1992 International League season

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The 1992 International League season was the 107th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their second straight Governors' Cup. The Clippers' 95 wins were the most in the league since the Toronto Maple Leafs had 100 wins in 1960. Columbus fittingly dominated the All-Star team with 8 of 11 selections. 5 of Columbus's 9 starters led the IL in average, hits, runs, doubles, homers, RBI or steals; no other team had a leader in any of those major categories.

With the dissolution of the Triple-A Alliance, the IL expanded the playoffs to include the top two teams in each division.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	84	58	.592	--	Bill Dancy	Philadelphia Phillies
Pawtucket Red Sox	71	72	.497	13½	Rico Petrocelli	Boston Red Sox
Rochester Red Wings	70	74	.486	15	Jerry Narron	Baltimore Orioles
Syracuse Chiefs	60	83	.420	24½	Nick Leyva	Toronto Blue Jays

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	95	49	.660	--	Rick Down	New York Yankees
Richmond Braves	73	71	.507	22	Chris Chambliss	Atlanta Braves
Toledo Mud Hens	64	80	.444	31	Joe Sparks	Detroit Tigers
Tidewater Tides	56	86	.394	39	Clint Hurdle	New York Mets

Playoffs

	Division Finals					Governors' Cup Finals
	E1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	3
	E2	Pawtucket Red Sox	1
						E1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	2
						W1	Columbus Clippers	3
	W1	Columbus Clippers	3
	W2	Richmond Braves	0

Division Finals

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Pawtucket Date Away Home September 8 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4 Pawtucket 2 September 9 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6 Pawtucket 8 September 11 Pawtucket 2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 September 12 Pawtucket 6 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 10 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre wins series 3-1

Columbus vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 8 Columbus 2 Richmond 1 September 9 Columbus 3 Richmond 2 10 innings September 10 Richmond 5 Columbus 7 Columbus wins series 3-0

Governors' Cup Finals

Columbus vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Date Away Home September 14 Columbus 3 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4 September 15 Columbus 2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 0 13 innings September 16 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4 Columbus 3 September 17 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9 Columbus 10 11 innings September 18 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 Columbus 4 Columbus wins series 3-2

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average J.T. Snow, Columbus, .313
• Runs Scored Hensley Meulens, Columbus, 96
• Hits Gerald Williams, Columbus, 116
• Doubles Torey Lovullo, Columbus, 33
• Triples Two tied with 9
• Home Runs Meulens, 26
• Runs Batted In Meulens, 100
• Stolen Bases Mike Humphreys, Columbus, 37

Pitching

• Wins David Nied, Richmond, 14
• Earned Run Average Sam Militello, Columbus, 2.29
• Complete Games Two tied with 7
• Shutouts John Cerutti, Pawtucket, 3
• Strikeouts Nied, 159
• Saves Mike Draper, Columbus, 37

All-Star Team

• First Base J.T. Snow, Columbus
• Second Base Steve Scarsone, Rochester
• Shortstop Dave Silvestri, Columbus
• Third Base Hensley Meulens, Columbus
• Outfield Butch Davis, Syracuse; Bernie Williams, Columbus; Gerald Williams, Columbus
• Catcher Rich Rowland, Toledo
• Designated Hitter Torey Lovullo, Columbus
• Starting Pitcher Sam Militello, Columbus
• Relief Pitcher Mike Draper, Columbus

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.

1993 Baseball Almanac

External Links

1992 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1992 IL - The Baseball Cube

1992 Columbus Clippers tribute – Minor League Baseball official site