1990 International League season

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The 1990 International League season was the 105th in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Red Wings winning their second Governors' Cup in three seasons. The Red Wings would lose the Triple-A Classic.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	89	56	.614	--	Greg Biagini	Baltimore Orioles
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	68	78	.466	21½	Bill Dancy	Philadelphia Phillies
Syracuse Chiefs	62	83	.428	27	Bob Bailor	Toronto Blue Jays
Pawtucket Red Sox	62	84	.425	27½	Ed Nottle/Johnny Pesky	Boston Red Sox

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	87	59	.596	--	Stump Merrill/Rick Down	New York Yankees
Tidewater Tides	79	67	.541	8	Steve Swisher	New York Mets
Richmond Braves	71	74	.490	15½	Jim Beauchamp	Atlanta Braves
Toledo Mud Hens	58	86	.403	28	John Wockenfuss/Tom Gamboa	Detroit Tigers

Governors' Cup Finals

Rochester vs. Columbus Date Away Home September 4 Columbus 2 Rochester 4 September 5 Columbus 3 Rochester 4 September 6 Rochester 4 Columbus 5 September 7 Rochester 1 Columbus 2 September 8 Rochester 5 Columbus 1 Rochester wins series 3-2 and advances to Triple-A Classic

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Jim Eppard, Syraucse, .310
• Runs Scored Leo Gómez, Rochester, 97
• Hits Eppard, 143
• Doubles Torey Lovullo, Toledo, 38
• Triples Mickey Morandini, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 10
• Home Runs Phil Plantier, Pawtucket, 33
• Runs Batted In Gómez, 97
• Stolen Bases Milt Cuyler, Toledo, 52

Pitching

• Wins Dave Eiland, Columbus, 16
• Earned Run Average Paul Marak, Richmond, 2.49
• Complete Games Eiland, 11
• Shutouts Three tied with 3
• Strikeouts Manny Hernandez, Tidewater, 157
• Saves Todd Frohwirth, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 21

All-Star Team

• First Base David Segui, Rochester
• Second Base Luis Sojo, Syracuse
• Shortstop Tim Naehring, Pawtucket
• Third Base Leo Gómez, Rochester
• Outfield Hensley Meulens, Columbus; Phil Plantier, Pawtucket; Mark Whiten, Syracuse
• Catcher Brian Dorsett, Columbus
• Designated Hitter Chris Hoiles, Rochester
• Starting Pitcher Dave Eiland, Columbus
• Relief Pitcher Todd Frohwirth, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

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.

1991 Baseball Guide

1991 Baseball Almanac

External Links

1990 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1990 IL - The Baseball Cube