1999 International League season

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The 1999 International League season was the 114th in the league's history, and ended with the Charlotte Knights winning their first Governors' Cup since 1993. The Knights would go on to lose the Triple-A World Series.

The playoff format was modified again, as the best overall second-place team qualified for the playoffs instead of the North Division's second-place team.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold .

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	78	66	.542	--	Marc Bombard	Philadelphia Phillies
Pawtucket Red Sox	76	68	.528	2	Gary Jones	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse SkyChiefs	73	71	.507	5	Pat Kelly	Toronto Blue Jays
Buffalo Bisons	72	72	.500	6	Jeff Datz	Cleveland Indians
Rochester Red Wings	61	83	.424	17	Dave Machemer	Baltimore Orioles
Ottawa Lynx	59	85	.410	19	Jeff Cox	Montreal Expos

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Durham Bulls	83	60	.580	--	Bill Evers	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Charlotte Knights	82	62	.569	1½	Tom Spencer	Chicago White Sox
Norfolk Tides	77	63	.550	4½	John Gibbons	New York Mets
Richmond Braves	64	78	.451	18½	Randy Ingle	Atlanta Braves

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	83	58	.589	--	Trey Hillman	New York Yankees
Indianapolis Indians	75	69	.521	9½	Dave Miley	Cincinnati Reds
Louisville RiverBats	63	81	.437	21½	Gary Allenson	Milwaukee Brewers
Toledo Mud Hens	57	87	.396	27½	Gene Roof	Detroit Tigers

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	N1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	2
	WC	Charlotte Knights	3
						WC	Charlotte Knights	3
						S1	Durham Bulls	1
	S1	Durham Bulls	3
	W1	Columbus Clippers	0

First Round

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Charlotte Date Away Home September 8 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 15 Charlotte 5 September 9 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 Charlotte 10 September 10 Charlotte 9 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 10 September 11 Charlotte 8 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 September 12 Charlotte 10 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 Charlotte wins series 3-2

Durham vs. Columbus Date Away Home September 8 Durham 7 Columbus 4 September 9 Durham 3 Columbus 1 September 10 Columbus 2 Durham 3 Durham wins series 3-0

Governors' Cup Finals

Durham vs. Charlotte Date Away Home September 13 Durham 3 Charlotte 1 September 14 Durham 3 Charlotte 7 September 16 Charlotte 6 Durham 3 September 17 Charlotte 2 Durham 1 Charlotte wins series 3-1 and advances to Triple-A World Series

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Steve Cox, Durham, .341
• Runs Scored Cox, 107
• Hits Cox, 182
• Doubles Cox, 49
• Triples Dave Roberts, Buffalo, 10
• Home Runs Luis Raven, Charlotte, 33
• Runs Batted In Cox, 127
• Stolen Bases Greg Martinez, Louisville, 48

Pitching

• Wins Denny Harriger, Indianapolis, 14
• Earned Run Average Giovanni Carrara, Indianapolis, 3.47
• Complete Games Carlos Castillo, Charlotte, 5
• Shutouts Rodney Bolton, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; Nelson Cruz, Toledo
• Strikeouts Jeff Juden, Columbus, 151
• Saves Jay Tessmer, Columbus, 28

All-Star Team

• First Base Steve Cox, Durham
• Second Base Brian Raabe, Columbus
• Shortstop D'Angelo Jimenez, Columbus
• Third Base Scott McClain, Durham
• Utility Player Todd Haney, Norfolk
• Outfield Michael Coleman, Pawtucket; D.T. Cromer, Indianapolis; Chad Mottola, Charlotte
• Catcher Jason LaRue, Indianapolis
• Designated Hitter Luis Raven, Charlotte
• Starting Pitcher Ed Yarnall, Columbus
• Relief Pitcher Jay Tessmer, Columbus

References

Baseball America's 2000 Almanac. Allan Simpson, editor. Simon & Schuster, 1999.

External Links

1999 IL - The Baseball Cube