2005 International League season

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The 2005 International League season was the 119th in the league's history, and ended with the Toledo Mud Hens winning their first Governors' Cup since 1967.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Buffalo Bisons	82	62	.569	--	Marty Brown	Cleveland Indians
Rochester Red Wings	75	69	.521	7	Phil Roof/Rich Miller	Minnesota Twins
Pawtucket Red Sox	75	69	.521	7	Ron Johnson	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse SkyChiefs	71	73	.493	11	Marty Pevey	Toronto Blue Jays
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	69	75	.479	13	Gene Lamont	Philadelphia Phillies
Ottawa Lynx	69	75	.479	13	Dave Trembley	Baltimore Orioles

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Norfolk Tides	79	65	.549	--	Ken Oberkfell	New York Mets
Durham Bulls	65	79	.451	14	Bill Evers	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Charlotte Knights	57	87	.396	22	Nick Capra/Manny Trillo	Chicago White Sox
Richmond Braves	56	88	.389	23	Pat Kelly	Atlanta Braves

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Toledo Mud Hens	89	55	.618	–	Larry Parrish	Detroit Tigers
Indianapolis Indians	78	66	.542	11	Trent Jewett	Pittsburgh Pirates
Columbus Clippers	77	67	.535	12	Bucky Dent	New York Yankees
Louisville Bats	66	78	.458	28	Rick Sweet	Cincinnati Reds

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	N1	Buffalo Bisons	2
	WC	Indianapolis Indians	3
						WC	Indianapolis Indians	0
						W1	Toledo Mud Hens	3
	S1	Norfolk Tides	2
	W1	Toledo Mud Hens	3

First Round

Buffalo vs. Indianapolis Date Away Home September 7 Buffalo 5 Indianapolis 1 September 8 Buffalo 6 Indianapolis 5 September 9 Indianapolis 5 Buffalo 2 September 10 Indianapolis 4 Buffalo 1 September 11 Indianapolis 6 Buffalo 4 Indianapolis wins series 3-2

Toledo vs. Norfolk Date Away Home September 7 Toledo 6 Norfolk 5 September 8 Toledo 3 Norfolk 7 September 9 Norfolk 2 Toledo 4 September 10 Norfolk 3 Toledo 2 September 11 Norfolk 3 Toledo 5 Toledo wins series 3-2

Governors' Cup Finals

Toledo vs. Indianapolis Date Away Home September 13 Indianapolis 8 Toledo 10 September 14 Indianapolis 3 Toledo 6 September 15 Toledo 8 Indianapolis 3 Toledo wins series 3-0

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Danny Sandoval, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, .331
• Runs Scored B.J. Upton, Durham, 98
• Hits Upton, 165
• Doubles Kevin Reese, Columbus, 38
• Triples Shane Victorino, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 16
• Home Runs John-Ford Griffin, Syracuse, 30
• Runs Batted In Griffin, 103
• Stolen Bases Esix Snead, Richmond, 46

Pitching

• Wins Jason Scobie, Norfolk, 15
• Earned Run Average Scott Baker, Rochester, 3.01
• Complete Games Jason Grilli, Toledo, 3
• Shutouts Chad Gaudin, Syracuse; Grilli, 2
• Strikeouts Boof Bonser, Rochester, 168
• Saves Mark Corey, Indianapolis, 28

All-Star Team

• First Base Mitch Jones, Columbus
• Second Base Bernie Castro, Ottawa
• Shortstop B.J. Upton, Durham
• Third Base Edwin Encarnación, Louisville
• Outfield John-Ford Griffin, Syracuse; Curtis Granderson, Toledo; Shane Victorino, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Catcher Kelly Shoppach, Pawtucket
• Designated Hitter Brian Daubach, Norfolk
• Utility Ryan Garko, Buffalo
• Starting Pitcher Zach Duke, Indianapolis
• Relief Pitcher Travis Bowyer, Rochester

Sources include 2006 Baseball Almanac

External Links

2005 IL - The Baseball Cube

2005 IL Playoffs - Minor League Baseball site