1993 International League season

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The 1993 International League season was the 108th in the league's history, and ended with the Charlotte Knights winning the Governors' Cup in their inaugural season.

With the National League expanding this year, the IL expanded to Ottawa and Charlotte. Ottawa was the first Canadian team in the IL since the departure of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967 as the league finally became international again; Ottawa promptly set a record for attendance.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	74	67	.525	—	Bob Miscik	Baltimore Orioles
Ottawa Lynx	73	69	.514	1½	Mike Quade	Montreal Expos
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	62	80	.437	12½	George Culver	Philadelphia Phillies
Pawtucket Red Sox	60	82	.423	14½	Buddy Bailey	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse Chiefs	59	82	.418	15½	Nick Leyva/Bob Didier	Toronto Blue Jays

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Charlotte Knights	86	55	.610	--	Charlie Manuel	Cleveland Indians
Richmond Braves	80	62	.563	6½	Grady Little	Atlanta Braves
Columbus Clippers	78	62	.557	7½	Stump Merrill	New York Yankees
Norfolk Tides	70	71	.496	16	Clint Hurdle	New York Mets
Toledo Mud Hens	65	77	.458	21½	Joe Sparks	Detroit Tigers

Playoffs

	Division Finals					Governors' Cup Finals
	E1	Rochester Red Wings	3
	E2	Ottawa Lynx	2
						E1	Rochester Red Wings	2
						W1	Charlotte Knights	3
	W1	Charlotte Knights	3
	W2	Richmond Braves	1

Division Finals

Rochester vs. Ottawa Date Away Home September 6 Rochester 4 Ottawa 0 September 7 Rochester 4 Ottawa 6 September 8 Ottawa 7 Rochester 9 September 9 Ottawa 9 Rochester 5 September 10 Ottawa 3 Rochester 9 Rochester wins series 3-2

Charlotte vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 6 Charlotte 2 Richmond 0 September 7 Charlotte 7 Richmond 8 September 8 Richmond 3 Charlotte 11 September 9 Richmond 10 Charlotte 11 Charlotte wins series 3-1

Governor's Cup Finals

Charlotte vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 11 Rochester 6 Charlotte 1 September 12 Rochester 5 Charlotte 8 September 13 Charlotte 8 Rochester 5 September 14 Charlotte 1 Rochester 15 September 15 Charlotte 6 Rochester 1 Charlotte wins series 3-2

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Jim Thome, Charlotte, .332
• Runs Scored Chipper Jones, Richmond, 97
• Hits Jones, 174
• Doubles Tony Longmire, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 36
• Triples Jones, 12
• Home Runs Sam Horn, Charlotte, 38
• Runs Batted In Thome, 102
• Stolen Bases Eric Bullock, Norfolk, 45

Pitching

• Wins Mike Birkbeck, Richmond; Chad Ogea, Charlotte, 13
• Earned Run Average Kevin McGehee, Rochester, 2.96
• Complete Games Nate Minchey, Pawtucket, 7
• Shutouts Bobby Jones, Norfolk, 3
• Strikeouts Birkbeck; John DeSilva, Toledo, 136
• Saves Billy Taylor, Richmond, 28

All-Star Team

• First Base Ryan Klesko, Richmond
• Second Base Tommy Hinzo, Rochester
• Shortstop Chipper Jones, Richmond
• Third Base Jim Thome, Charlotte
• Outfield Tony Longmire, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; Billy Masse, Columbus; Tony Tarasco, Richmond
• Catcher Javy Lopez, Richmond
• Designated Hitter Sam Horn, Charlotte
• Starting Pitcher Aaron Sele, Pawtucket
• Relief Pitcher Billy Taylor, Richmond

References

Brian Bennett, On A Silver Diamond: The Story Of Rochester Community Baseball from 1956-1996. Triphammer Publishing, 1997.

1994 Baseball Almanac

External Links

1993 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1993 IL - The Baseball Cube