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

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	3½	Greg Biagini	Baltimore Orioles
Syracuse Chiefs	73	71	.507	6½	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

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

Batting

• Batting Average Derek Bell, Syracuse, .346
• Runs Scored Bell, 89
• Hits Bell, 156
• Doubles Rick Schu, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 30
• Triples Bell; Victor Rosario, Toledo, 12
• Home Runs Rick Lancellotti, Pawtucket, 21
• Runs Batted In Bell, 93
• Stolen Bases Jim Walewander, Columbus, 54

Pitching

• 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

• First Base Domingo Martinez, Syracuse
• Second Base Jeff Gardner, Tidewater
• Shortstop Eddie Zosky, Syracuse
• Third Base Scott Cooper, Pawtucket
• Outfield Derek Bell, Syracuse; Luis Mercedes, Rochester; Phil Plantier, Pawtucket
• Catcher Todd Hundley, Tidewater
• Designated Hitter Mitch Lyden, Toledo
• Starting Pitcher Mike Mussina, Rochester
• Relief Pitcher Daryl Irvine, Pawtucket

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.

1992 Baseball Almanac

External Links

1991 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1991 IL - The Baseball Cube