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The 1971 International League season was the 86th in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Red Wings winning their first Governors' Cup in seven years. The Red Wings would go on to win the Junior World Series.
[edit] Final standings
Playoff teams in bold .
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] First Round
| Rochester vs. Syracuse
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 3 | Rochester 5 | Syracuse 4
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| | 10 innings
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| September 4 | Rochester 5 | Syracuse 1
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| September 5 | Syracuse 8 | Rochester 5
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| September 6 | Syracuse 2 | Rochester 11
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| Rochester wins series 3-1
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| Tidewater vs. Charleston
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 4 | Tidewater 7 | Charleston 3
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| September 5 | Tidewater 13 | Charleston 4
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| September 6 | Charleston 4 | Tidewater 6
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| Tidewater wins series 3-0
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[edit] Governor's Cup Finals
| Tidewater vs. Rochester
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 7 | Tidewater 12 | Rochester 1
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| September 8 | Tidewater 4 | Rochester 5
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| September 9 | Rochester 2 | Tidewater 1
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| | 11 innings
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| September 10 | Rochester 2 | Tidewater 4
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| September 13 | Rochester 8 | Tidewater 5
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| Rochester wins series 3-2 and
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| advances to Junior World Series
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[edit] References
Jim Mandelaro and Scott Pitoniak. Silver Seasons. Syracuse University Press, 1995.
Brian Bennett, On A Silver Diamond: The Story Of Rochester Community Baseball from 1956-1996. Triphammer Publishing, 1997.
[edit] External Links
1971 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond
