2006 International League season

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The 2006 International League season was the 120th in the league's history, and ended with the Toledo Mud Hens winning their second straight Governors' Cup. The Mud Hens would go on to lose the first Bricktown Showdown.

Toledo and Indianapolis finished tied, so the teams held a one-game playoff for the West Division title September 5 in Toledo. The Mud Hens won the game 4-0.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	84	58	.592	--	John Russell	Philadelphia Phillies
Rochester Red Wings	79	64	.552	5½	Stan Cliburn	Minnesota Twins
Buffalo Bisons	73	68	.518	5½	Marty Brown	Cleveland Indians
Ottawa Lynx	74	69	.517	5½	Dave Trembley	Baltimore Orioles
Pawtucket Red Sox	69	75	.479	16	Ron Johnson	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse SkyChiefs	64	79	.448	20½	Mike Basso	Toronto Blue Jays

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Charlotte Knights	79	62	.560	--	Razor Shines	Chicago White Sox
Durham Bulls	64	78	.451	15½	John Tamargo	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Norfolk Tides	57	84	.404	22	Ken Oberkfell	New York Mets
Richmond Braves	57	86	.399	23	Brian Snitker	Atlanta Braves

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Toledo Mud Hens	76	66	.535	–	Larry Parrish	Detroit Tigers
Indianapolis Indians	76	66	.535	–	Trent Jewett	Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Bats	75	68	.524	1½	Rick Sweet	Cincinnati Reds
Columbus Clippers	69	73	.486	7	Dave Miley	New York Yankees

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	N1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	1
	WC	Rochester Red Wings	3
						WC	Rochester Red Wings	0
						W1	Toledo Mud Hens	3
	S1	Charlotte Knights	1
	W1	Toledo Mud Hens	3

First Round

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 6 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 Rochester 6 September 7 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 Rochester 11 September 8 Rochester 3 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6 September 9 Rochester 2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 0 Rochester wins series 3-1

Charlotte vs. Toledo Date Away Home September 6 Charlotte 5 Toledo 0 September 7 Charlotte 2 Toledo 6 September 8 Toledo 6 Charlotte 2 September 9 Toledo 5 Charlotte 2 10 innings Toledo wins series 3-1

Governors' Cup Finals

Toledo vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 12 Toledo 6 Rochester 3 September 13 Toledo 1 Rochester 6 September 14 Rochester 10 Toledo 4 September 15 Rochester 0 Toledo 6 September 16 Rochester 1 Toledo 10 Toledo wins series 3-2 and advances to Bricktown Showdown

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Josh Phelps, Toledo, .308
• Runs Scored Josh Fields, Charlotte, 86
• Hits Darnell McDonald, Durham, 157
• Doubles Kevin Barker, Syracuse, 39
• Triples Wayne Lydon, Syracuse, 12
• Home Runs Kevin Witt, Durham, 36
• Runs Batted In Witt, 99
• Stolen Bases B.J. Upton, Durham, 46

Pitching

• Wins Charlie Haeger, Charlotte, 14
• Earned Run Average Brian Mazone, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2.03
• Complete Games Tim Redding, Charlotte, 5
• Shutouts Chad Durbin, Toledo; Jeremy Sowers, Buffalo, 2
• Strikeouts Durbin, 149
• Saves Lee Gardner, Toledo; Julio Manon, Ottawa, 30

All-Star Team

• First Base Kevin Witt, Durham
• Second Base Joe Thurston, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Shortstop Jorge Velandia, Charlotte
• Third Base Josh Fields, Charlotte
• Outfield Jason Dubois, Buffalo; Norris Hopper, Louisville; Darnell McDonald, Durham
• Catcher Carlos Ruiz, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Designated Hitter Josh Phelps, Toledo
• Utility Dustin Pedroia, Pawtucket
• Starting Pitcher Heath Phillips, Charlotte
• Relief Pitcher Pat Neshek, Rochester

Sources include 2007 Baseball Almanac

External Links

2006 IL - The Baseball Cube

2006 IL Playoffs - Minor League Baseball site