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

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

	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

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

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

Batting

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

1987 IL - The Baseball Cube

1987 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond