1989 International League season

1989 International League season International League Baseball April 5 – September 9 146 8 Regular season Tom O'Malley, Tidewater Tides Governors' Cup Playoffs Richmond Braves Syracuse Chiefs List of International League seasons IL 1988 International League season 1988 1990 International League season 1990 The 1989 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 5 and September 9. Eight teams played a 146-game schedule, with the top team in each division qualifying for the Governors' Cup. The Richmond Braves won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Syracuse Chiefs in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Maine Phillies relocated to Moosic, Pennsylvania, and were renamed the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. The club remained affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Richmond Braves and Tidewater Tides moved from the East Division to the West Division. The Rochester Red Wings and Syracuse Chiefs moved from the West Division to the East Division. Teams 1989 International League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Pawtucket Red Sox Pawtucket, Rhode Island Boston Red Sox McCoy Stadium Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York Baltimore Orioles Silver Stadium Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Moosic, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Phillies Lackawanna County Stadium Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York Toronto Blue Jays MacArthur Stadium West Columbus Clippers Columbus, Ohio New York Yankees Cooper Stadium Richmond Braves Richmond, Virginia Atlanta Braves The Diamond Tidewater Tides Norfolk, Virginia New York Mets Met Park Toledo Mud Hens Toledo, Ohio Detroit Tigers Ned Skeldon Stadium Map of teams left 10px East division 10px West division 1490 450 300 425 1425 North America 2800 North America 41.87 -71.37 Blue pog.svg 80 right Red Sox #ffe North America 43.19 -77.61 Blue pog.svg 80 left Red Wings #ffe North America 41.36 -75.68 Blue pog.svg 80 right Red Barons #ffe North America 43.08 -76.16 Blue pog.svg 80 right Chiefs #ffe North America 39.95 -83.03 Red pog.svg 80 left Clippers #ffe North America 37.57 -77.46 Red pog.svg 80 left Braves #ffe North America 36.88 -76.21 Red pog.svg 80 right Tides #ffe North America 41.58 -83.64 Red pog.svg 80 left Mud Hens #ffe Regular season thumb|upright=1.00|right|alt=|Charlie Puleo of the Richmond Braves pitched the first five innings in a combined no-hitter. Summary The regular season scheduled was extended from 142-games to 146-games. The Syracuse Chiefs finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1985. On June 27, Charlie Puleo and Steve Ziem of the Richmond Braves combined to pitch a no-hitter against the Oklahoma City 89ers.Meece Volney 89ers held hitless in loss to Richmond https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-89ers-held-hitless-i/100451707/ 29 November 2024 The Daily Oklahoman June 28, 1989 Standings 1989 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed 27 November 2024. East Division Team Win Loss % GB Syracuse Chiefs 83 62 83 62 – Rochester Red Wings 72 73 72 73 11 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons 64 79 64 79 18 Pawtucket Red Sox 62 84 62 84 21.5West Division Richmond Braves 81 65 81 65 – Columbus Clippers 77 69 77 69 4 Tidewater Tides 77 69 77 69 4 Toledo Mud Hens 69 76 69 76 11.5 League Leaders thumb|upright=1.00|right|alt=|Hal Morris of the Columbus Clippers led the league with a .326 batting average. Batting leaders 1989 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed 27 November 2024. Stat Player Total AVG Hal Morris, Columbus Clippers .326 H Glenallen Hill, Syracuse Chiefs 155 R Glenallen Hill, Syracuse Chiefs 86 2B Tim Tolman, Syracuse Chiefs 33 3B Glenallen Hill, Syracuse Chiefs 15 HR Glenallen Hill, Syracuse Chiefs 21 RBI Tom O'Malley, Tidewater Tides 84 SB Tom Barrett, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons 44 Pitching leaders 1989 Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed 27 November 2024. Stat Player Total W Gary Eave, Richmond Braves Alex Sanchez, Syracuse Chiefs Curt Schilling, Rochester Red Wings 13 ERA José Núñez, Syracuse Chiefs 2.21 CG Mike Rochford, Pawtucket Red Sox Curt Schilling, Rochester Red Wings 9 SV Dickie Noles, Columbus Clippers 19 SO Kent Mercker, Richmond Braves 144 IP Curt Schilling, Rochester Red Wings 185.1 Playoffs The Richmond Braves won their third Governors' Cup, defeating the Syracuse Chiefs in four games. Playoff bracket Governors' Cup E1 Syracuse 1 W1 Richmond 3 Awards International League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Tom O'Malley, Tidewater Tides Pitcher of the Year Alex Sanchez, Syracuse Chiefs Rookie of the Year Francisco Cabrera, Syracuse / Richmond Manager of the Year Bob Bailor, Syracuse Chiefs All-star team International League all-star team Position All-star Catcher Francisco Cabrera, Syracuse / Richmond First base Hal Morris, Columbus Clippers Second base Mark Lemke, Richmond Braves Shortstop Randy Velarde, Columbus Clippers Third base Tom O'Malley, Tidewater Tides Outfield Butch Davis, Rochester Red Wings Glenallen Hill, Syracuse Chiefs Greg Tubbs, Richmond Braves Designated hitter Kevin Maas, Columbus Clippers Starting pitcher Alex Sanchez, Syracuse Chiefs Relief pitcher Mark Eichhorn, Richmond Braves See also 1989 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website International League season Category:International League seasons