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The 1979 International League season was the 94th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their first Governors' Cup.
[edit] Final standings
Playoff teams in bold.
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] First Round
| Columbus vs. Tidewater
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 2 | Tidewater 4 | Columbus 3
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| September 3 | Tidewater 5 | Columbus 13
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| September 4 | Columbus 7 | Tidewater 4
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| | 14 innings
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| September 5 | Columbus 3 | Tidewater 2
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| Columbus wins series 3-1
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| Syracuse vs. Richmond
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 2 | Richmond 0 | Syracuse 1
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| September 4 | Richmond 2 | Syracuse 1
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| September 5 | Syracuse 1 | Richmond 2
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| September 6 | Syracuse 6 | Richmond 5
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| | 10 innings
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| September 7 | Syracuse 3 | Richmond 0
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| Syracuse wins series 3-2
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[edit] Governor's Cup Finals
| Columbus vs. Syracuse
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 8 | Syracuse 1 | Columbus 2
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| September 9 | Syracuse 3 | Columbus 4
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| | 11 innings
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| September 10 | Columbus 4 | Syracuse 5
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| | 13 innings
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| September 11 | Columbus 1 | Syracuse 6
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| September 12 | Columbus 3 | Syracuse 5
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| September 14 | Syracuse 2 | Columbus 5
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| September 15 | Syracuse 3 | Columbus 4
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| | 12 innings
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| Columbus wins series 4-3
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[edit] League Leaders
[edit] Batting
- Batting Average Garry Hancock, Pawtucket, .325
- Runs Scored Dave Stapleton, Pawtucket, 88
- Hits Stapleton, 169
- Doubles Stapleton, 33
- Triples Eddie Miller, Richmond, 11
- Home Runs Sam Bowen, Pawtucket, 28
- Runs Batted In Bowen; Jerry Keller, Richmond, 75
- Stolen Bases Miller, 76
[edit] Pitching
- Wins Bob Kammeyer, Columbus, 16
- Earned Run Average Scott Holman, Tidewater, 1.99
- Complete Games Tommy Boggs, Richmond, 14
- Shutouts Holman, 4
- Strikeouts Boggs, 138
- Saves Rich Anderson, Columbus, 21
[edit] All-Star Team
- First Base Tom Chism, Rochester
- Second Base Roger Holt, Columbus
- Shortstop Glenn Hoffman, Pawtucket
- Third Base Dave Stapleton, Pawtucket
- Outfield Bobby Brown, Columbus; Sam Bowen, Pawtucket; Mookie Wilson, Tidewater
- Catcher Brad Gulden, Columbus
- Designated Hitter Dave Koza, Pawtucket
- Pitcher Rich Anderson, Columbus; Tommy Boggs, Richmond
- Manager Vern Benson, Syracuse
[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.
1980 Baseball Guide
[edit] External Links
1979 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond
1979 IL - The Baseball Cube
