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The 1957 International League season was the 72nd in the league's history, and ended with the Buffalo Bisons winning their first Governors' Cup since 1936. The Bisons would go on to lose the Junior World Series.
[edit] Final standings
Playoff teams in bold.
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] First Round
| Toronto vs. Miami
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 11 | Miami 6 | Toronto 0
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| September 12 | Miami 4 | Toronto 10
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| September 13 | Toronto 4 | Miami 7
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| September 14 | Toronto 6 | Miami 1
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| | 7 innings
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| September 16 | Toronto 4 | Miami 8
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| September 17 | Miami 3 | Toronto 1
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| Miami wins series 4-2
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| Buffalo vs. Richmond
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 11 | Richmond 6 | Buffalo 3
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| September 12 | Richmond 5 | Buffalo 6
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| September 13 | Buffalo 3 | Richmond 6
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| September 14 | Buffalo 6 | Richmond 0
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| September 15 | Buffalo 5 | Richmond 0
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| September 16 | Richmond 4 | Buffalo 12
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| Buffalo wins series 4-2
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[edit] Governors' Cup Finals
| Buffalo vs. Miami
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 18 | Miami 0 | Buffalo 2
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| September 19 | Miami 2 | Buffalo 3
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| September 20 | Buffalo 2 | Miami 3
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| | 18 innings
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| September 21 | Buffalo 2 | Miami 0
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| September 22 | Buffalo 7 | Miami 1
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| Buffalo wins series 4-1 and
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| advances to Junior World Series
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[edit] League Leaders
[edit] Batting
- Batting Average Joe Caffie, Buffalo, .331
- Runs Scored Mike Baxes, Buffalo, 101
- Hits Baxes, 179
- Doubles Baxes, 40
- Triples Don Landrum, Miami, 17
- Home Runs Luke Easter, Buffalo, 40
- Runs Batted In Easter, 128
- Stolen Bases Len Johnston, Richmond, 26
[edit] Pitching
- Wins Walt Craddock, Buffalo; Humberto Robinson, Toronto, 18
- Earned Run Average Mike Cuellar, Havana, 2.44
- Complete Games Craddock; Lynn Lovenguth, Rochester, 15
- Shutouts Jim Coates, Richmond, 6
- Strikeouts Coates, 161
[edit] References
Brian Bennett, On A Silver Diamond: The Story Of Rochester Community Baseball from 1956-1996. Triphammer Publishing, 1997.
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.
1958 Baseball Guide
[edit] External Links
1957 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond
