1972 International League season

1972 International League season
LeagueInternational League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – September 12
Number of games144
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPDwight Evans, Louisville Colonels
Governors' Cup Playoffs
League championsTidewater Tides
  Runners-upLouisville Colonels

The 1972 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 16 and September 13. Eight teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

The Tidewater Tides won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Louisville Colonels in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1972 International League
Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Charleston Charlies Charleston, West Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Watt Powell Park
Louisville Colonels Louisville, Kentucky Boston Red Sox Fairgrounds Stadium
Peninsula Whips Hampton, Virginia Montreal Expos War Memorial Stadium
Richmond Braves Richmond, Virginia Atlanta Braves Parker Field
Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York Baltimore Orioles Silver Stadium
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York New York Yankees MacArthur Stadium
Tidewater Tides Norfolk, Virginia New York Mets Met Park
Toledo Mud Hens Toledo, Ohio Detroit Tigers Lucas County Stadium

Map of teams

International League teams

Regular season

Summary

  • The Louisville Colonels finished with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history.
  • The regular season was expanded from 140 games to 144 games.

Standings

[1]

International League
Team Win Loss % GB
Louisville Colonels 81 63 .563 –
Charleston Charlies 80 64 .556 1
Tidewater Tides 78 65 .545 2.5
Rochester Red Wings 76 68 .528 5
Toledo Mud Hens 75 69 .521 6
Richmond Braves 65 78 .455 15.5
Syracuse Chiefs 64 80 .444 17
Peninsula Whips 56 88 .389 25

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Al Bumbry, Rochester Red Wings .345
H Cecil Cooper, Louisville Colonels 162
R Pepe Mangual, Peninsula Whips 91
2B Cecil Cooper, Louisville Colonels 31
3B Al Bumbry, Rochester Red Wings 15
HR Richie Zisk, Charleston Charlies 26
RBI Dwight Evans, Louisville Colonels 95
SB Pepe Mangual, Peninsula Whips 39

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Craig Skok, Louisville Colonels 15
ERA Gene Garber, Charleston Charlies 2.26
CG Gene Garber, Charleston Charlies
Harry Parker, Tidewater Tides		 13
SHO Harry Parker, Tidewater Tides 5
SV Dick Colpaert, Charleston Charlies 21
SO Jim McKee, Charleston Charlies 159
IP John Montague, Peninsula Whips 214.0

Playoffs

  • The Tidewater Tides won their first Governors' Cup, defeating the Louisville Colonels in five games.
  • The semi-finals were reduced from a best-of-five series to a best-of-three series.
  • The finals were reduced from a best-of-seven series to a best-of-five series.

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Louisville 2
4 Rochester 1
1 Louisville 2
3 Tidewater 3
2 Charleston 1
3 Tidewater 2

Awards

International League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Dwight Evans, Louisville Colonels
Pitcher of the Year Gene Garber, Charleston Charlies
Rookie of the Year Al Bumbry, Rochester Red Wings
Manager of the Year Hank Bauer, Tidewater Tides

All-star team

International League all-star team
Position All-star
Catcher Vic Correll, Louisville Colonels
First base Cecil Cooper, Louisville Colonels
Second base Chuck Goggin, Charleston Charlies
Shortstop Mario Guerrero, Louisville / Syracuse
Third base Tom Matchick, Rochester Red Wings
Outfield Al Bumbry, Rochester Red Wings
Dwight Evans, Louisville Colonels
Richie Zisk, Charleston Charlies
Pitcher Gene Garber, Charleston Charlies
Craig Skok, Louisville Colonels
Manager Hank Bauer, Tidewater Tides

See also

References

  1. ^ 1972 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ 1972 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed 19 November 2024.
  3. ^ 1972 Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed 19 November 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.