2002 International League season

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The 2002 International League season was the 117th in the league's history, and ended with the Durham Bulls winning their first Governors' Cup.

This would be the final season for the Rochester Red Wings and Baltimore Orioles' partnership. The 42-year affiliation was the longest in Triple-A baseball.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons 91 53 .632 -- Marc Bombard Philadelphia Phillies
Buffalo Bisons 87 57 .604 4 Eric Wedge Cleveland Indians
Ottawa Lynx 80 61 .567 Tim Leiper Montreal Expos
Syracuse SkyChiefs 64 80 .444 27 Omar Malave Toronto Blue Jays
Pawtucket Red Sox 60 84 .417 31 Buddy Bailey Boston Red Sox
Rochester Red Wings 55 89 .382 36 Andy Etchebarren Baltimore Orioles
South Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Durham Bulls 80 64 .556 -- Bill Evers Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Richmond Braves 75 67 .528 4 Carlos Tosca Atlanta Braves
Norfolk Tides 70 73 .490 Bobby Floyd New York Mets
Charlotte Knights 55 88 .385 24½ Nick Capra Chicago White Sox
West Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Toledo Mud Hens 81 63 .562 -- Bruce Fields Detroit Tigers
Louisville Bats 79 65 .549 2 Dave Miley Cincinnati Reds
Indianapolis Indians 67 76 .469 13½ Ed Romero Milwaukee Brewers
Columbus Clippers 59 83 .415 21 Brian Butterfield/Frank Howard/Stump Merrill New York Yankees

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Governors' Cup Finals
                 
N1  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons 0  
WC  Buffalo Bisons 3  
    WC  Buffalo Bisons 0
  S1  Durham Bulls 3
S1  Durham Bulls 3
W1  Toledo Mud Hens 0  

First Round[edit]

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Buffalo
Date Away Home
September 4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4 Buffalo 12
September 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 Buffalo 6
10 innings
September 6 Buffalo 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4
Buffalo wins series 3-0
Toledo vs. Durham
Date Away Home
September 4 Durham 4 Toledo 3
September 5 Durham 8 Toledo 5
13 innings
September 6 Toledo 2 Durham 4
Durham wins series 3-0

Governors' Cup Finals[edit]

Buffalo vs. Durham
Date Away Home
September 11 Durham 6 Buffalo 4
12 innings
Game 2 Durham 8 Buffalo 1
September 12 Buffalo 0 Durham 2
Durham wins series 3-0

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

All-Star Team[edit]

References[edit]

Baseball America's 2003 Almanac. Allan Simpson, editor. Simon & Schuster, 2002.

External Links[edit]

2002 IL - The Baseball Cube