1991 International League season

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The 1991 International League season was the 106th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their first Governors' Cup in four seasons. The Clippers would lose the last Triple-A Classic.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Pawtucket Red Sox 79 64 .552 -- Butch Hobson Boston Red Sox
Rochester Red Wings 76 68 .528 Greg Biagini Baltimore Orioles
Syracuse Chiefs 73 71 .507 Bob Bailor Toronto Blue Jays
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons 65 78 .455 14 Bill Dancy Philadelphia Phillies
West Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Columbus Clippers 85 59 .590 -- Rick Down New York Yankees
Tidewater Tides 77 65 .542 8 Steve Swisher New York Mets
Toledo Mud Hens 74 70 .514 11 Joe Sparks Detroit Tigers
Richmond Braves 65 79 .451 20 Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves

Governors' Cup Finals[edit]

Columbus vs. Pawtucket
Date Away Home
September 5 Pawtucket 2 Columbus 11
September 6 Pawtucket 4 Columbus 8
September 7 Columbus 6 Pawtucket 1
Columbus wins series 3-0 and
advances to Triple-A Classic

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

  • Wins Six tied with 12
  • Earned Run Average Armando Reynoso, Richmond, 2.61
  • Complete Games Two tied with 6
  • Shutouts Three tied with 3
  • Strikeouts Pat Hentgen, Syracuse, 155
  • Saves Steve Wapnick, Syracuse, 20

All-Star Team[edit]

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.

1992 Baseball Almanac

External Links[edit]

1991 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1991 IL - The Baseball Cube