1995 International League season

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The 1995 International League season was the 110th in the league's history, and ended with the Ottawa Lynx winning their first Governors' Cup in their third season. It was the first IL championship for a Canadian team since the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Governors' Cup in 1966.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	73	69	.514	—	Marv Foley	Baltimore Orioles
Ottawa Lynx	72	70	.507	1	Pete Mackanin	Montreal Expos
Pawtucket Red Sox	70	71	.496	2½	Buddy Bailey	Boston Red Sox
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	70	72	.493	3	Mike Quade	Philadelphia Phillies
Syracuse Chiefs	59	82	.418	13½	Bob Didier	Toronto Blue Jays

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Norfolk Tides	86	56	.606	—	Toby Harrah	New York Mets
Richmond Braves	75	66	.539	10½	Grady Little	Atlanta Braves
Columbus Clippers	71	68	.511	13½	Bill Evers	New York Yankees
Toledo Mud Hens	71	71	.500	15	Tom Runnells	Detroit Tigers
Charlotte Knights	59	81	.426	26	Sal Rende	Florida Marlins

Playoffs

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

Division Finals

Rochester vs. Ottawa Date Away Home September 4 Rochester 5 Ottawa 4 September 5 Rochester 0 Ottawa 1 September 6 Ottawa 6 Rochester 10 September 8 Ottawa 8 Rochester 3 September 9 Ottawa 4 Rochester 2 Ottawa wins series 3-2

Norfolk vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 4 Norfolk 0 Richmond 2 September 5 Norfolk 4 Richmond 1 September 6 Richmond 0 Norfolk 5 September 7 Richmond 7 Norfolk 6 September 9 Richmond 0 Norfolk 5 Norfolk wins series 3-2

Governor's Cup Finals

Ottawa vs. Norfolk Date Away Home September 10 Ottawa 4 Norfolk 2 September 11 Ottawa 1 Norfolk 2 September 12 Norfolk 2 Ottawa 3 September 13 Norfolk 0 Ottawa 4 Ottawa wins series 3-1

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Robert Perez, Syracuse, .343
• Runs Scored Derek Jeter, Columbus, 96
• Hits Kim Batiste, Rochester and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 202
• Doubles Perez, Syracuse, 38
• Triples Don Sparks, Columbus, 10
• Home Runs Butch Huskey, Norfolk, 28
• Runs Batted In Batiste, Rochester and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 94
• Stolen Bases Jim Buccheri, Ottawa, 44

Pitching

• Wins Jimmy Haynes, Rochester, and Jimmy Williams, Rochester and Norfolk, 12
• Earned Run Average Mickey Weston,Toledo, 2.90
• Winning Percentage Matt Murray, Richmond, .769
• Complete Games Bill Pulsipher, Norfolk, Paul Wilson, Norfolk and Dennis Springer, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 4
• Shutouts Jason Isringhausen, Norfolk, 3
• Strikeouts Haynes, Rochester, 140
• Saves Rod Nichols, Richmond and Chuck Ricci, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 25

All-Star Team

• First Base Don Sparks, Columbus
• Second Base Kevin Jordan, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Shortstop Derek Jeter, Columbus
• Third Base Butch Huskey, Norfolk
• Outfield Robert Perez, Syracuse; Alex Ochoa, Rochester and Norfolk; Mark Smith, Rochester
• Catcher Jorge Posada, Columbus
• Designated Hitter Carlos Delgado, Syracuse
• Pitcher Jason Isringhausen, Norfolk and Rod Nichols, Richmond
• Manager Toby Harrah, Norfolk

References

Baseball America's 1996 Almanac. Allan Simpson, editor. Simon & Schuster, 1995.

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

External Links

1995 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1995 IL - The Baseball Cube