1997 International League season

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The 1997 International League season was the 112nd in the league's history, and ended with the Rochester Red Wings winning their IL-record 10th Governor's Cup. In addition, Red Wings manager Marv Foley became the only manager to win championships in all three US-based AAA leagues. Foley won the American Association with the Iowa Cubs in 1993 and the Pacific Coast League with the Vancouver Canadians in 1989.

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
Rochester Red Wings	83	58	.589	—	Marv Foley	Baltimore Orioles
Pawtucket Red Sox	81	60	.574	2	Ken Macha	Boston Red Sox
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	66	76	.514	17½	Marc Bombard	Philadelphia Phillies
Syracuse SkyChiefs	55	87	.387	28½	Garth Iorg	Toronto Blue Jays
Ottawa Lynx	54	86	.386	28½	Pat Kelly	Montreal Expos

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Columbus Clippers	79	63	.556	—	Stump Merrill	New York Yankees
Charlotte Knights	76	65	.539	2½	Carlos Tosca	Florida Marlins
Norfolk Tides	75	67	.528	4	Rick Dempsey	New York Mets
Richmond Braves	70	72	.493	9	Bill Dancy	Atlanta Braves
Toledo Mud Hens	68	73	.482	10½	Glenn Ezell/Gene Roof	Detroit Tigers

[edit] Playoffs

	Division Finals					Governors' Cup Finals
	E1	Rochester Red Wings	3
	E2	Pawtucket Red Sox	1
						E1	Rochester Red Wings	3
						W1	Columbus Clippers	2
	W1	Columbus Clippers	3
	W2	Charlotte Knights	1

[edit] Division Finals

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

Columbus vs. Charlotte Date Away Home September 3 Columbus 6 Charlotte 7 September 4 Columbus 10 Charlotte 1 September 5 Charlotte 4 Columbus 10 September 6 Charlotte 2 Columbus 5 Columbus wins series 3-1

[edit] Governor's Cup Finals

Rochester vs. Columbus Date Away Home September 8 Rochester 11 Columbus 6 September 9 Rochester 4 Columbus 8 September 12 Columbus 1 Rochester 3 September 13 Columbus 4 Rochester 3 September 14 Columbus 3 Rochester 4 Rochester wins series 3-2

[edit] League Leaders

[edit] Batting

• Batting Average Russ Morman, Charlotte, .319
• Runs Scored Billy McMillon, Charlotte and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 104
• Hits McMillon, Charlotte and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 168
• Doubles McMillon, Charlotte and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 52
• Triples Brad Tyler, Richmond, 10
• Home Runs Morman, Charlotte, .33
• Runs Batted In Randall Simon, Richmond, 102
• Stolen Bases Kimera Bartee, Toledo, 33

[edit] Pitching

• Wins Brian Rose, Pawtucket, 17
• Earned Run Average Rose, Pawtucket, 3.02
• Winning Percentage Rick Krivda, Rochester, .875
• Complete Games Krivda, Rochester, 6
• Shutouts Krivda, Rochester, 3
• Strikeouts Nerio Rodriguez, Rochester, 160
• Saves Eddie Gaillard, Toledo, 28

[edit] All-Star Team

• First Base Roberto Petagine, Norfolk
• Second Base Frank Catalanotto, Toledo
• Shortstop Matt Howard, Columbus
• Third Base Arquimedez Pozo, Pawtucket
• Utility Player Randall Simon, Richmond
• Outfield Tony Barron, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; Danny Clyburn, Rochester; Todd Dunwoody, Charlotte
• Catcher Jorge Posada, Columbus
• Designated Hitter Russ Morman, Charlotte
• Pitcher Brian Rose, Pawtucket and Eddie Gaillard, Toledo
• Manager Marv Foley, Rochester

[edit] References

Baseball America's 1998 Almanac. Allan Simpson, editor. Simon & Schuster, 1997.

[edit] External Links

Marv Foley's Triple Crown

1997 IL - The Baseball Cube