1996 International League season

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The 1996 International League season was the 111th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Clippers winning their seventh Governors' Cup in 18 IL seasons.

Contents 1 Final standings 2 Playoffs 2.1 Division Finals 2.2 Governor's Cup Finals 3 League Leaders 3.1 Batting 3.2 Pitching 4 All-Star Team 5 References 6 External Links

[edit] Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Pawtucket Red Sox	78	64	.549	—	Buddy Bailey	Boston Red Sox
Rochester Red Wings	72	69	.511	5½	Marv Foley	Baltimore Orioles
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	70	72	.493	8	Butch Hobson	Philadelphia Phillies
Syracuse SkyChiefs	67	75	.472	11	Richie Hebner	Toronto Blue Jays
Ottawa Lynx	60	82	.386	18	Pete Mackanin	Montreal Expos

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	85	57	.599	—	Stump Merrill	New York Yankees
Norfolk Tides	82	59	.582	2½	Bobby Valentine/Bruce Benedict	New York Mets
Toledo Mud Hens	70	72	.493	15	Tom Runnells	Detroit Tigers
Richmond Braves	62	79	.440	22½	Bill Dancy	Atlanta Braves
Charlotte Knights	62	79	.440	22½	Sal Rende	Florida Marlins

[edit] Playoffs

	Division Finals					Governors' Cup Finals
	E1	Pawtucket Red Sox	1
	E2	Rochester Red Wings	3
						E2	Rochester Red Wings	0
						W1	Columbus Clippers	3
	W1	Columbus Clippers	3
	W2	Norfolk Tides	0

[edit] Division Finals

Pawtucket vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 4 Pawtucket 2 Rochester 1 September 5 Pawtucket 0 Rochester 3 September 6 Rochester 8 Pawtucket 7 September 7 Rochester 6 Pawtucket 2 Rochester wins series 3-1

Columbus vs. Norfolk Date Away Home September 4 Columbus 11 Norfolk 5 September 5 Columbus 4 Norfolk 3 10 innings September 6 Norfolk 3 Columbus 8 Columbus wins series 3-0

[edit] Governor's Cup Finals

Columbus vs. Rochester Date Away Home September 9 Columbus 5 Rochester 2 September 10 Columbus 4 Rochester 0 September 12 Rochester 5 Columbus 10 Columbus wins series 3-0

[edit] League Leaders

[edit] Batting

• Batting Average Matt Franco, Norfolk, .323
• Runs Scored Phil Hiatt, Toledo, 99
• Hits Franco, Norfolk, 164
• Doubles Franco, Norfolk, 40
• Triples Joe Hall, Rochester and Brad Tyler, Rochester, 10
• Home Runs Hiatt, Toledo, 42
• Runs Batted In Hiatt, Toledo, 119
• Stolen Bases Shannon Stewart, Syracuse, 35

[edit] Pitching

• Wins Mike Fyhrie, Norfolk, 15
• Earned Run Average Fyhrie, Norfolk, 3.04
• Winning Percentage Mike Gardiner, Norfolk, .813
• Complete Games Jeff Suppan, Pawtucket, 7
• Shutouts Fyhrie, Norfolk and Gardiner, Norfolk, 2
• Strikeouts Suppan, Pawtucket, 142
• Saves Dave Pavlas, Columbus and Derek Wallace, Norfolk, 26

[edit] All-Star Team

• First Base Ivan Cruz, Columbus
• Second Base Jason Hardtke, Norfolk
• Shortstop Clay Bellinger, Columbus
• Third Base Phil Hiatt, Toledo
• Outfield Rudy Pemberton, Pawtucket; Phil Clark, Pawtucket; Billy McMillon, Charlotte
• Catcher Jorge Posada, Columbus
• Designated Hitter Jerry Brooks, Charlotte
• Pitcher Mike Fyhrie, Norfolk and Derek Wallace, Norfolk
• Manager Buddy Bailey, Pawtucket

[edit] References

Baseball America's 1997 Almanac. Allan Simpson, editor. Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Brian Bennett, On A Silver Diamond: The Story Of Rochester Community Baseball from 1956-1996. Triphammer Publishing, 1997.

[edit] External Links

1996 Rochester Red Wings review – On A Silver Diamond

1996 IL - The Baseball Cube