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The 1986 International League season was the 101st in the league's history, and ended with the Richmond Braves winning their first Governors' Cup since 1978.
[edit] Final standings
Playoff teams in bold.
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] First Round
| Richmond vs. Tidewater
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 3 | Richmond 8 | Tidewater 1
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| September 4 | Richmond 5 | Tidewater 2
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| September 5 | Tidewater 1 | Richmond 5
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| Richmond wins series 3-0
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| Rochester vs. Pawtucket
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 3 | Rochester 3 | Pawtucket 4
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| | 10 innings
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| September 4 | Rochester 10 | Pawtucket 1
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| September 5 | Pawtucket 3 | Rochester 6
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| September 6 | Pawtucket 1 | Rochester 5
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| Rochester wins series 3-1
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[edit] Governor's Cup Finals
| Richmond vs. Rochester
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 7 | Richmond 3 | Rochester 0
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| September 8 | Richmond 6 | Rochester 13
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| September 9 | Rochester 5 | Richmond 2
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| September 10 | Rochester 7 | Richmond 8
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| September 11 | Rochester 0 | Richmond 4
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| Richmond wins series 3-2
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[edit] League Leaders
[edit] Batting
- Batting Average Andre David, Toledo, .328
- Runs Scored Mike Sharperson, Syracuse, 86
- Hits Sharperson, 150
- Doubles Leo Hernandez, Columbus, 35
- Triples Sharperson, 9
- Home Runs Ken Gerhart, Rochester, 28
- Runs Batted In Pat Dodson, Pawtucker, 102
- Stolen Bases Albert Hall, Richmond, 72
[edit] Pitching
- Wins Charlie Puleo, Richmond, 14
- Earned Run Average Doug Jones, Maine, 2.09
- Complete Games Puleo, 9
- Shutouts Bill Swaggerty, Rochester; Rob Woodward, Pawtucket, 4
- Strikeouts Steve Shields; Puleo, 124
- Saves Luis DeLeon, Rochester, 13
[edit] All-Star Team
- First Base Pat Dodson, Pawtucket
- Second Base Mike Sharperson, Syracuse
- Shortstop Paul Zuvella, Richmond and Columbus
- Third Base Dave Magadan, Tidewater
- Outfield Gerald Perry, Richmond; LaSchelle Tarver, Pawtucket; Mike Greenwell, Pawtucket
- Catcher Pat Dempsey, Toledo
- Designated Hitter Pete Dalena, Columbus
- Starting Pitcher John Mitchell, Tidewater
- Relief Pitcher Randy Myers, Tidewater
[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.
1987 Baseball America Statistics Report
1987 Baseball Guide
[edit] External Links
1986 IL - The Baseball Cube
1986 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond
