1996 International League season

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The 1996 International League season was the 111th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their seventh Governors' Cup in 18 IL seasons.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Pawtucket Red Sox 78 64 .549 — Buddy Bailey Boston Red Sox
Rochester Red Wings 72 69 .511 5½ Marv Foley Baltimore Orioles
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons 70 72 .493 8 Butch Hobson / Ramon Aviles Philadelphia Phillies
Syracuse SkyChiefs 67 75 .472 11 Richie Hebner Toronto Blue Jays
Ottawa Lynx 60 82 .386 18 Pete Mackanin Montreal Expos
West Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Columbus Clippers 85 57 .599 — Stump Merrill New York Yankees
Norfolk Tides 82 59 .582 2½ Bobby Valentine/Bruce Benedict New York Mets
Toledo Mud Hens 70 72 .493 15 Tom Runnells Detroit Tigers
Richmond Braves 62 79 .440 22½ Bill Dancy Atlanta Braves
Charlotte Knights 62 79 .440 22½ Sal Rende Florida Marlins

Playoffs[edit]

  Division Finals Governors' Cup Finals
                 
E1  Pawtucket Red Sox 1  
E2  Rochester Red Wings 3  
    E2  Rochester Red Wings 0
  W1  Columbus Clippers 3
W1  Columbus Clippers 3
W2  Norfolk Tides 0  



Division Finals[edit]

Pawtucket vs. Rochester
Date Away Home
September 4 Pawtucket 2 Rochester 1
September 5 Pawtucket 0 Rochester 3
September 6 Rochester 8 Pawtucket 7
September 7 Rochester 6 Pawtucket 2
Rochester wins series 3-1
Columbus vs. Norfolk
Date Away Home
September 4 Columbus 11 Norfolk 5
September 5 Columbus 4 Norfolk 3
10 innings
September 6 Norfolk 3 Columbus 8
Columbus wins series 3-0

Governor's Cup Finals[edit]

Columbus vs. Rochester
Date Away Home
September 9 Columbus 5 Rochester 2
September 10 Columbus 4 Rochester 0
September 12 Rochester 5 Columbus 10
Columbus wins series 3-0

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

  • Batting Average Matt Franco, Norfolk, .323
  • Runs Scored Phil Hiatt, Toledo, 99
  • Hits Franco, Norfolk, 164
  • Doubles Franco, Norfolk, 40
  • Triples Joe Hall, Rochester and Brad Tyler, Rochester, 10
  • Home Runs Hiatt, Toledo, 42
  • Runs Batted In Hiatt, Toledo, 119
  • Stolen Bases Shannon Stewart, Syracuse, 35

Pitching[edit]

  • Wins Mike Fyhrie, Norfolk, 15
  • Earned Run Average Fyhrie, Norfolk, 3.04
  • Winning Percentage Mike Gardiner, Norfolk, .813
  • Complete Games Jeff Suppan, Pawtucket, 7
  • Shutouts Fyhrie, Norfolk and Gardiner, Norfolk, 2
  • Strikeouts Suppan, Pawtucket, 142
  • Saves Dave Pavlas, Columbus and Derek Wallace, Norfolk, 26

All-Star Team[edit]

References[edit]

Baseball America's 1997 Almanac. Allan Simpson, editor. Simon & Schuster, 1996.

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

External Links[edit]

1996 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1996 IL - The Baseball Cube

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