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The 1953 International League season was the 68th in the league's history, and ended with the Montreal Royals winning their second Governors' Cup in three seasons. The Royals would go on to win the Junior World Series.

This was the final season for the Baltimore Orioles and Springfield Cubs.

Contents

[edit] Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings 97 57 .630 -- Harry Walker St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Royals 89 63 .586 7 Walter Alston Brooklyn Dodgers
Buffalo Bisons 87 65 .572 9 Jack Tighe Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles 82 72 .532 15 Don Heffner Philadelphia Phillies
Toronto Maple Leafs 78 76 .506 19 Burleigh Grimes None
Ottawa A's 71 83 .461 26 Frank Skaff Philadelphia Athletics
Syracuse Chiefs 58 95 .379 38½ Bruno Betzel New York Yankees
Springfield Cubs 51 102 .333 45½ Bruce Edwards/Tom Sheehan/Jack Sheehan Chicago Cubs

[edit] Playoffs

  First Round Governors' Cup Finals
                 
1  Rochester Red Wings 4  
4  Baltimore Orioles 3  
    1  Rochester Red Wings 0
  2  Montreal Royals 4
2  Montreal Royals 4
3  Buffalo Bisons 2  

[edit] First Round

Rochester vs. Baltimore
Date Away Home
September 15 Baltimore 2 Rochester 4
September 16 Baltimore 5 Rochester 2
September 17 Rochester 3 Baltimore 5
September 18 Rochester 2 Baltimore 1
September 19 Rochester 2 Baltimore 9
September 21 Baltimore 1 Rochester 2
10 innings
September 22 Baltimore 1 Rochester 8
Rochester wins series 4-3
Montreal vs. Buffalo
Date Away Home
September 15 Buffalo 3 Montreal 2
September 16 Buffalo 0 Montreal 1
September 18 Montreal 8 Buffalo 5
September 20 Montreal 2 Buffalo 1
September 21 Montreal 5 Buffalo 6
12 innings
September 23 Buffalo 0 Montreal 7
Montreal wins series 4-2

[edit] Governors' Cup Finals

Rochester vs. Montreal
Date Away Home
September 24 Montreal 5 Rochester 2
September 25 Montreal 11 Rochester 7
September 26 Rochester 2 Montreal 8
September 28 Rochester 2 Montreal 3
Montreal wins series 4-0 and
advances to Junior World Series

[edit] League Leaders

[edit] Batting

[edit] Pitching

  • Wins Bob Trice, Ottawa, 21
  • Earned Run Average Don Johnson, 2.67
  • Complete Games Don Elston, Springfield; Trice, 20
  • Shutouts Trice, 4
  • Strikeouts Johnson, 156

[edit] References

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1954 Baseball Guide

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