2007 International League season

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The 2007 International League season was the 121st in the league's history, and ended with the Richmond Braves winning their first Governors' Cup since 1994. The Braves would go on to lose the Bricktown Showdown.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	84	59	.587	—	Dave Miley	New York Yankees
Rochester Red Wings	77	67	.535	7½	Stan Cliburn	Minnesota Twins
Buffalo Bisons	75	67	.528	8½	Torey Lovullo	Cleveland Indians
Pawtucket Red Sox	67	75	.472	16½	Ron Johnson	Boston Red Sox
Syracuse Chiefs	64	80	.444	20½	Doug Davis	Toronto Blue Jays
Ottawa Lynx	55	88	.385	29	John Russell	Philadelphia Phillies

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Durham Bulls	80	63	.559	—	Charlie Montoyo	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Richmond Braves	77	64	.546	2	Dave Brundage	Atlanta Braves
Norfolk Tides	69	73	.486	9½	Gary Allenson	Baltimore Orioles
Charlotte Knights	63	80	.441	17	Marc Bombard	Chicago White Sox

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Toledo Mud Hens	82	61	.573	–	Larry Parrish	Detroit Tigers
Louisville Bats	74	70	.514	8½	Rick Sweet	Cincinnati Reds
Indianapolis Indians	70	73	.535	12	Trent Jewett	Pittsburgh Pirates
Columbus Clippers	64	80	.486	18½	John Stearns	Washington Nationals

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	N1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	1
	WC	Richmond Braves	3
						WC	Richmond Braves	3
						S1	Durham Bulls	2
	S1	Durham Bulls	3
	W1	Toledo Mud Hens	0

First Round

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 Richmond 3 September 6 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6 Richmond 4 10 innings September 7 Richmond 6 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4 September 8 Richmond 4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 Richmond wins series 3-1

Toledo vs. Durham Date Away Home September 5 Toledo 8 Durham 11 September 6 Toledo 5 Durham 9 September 7 Durham 5 Toledo 2 Durham wins series 3-0

Governors' Cup Finals

Durham vs. Richmond Date Away Home September 11 Richmond 4 Durham 2 September 12 Richmond 1 Durham 5 September 13 Durham 3 Richmond 2 September 15 Durham 2 Richmond 6 Game 2 Durham 2 Richmond 7 Richmond wins series 3-2 and advances to Bricktown Showdown

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Ben Francisco, Buffalo, .318
• Runs Scored Gregor Blanco, Richmond, 81
• Hits Mike Cervenak, Norfolk, 157
• Doubles Brandon Moss, Pawtucket, 41
• Triples Brian Bixler, Indianapolis; Alberto Gonzalez, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 10
• Home Runs Mike Hessman, Toledo, 31
• Runs Batted In Hessman, 101
• Stolen Bases Bernie Castro, Columbus, 34

Pitching

• Wins Heath Phillips, Charlotte; Mitch Talbot, Durham, 13
• Earned Run Average Kevin Slowey, Rochester, 1.89
• Complete Games Slowey, 5
• Shutouts Nick Blackburn, Rochester; Virgil Vasquez, Toledo, 2
• Strikeouts J.P. Howell, Durham, 145
• Saves Bobby Korecky, Rochester, 35

All-Star Team

• First Base Joey Votto, Louisville
• Second Base Martin Prado, Richmond
• Shortstop Brian Bixler, Indianapolis
• Third Base Mike Hessman, Toledo
• Outfield Ben Francisco, Buffalo; Timo Perez, Toledo; Justin Ruggiano, Durham
• Catcher Jose Morales, Rochester
• Designated Hitter Shelley Duncan, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Utility Aaron Herr, Louisville
• Starting Pitcher Kevin Slowey, Rochester
• Relief Pitcher Cory Doyne, Norfolk

References

Baseball America's 2008 Almanac. Will Lingo, editor. Simon & Schuster, 2007.

External Links

2007 IL - The Baseball Cube

2007 IL Playoffs - Minor League Baseball site