1994 International League season

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The 1994 International League season was the 109th in the league's history, and ended with the Richmond Braves winning their first Governors' Cup since the 1989 season.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Pawtucket Red Sox	78	64	.549	--	Buddy Bailey	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse Chiefs	71	71	.500	7	Bob Didier	Toronto Blue Jays
Ottawa Lynx	70	72	.493	8	Jim Tracy	Montreal Expos
Rochester Red Wings	67	74	.475	10½	Bob Miscik	Baltimore Orioles
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	62	80	.437	16	Mike Quade	Philadelphia Phillies

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Richmond Braves	80	61	.567	--	Grady Little	Atlanta Braves
Charlotte Knights	77	65	.542	3½	Brian Graham	Cleveland Indians
Columbus Clippers	74	68	.521	6½	Stump Merrill	New York Yankees
Norfolk Tides	67	75	.472	13½	Clint Hurdle	New York Mets
Toledo Mud Hens	63	79	.444	17½	Joe Sparks/Larry Parrish	Detroit Tigers

Playoffs

	Division Finals					Governors' Cup Finals
	E1	Pawtucket Red Sox	1
	E2	Syracuse Chiefs	3
						E2	Syracuse Chiefs	0
						W1	Richmond Braves	3
	W1	Richmond Braves	3
	W2	Charlotte Knights	1

Division Finals

Pawtucket vs. Syracuse Date Away Home September 5 Pawtucket 2 Syracuse 6 September 6 Pawtucket 7 Syracuse 6 September 7 Syracuse 7 Pawtucket 4 September 8 Syracuse 10 Pawtucket 4 Syracuse wins series 3-1

Richmond vs. Charlotte Date Away Home September 5 Richmond 1 Charlotte 5 September 6 Richmond 6 Charlotte 5 September 7 Charlotte 3 Richmond 9 September 8 Charlotte 9 Richmond 13 Richmond wins series 3-1

Governor's Cup Finals

Richmond vs. Syracuse Date Away Home September 10 Richmond 8 Syracuse 6 September 11 Richmond 11 Syracuse 7 September 12 Syracuse 0 Richmond 3 Richmond wins series 3-0

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Shawn Green, Syracuse, .344
• Runs Scored Damon Buford, Rochester, 89
• Hits Luis Lopez, Richmond, 159
• Doubles Sherman Obando, Rochester, 35
• Triples Derek Lee, Ottawa; Jalal Leach, Columbus, 9
• Home Runs Jeff Manto, Norfolk and Rochester, 31
• Runs Batted In Manto, 100
• Stolen Bases Shannon Penn, Toledo, 45

Pitching

• Wins Brad Woodall, Richmond; Julián Tavárez, Charlotte, 15
• Earned Run Average Woodall, 2.42
• Complete Games Frank Rodriguez, Pawtucket, 8
• Shutouts Woodall, 3
• Strikeouts Rodriguez, 160
• Saves Randy St. Claire, Syracuse, 33

All-Star Team

• First Base Herbert Perry, Charlotte
• Second Base Shannon Penn, Toledo
• Shortstop Alex Gonzalez, Syracuse
• Third Base Jeff Manto, Norfolk and Rochester
• Outfield Brian Giles, Charlotte; Shawn Green, Syracuse; Sherman Obando, Rochester
• Catcher Tim Laker, Ottawa
• Designated Hitter Luis Lopez, Richmond
• Starting Pitcher Brad Woodall, Richmond
• Relief Pitcher Randy St. Claire, Syracuse

References

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

1995 Baseball Almanac

1995 Baseball Guide

External Links

1994 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1994 IL - The Baseball Cube