2011 International League season

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The 2011 International League season was the 125th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their second straight Governors' Cup. The Clippers won their second straight Triple-A Baseball National Championship, as well. They were the first team to win consecutive Triple-A interleague titles since the 1988 and 1989 Indianapolis Indians won back-to-back Triple-A Classics.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Pawtucket Red Sox	81	61	.570	--	Arnie Beyeler	Boston Red Sox
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	80	64	.556	2	Ryne Sandberg	Philadelphia Phillies
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	73	69	.514	8	Dave Miley	New York Yankees
Syracuse Chiefs	66	74	.471	14	Randy Knorr	Washington Nationals
Buffalo Bisons	61	82	.427	20½	Tim Teufel	New York Mets
Rochester Red Wings	53	91	.368	29	Tom Nieto	Minnesota Twins

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Durham Bulls	80	62	.563	—	Charlie Montoyo	Tampa Bay Rays
Gwinnett Braves	78	65	.503	2½	Dave Brundage	Atlanta Braves
Charlotte Knights	69	74	.483	11½	Joe McEwing	Chicago White Sox
Norfolk Tides	56	87	.392	24½	Gary Allenson	Baltimore Orioles

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	88	56	.611	--	Mike Sarbaugh	Cleveland Indians
Indianapolis Indians	76	68	.528	12	Dean Treanor	Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Bats	73	71	.507	15	Rick Sweet	Cincinnati Reds
Toledo Mud Hens	67	77	.465	21	Phil Nevin	Detroit Tigers

Playoffs

	1st Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	N1	Pawtucket Red Sox	0
	WC	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	3
						WC	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	1
						W1	Columbus Clippers	3
	W1	Columbus Clippers	3
	S1	Durham Bulls	0

First Round

Pawtucket vs. Lehigh Valley Date Away Home September 8 Pawtucket 2 Lehigh Valley 4 September 9 Pawtucket 2 Lehigh Valley 3 10 innings September 10 Lehigh Valley 3 Pawtucket 1 Lehigh Valley wins series 3-0

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

Governors' Cup Finals

Lehigh Valley vs. Columbus Date Away Home September 13 Lehigh Valley 5 Columbus 2 September 14 Lehigh Valley 1 Columbus 4 September 15 Columbus 6 Lehigh Valley 2 September 16 Columbus 4 Lehigh Valley 1 Columbus wins series 3-1 and advances to Triple-A Baseball National Championship

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Alejandro De Aza, Charlotte, .322
• Runs Scored Rich Thompson, Lehigh Valley, 81
• Hits Matt Hague, Indianapolis, 165
• Doubles Russ Canzler, Durham, 40
• Triples Jason Kipnis, Columbus; Gorkys Hernandez, Indianapolis, 9
• Home Runs Jorge Vázquez, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 32
• Runs Batted In Stefan Gartrell, Gwinnett, 94
• Stolen Bases Thompson, 48

Pitching

• Wins Julio Teheran, Gwinnett, 15
• Earned Run Average Jeanmar Gomez, Columbus, 2.55
• Complete Games D.J. Mitchell, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; Zach McAllister, Columbus, 3
• Shutouts Mitchell, 2
• Strikeouts Alexander Torres, Durham, 156
• Saves Jairo Asencio, Gwinnett, 26

All-Star Team

• First Base Matt Hague, Indianapolis
• Second Base Jason Kipnis, Columbus
• Shortstop Zack Cozart, Louisville
• Third Base Russ Canzler, Durham
• Outfield Stefan Gartrell, Gwinnett; Alex Presley, Indianapolis; Dayán Viciedo, Charlotte
• Catcher Devin Mesoraco, Louisville
• Designated Hitter Jorge Vázquez, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Utility Man Luis Valbuena, Columbus
• Starting Pitcher Julio Teheran, Gwinnett
• Relief Pitcher Tim Wood, Indianapolis

External Links

2011 Minor League Baseball Playoffs - Official Website

2011 IL - The Baseball Cube