2015 International League season

The 2015 International League season was the 129th season in the league's history. The Columbus Clippers won their third title in six years. It was neck-and-neck with the Indianapolis Indians; the teams tied atop the Western Division in the regular season and went the full length in the finals, all but one of those games being decided by a single run. Mike Clevinger pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings in the finale to lock it up.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	81	63	.563	--	Dave Miley	New York Yankees
Rochester Red Wings	77	67	.535	4	Mike Quade	Minnesota Twins
Buffalo Bisons	68	76	.472	13	Gary Allenson	Toronto Blue Jays
Syracuse Chiefs	66	78	.458	15	Billy Gardner Jr.	Washington Nationals
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	63	81	.438	18	Dave Brundage	Philadelphia Phillies
Pawtucket Red Sox	59	85	.410	22	Kevin Boles	Boston Red Sox

South Division

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Norfolk Tides	78	66	.542	--	Ron Johnson	Baltimore Orioles
Gwinnett Braves	77	67	.535	1	Brian Snitker	Atlanta Braves
Charlotte Knights	74	70	.514	4	Joel Skinner	Chicago White Sox
Durham Bulls	74	70	.514	4	Jared Sandberg	Tampa Bay Rays

West Division

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	83	61	.576	--	Chris Tremie	Cleveland Indians
Indianapolis Indians	83	61	.576	--	Dean Treanor	Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Bats	64	80	.444	19	Delino DeShields Sr.	Cincinnati Reds
Toledo Mud Hens	61	83	.424	22	Larry Parrish	Detroit Tigers

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	W2	Indianapolis Indians	3
	N1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0
						W2	Indianapolis Indians	2
						W1	Columbus Clippers	3
	W1	Columbus Clippers	3
	S1	Norfolk Tides	2

Semifinals

Indianapolis vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Date Away Home September 9 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 Indianapolis 7 September 10 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 Indianapolis 6 September 11 Indianapolis 4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 Indianapolis wins series 3-0

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Lehigh Valley Date Away Home September 9 Columbus 5 Norfolk 2 September 10 Columbus 1 Norfolk 6 September 12 Norfolk 2 Columbus 6 September 13 Norfolk 6 Columbus 5 September 14 Norfolk 0 Columbus 5 Columbus wins series 3-2

Championship Finals

Indianapolis vs. Columbus Date Away Home September 15 Indianapolis 5 Columbus 6 September 16 Indianapolis 4 Columbus 5 September 17 Columbus 5 Indianapolis 6 September 18 Columbus 4 Indianapolis 5 September 19 Columbus 3 Indianapolis 0 Columbus wins series 3-2 and advances to Triple-A National Championship League Leaders Batting Batting Average Matt Hague, Columbus, .338 Runs Scored Reynaldo Rodríguez, Rochester, 81 Hits Hague, 177 Doubles Taylor Motter, Durham, 43 Triples Ben Gamel, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 14 Home Runs Matt Davidson, Charlotte, 23 Runs Batted In Jesús Aguilar, Columbus, 93 Stolen Bases Quintin Berry, Pawtucket & Alen Hanson, Indianapolis, 35 Pitching Wins Toru Murata, Columbus, 15 Earned Run Average Erik Johnson, Charlotte, 2.37 Complete Games Pat Dean, Rochester, 5 Shutouts Dean, 3 Strikeouts Johnson, 136 Saves Blake Wood, Indianapolis, 29 All-Star Team First Base Reynaldo Rodríguez, Rochester Second Base James Beresford, Rochester Shortstop Dixon Machado, Toledo Third Base Matt Hague, Buffalo Outfield Dariel Álvarez, Norfolk; Brian Bogusevic, Lehigh Valley; Ben Gamel, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Catcher Elías Díaz, Indianapolis Designated Hitter Jesús Aguilar, Columbus Starting Pitcher Erik Johnson, Charlotte Relief Pitcher Oliver Drake. Norfolk Source 2016 Baseball Almanac, pg. 366-367 External Links BR Minors page