1987 International League season

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The 1987 International League season was the 102nd in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their first Governors' Cup since 1981.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Tidewater Tides	81	59	.579	--	Mike Cubbage	New York Mets
Columbus Clippers	77	63	.550	4	Bucky Dent	New York Yankees
Rochester Red Wings	74	65	.532	6½	John Hart	Baltimore Orioles
Pawtucket Red Sox	73	67	.521	8	Ed Nottle	Boston Red Sox
Toledo Mud Hens	70	70	.500	11	Leon Roberts	Detroit Tigers
Syracuse Chiefs	68	72	.486	13	Doug Ault	Toronto Blue Jays
Maine Guides	60	80	.429	21	Bill Dancy	Philadelphia Phillies
Richmond Braves	56	83	.403	24½	Roy Majtyka	Atlanta Braves

Playoffs[edit]

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals

	1	Tidewater Tides	3
	4	Pawtucket Red Sox	1
						1	Tidewater Tides	0
						2	Columbus Clippers	3
	2	Columbus Clippers	3
	3	Rochester Red Wings	0

First Round[edit]

Tidewater vs. Pawtucket
Date	Away	Home
September 2	Tidewater 4	Pawtucket 2
September 3	Tidewater 0	Pawtucket 6
September 4	Pawtucket 2	Tidewater 5
September 5	Pawtucket 0	Tidewater 7
Tidewater wins series 3-1

Columbus vs. Rochester
Date	Away	Home
September 2	Columbus 9	Rochester 1
September 3	Columbus 15	Rochester 3
September 4	Rochester 5	Columbus 10
Columbus wins series 3-0

Governor's Cup Finals[edit]

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

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Batting Average Randy Milligan, Tidewater, .326
Runs Scored Milligan, 99
Hits Kevin Elster, Tidewater, 170
Doubles Mark Carreon, Tidewater, 41
Triples Three tied with 10
Home Runs Jay Buhner, Columbus, 31
Runs Batted In Milligan, 103
Stolen Bases Roberto Kelly, Columbus, 51

Pitching[edit]

Wins Paul Gibson, Toledo, 14
Earned Run Average DeWayne Vaughn, Tidewater, 2.66
Complete Games Brad Arnsberg, Columbus, 9
Shutouts Five tied with 2
Strikeouts Odell Jones, Syracuse, 147
Saves Mike Kinnunen, Rochester, 16

All-Star Team[edit]

First Base Randy Milligan, Tudewater
Second Base Nelson Liriano, Syracuse
Shortstop Kevin Elster, Tidewater
Third Base Jeff Moronko, Columbus
Outfield Jay Buhner, Columbus; Roberto Kelly, Columbus; Mark Carreon, Tidewater
Catcher Rey Palacios, Toledo
Designated Hitter Sam Horn, Pawtucket
Starting Pitcher Brad Arnsberg, Columbus
Relief Pitcher Don Gordon, 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.

1988 Baseball Almanac

External Links[edit]

1987 IL - The Baseball Cube

1987 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

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