2000 International League season

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The 2000 International League season was the 115th in the league's history, and ended with the Indianapolis Indians winning their first Governors' Cup since 1963. The Indians would go on to win the Triple-A World Series.

Buffalo and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre finished tied, so the teams held a one-game playoff for the North Division title September 5 in Scranton. The Bisons won the game 7-1, and this result is reflected in the standings below.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Buffalo Bisons	86	59	.593	--	Joel Skinner	Cleveland Indians
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	85	60	.586	1	Marc Bombard	Philadelphia Phillies
Pawtucket Red Sox	82	61	.573	3	Gary Jones	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse SkyChiefs	74	66	.529	9½	Pat Kelly/Omar Malave/Mel Queen	Toronto Blue Jays
Rochester Red Wings	65	79	.451	20½	Marv Foley	Baltimore Orioles
Ottawa Lynx	53	88	.376	31	Jeff Cox/Rick Sweet	Montreal Expos

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Durham Bulls	81	62	.566	--	Bill Evers	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Charlotte Knights	78	65	.545	3	Nick Leyva	Chicago White Sox
Norfolk Tides	65	79	.451	16½	John Gibbons	New York Mets
Richmond Braves	51	92	.357	30	Randy Ingle	Atlanta Braves

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Indianapolis Indians	81	63	.562	--	Steve Smith	Milwaukee Brewers
Columbus Clippers	75	69	.521	6	Trey Hillman	New York Yankees
Louisville RiverBats	71	73	.493	10	Dave Miley	Cincinnati Reds
Toledo Mud Hens	55	86	.390	24½	Dave Anderson/Glenn Ezell	Detroit Tigers

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	N1	Buffalo Bisons	1
	WC	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	3
						WC	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	2
						W1	Indianapolis Indians	3
	S1	Durham Bulls	2
	W1	Indianapolis Indians	3

First Round

Buffalo vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Date Away Home September 6 Buffalo 1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6 September 7 Buffalo 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 September 8 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6 Buffalo 3 September 9 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 10 Buffalo 1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre wins series 3-1

Durham vs. Indianapolis Date Away Home September 6 Durham 3 Indianapolis 6 September 7 Durham 9 Indianapolis 0 September 8 Indianapolis 3 Durham 11 September 9 Indianapolis 3 Durham 2 September 10 Indianapolis 6 Durham 4 Indianapolis wins series 3-2

Governors' Cup Finals

Indianapolis vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Date Away Home September 11 Indianapolis 4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6 September 12 Indianapolis 6 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 September 13 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 Indianapolis 4 September 14 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 Indianapolis 0 September 15 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 Indianapolis 6 Indianapolis wins series 3-2 and advances to Triple-A World Series

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Billy McMillon, Toledo, .345
• Runs Scored Ozzie Timmons, Durham, 100
• Hits Jose Herrera, Rochester, 163
• Doubles Brady Clark, Louisville, 41
• Triples Wayne Kirby, Rochester; Jimmy Rollins, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 11
• Home Runs Chad Mottola, Syracuse, 33
• Runs Batted In Timmons, 104
• Stolen Bases Alex Sánchez, Durham, 52

Pitching

• Wins Horacio Estrada, Indianapolis, 14
• Earned Run Average Tomo Ohka, Pawtucket, 2.96
• Complete Games Brandon Knight, Columbus, 8
• Shutouts Four tied with 2
• Strikeouts Knight, 138
• Saves Bob Scanlan, Indianapolis, 35

All-Star Team

• First Base Ryan Jackson, Durham
• Second Base Marlon Anderson, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Shortstop Chris Sexton, Louisville
• Third Base Aubrey Huff, Durham
• Outfield Chad Mottola, Syracuse; Billy McMillon, Toledo; Ozzie Timmons, Durham
• Catcher Gary Bennett, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Designated Hitter Luis Lopez, Syracuse
• Starting Pitcher Jon Garland, Charlotte
• Relief Pitcher Bob Scanlan, Indianapolis

External Links

2000 IL - The Baseball Cube