1949 International League season

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The 1949 International League season was the 64th in the league's history, and ended with the Montreal Royals winning their second straight Governors' Cup and fourth in the decade. The Royals would go on to lose the Junior World Series.

After the season, the Newark Bears were moved to Springfield, MA.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Buffalo Bisons 90 64 .584 -- Paul Richards Detroit Tigers
Rochester Red Wings 85 67 .559 4 Johnny Keane St. Louis Cardinals
Montréal Royals 84 70 .545 6 Clay Hopper Brooklyn Dodgers
Jersey City Giants 83 71 .539 7 Joe Becker New York Giants
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 72 .526 9 Del Bissonette Philadelphia Phillies
Syracuse Chiefs 73 80 .477 16½ Jewel Ens Cincinnati Reds
Baltimore Orioles 63 91 .409 27 Tommy Thomas/Jack Dunn III St. Louis Browns
Newark Bears 55 98 .359 34½ Buddy Hassett New York Yankees

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Governors' Cup Finals
                 
1  Buffalo Bisons 4  
4  Jersey City Giants 1  
    1  Buffalo Bisons 1
  3  Montreal Royals 4
2  Rochester Red Wings 0
3  Montreal Royals 4  

First Round[edit]

Buffalo vs. Jersey City
Date Away Home
September 14 Jersey City 4 Buffalo 10
September 15 Jersey City 10 Buffalo 12
September 16 Buffalo 5 Jersey City 0
September 18 Buffalo 3 Jersey City 4
September 19 Buffalo 10 Jersey City 1
Buffalo wins series 4-1
Rochester vs. Montreal
Date Away Home
September 14 Montreal 9 Rochester 5
September 15 Montreal 3 Rochester 1
10 innings
September 17 Rochester 8 Montreal 9
10 innings
September 20 Rochester 6 Montreal 8
Montreal wins series 4-0

Governors' Cup Finals[edit]

Buffalo vs. Montreal
Date Away Home
September 23 Montreal 3 Buffalo 9
September 24 Montreal 6 Buffalo 5
September 25 Buffalo 2 Montreal 7
September 26 Buffalo 5 Montreal 6
September 27 Buffalo 3 Montreal 8
Montreal wins series 4-1 and
advances to Junior World Series

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

  • Batting Average Bobby Morgan, Montreal, .337
  • Runs Scored Sam Jethroe, Motntreal, 154
  • Hits Jethroe, 207
  • Doubles Morgan, 38
  • Triples Jethroe, 19
  • Home Runs Russ Derry, Rochester, 42
  • Runs Batted In Steve Bilko, Rochester, 125
  • Stolen Bases Jethroe, 89

Pitching[edit]

References[edit]

The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics. Marshall Wright, McFarland, 1998

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

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