2004 International League season

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The 2004 International League season was the 118th in the league's history, and ended with the Buffalo Bisons winning their first Governors' Cup in six years. Matt Whiteside set a IL record with 38 saves, which stood until topped by Jonathan Albaladejo in 2010.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Buffalo Bisons	83	61	.576	--	Marty Brown	Cleveland Indians
Rochester Red Wings	73	71	.507	10	Phil Roof	Minnesota Twins
Pawtucket Red Sox	73	71	.507	10	Buddy Bailey	Boston Red Sox
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	69	73	.486	14	Marc Bombard	Philadelphia Phillies
Syracuse SkyChiefs	66	78	.458	17	Marty Pevey	Toronto Blue Jays
Ottawa Lynx	66	78	.458	17	Tim Leiper	Baltimore Orioles

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Richmond Braves	79	62	.560	--	Pat Kelly	Atlanta Braves
Durham Bulls	77	67	.535	3½	Bill Evers	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Norfolk Tides	72	72	.500	8½	John Stearns	New York Mets
Charlotte Knights	68	74	.479	11½	Nick Capra	Chicago White Sox

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	80	64	.556	--	Bucky Dent	New York Yankees
Louisville Bats	67	77	.465	13	Rick Burleson	Cincinnati Reds
Indianapolis Indians	66	78	.458	14	Cecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers
Toledo Mud Hens	65	78	.455	14½	Larry Parrish	Detroit Tigers

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	N1	Buffalo Bisons	3
	WC	Durham Bulls	2
						N1	Buffalo Bisons	3
						S1	Richmond Braves	1
	S1	Richmond Braves	3
	W1	Columbus Clippers	2

First Round

Buffalo vs. Durham Date Away Home September 8 Buffalo 1 Durham 2 September 9 Buffalo 3 Durham 7 September 10 Durham 2 Buffalo 3 September 11 Durham 0 Buffalo 1 September 12 Durham 0 Buffalo 7 Buffalo wins series 3-2

Columbus vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 9 Richmond 2 Columbus 1 13 innings September 10 Richmond 1 Columbus 4 September 11 Columbus 3 Richmond 7 September 12 Columbus 3 Richmond 2 September 13 Columbus 1 Richmond 4 Richmond wins series 3-2

Governors' Cup Finals

Buffalo vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 14 Buffalo 4 Richmond 11 September 15 Buffalo 4 Richmond 3 September 16 Richmond 4 Buffalo 5 September 17 Richmond 1 Buffalo 6 Buffalo wins series 3-1

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Jason Kubel, Rochester, .343
• Runs Scored Jhonny Peralta, Buffalo, 109
• Hits Peralta, 181
• Doubles Matt Diaz, Durham, 47
• Triples Mark Budzinski, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 15
• Home Runs Earl Snyder, Pawtucket, 36
• Runs Batted In Snyder, 104
• Stolen Bases Esix Snead, Norfolk, 40

Pitching

• Wins Dave Gassner, Rochester, 16
• Earned Run Average Ben Hendrickson, Indianapolis, 2.02
• Complete Games Four tied with 3
• Shutouts Brad Halsey, Columbus; Hendrickson, 2
• Strikeouts Alex Graman, Columbus; Chuck Smith, Richmond, 129
• Saves Matt Whiteside, Richmond, 38

All-Star Team

• First Base Justin Morneau, Rochester
• Second Base Pete Orr, Richmond
• Shortstop Jhonny Peralta, Buffalo
• Third Base Earl Snyder, Pawtucket
• Utility Player Jorge Cantú, Durham
• Outfield Matt Diaz, Durham; Adam Hyzdu, Pawtucket; Jason Kubel, Rochester
• Catcher Kelly Shoppach, Pawtucket
• Designated Hitter Ernie Young, Buffalo
• Starting Pitcher Ben Hendrickson, Indianapolis
• Relief Pitcher Matt Whiteside, Richmond

References

Baseball America's 2005 Almanac. Allan Simpson, editor. Simon & Schuster, 2004.

External Links

2004 IL - The Baseball Cube