1999 Triple-A World Series

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The 1999 Triple-A World Series was the second meeting between the champions of the Pacific Coast League and International League in a postseason series. The Vancouver Canadians won their first PCL title in ten years, while the Charlotte Knights won the International League's Governors' Cup for the first time since 1993.

Mark Mulder went the distance in the finale to give Vancouver the title. Leading Vancouver's offense were Mario Encarnacion (.429) and Terrence Long (.429, 10 RBI). For Charlotte, key performers were Esteban Beltre (.429), Chad Mottola (.400), Tilson Brito (.333, 2 HR) and Jon Garland (1-0, 0.00).

The entire series was played at Cashman Field in Las Vegas, NV. Terrence Long was named series MVP.

Vancouver vs. Charlotte
Date Away Home
September 20 Vancouver 5 Charlotte 6
September 21 Vancouver 5 Charlotte 4
September 23 Charlotte 4 Vancouver 2
September 24 Charlotte 7 Vancouver 9
September 25 Charlotte 2 Vancouver 16
Vancouver wins series 3-2

External Links[edit]

Triple-A World Series history – Triple-A Baseball.com

Triple-A World Series history – Wikipedia