1986 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond