Baseball Minor AAA Leagues - International League Champions
Each year via a playoff format the champion tean of the International League (Class AAA Minor League Baseball) is awarded the Governors' Cup. Past results are listed below.
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Year | Winner | Manager | Runner-up | Manager | Other Participants |
1900 | Providence | ||||
1901 | Rochester | ||||
1902 | Toronto | ||||
1903 | Jersey City | ||||
1904 | Buffalo | ||||
1905 | Providence | ||||
1906 | Buffalo | ||||
1907 | Providence | ||||
1908 | Baltimore | ||||
1909 | Rochester | ||||
1910 | Rochester | ||||
1911 | Rochester | ||||
1912 | Toronto | ||||
1913 | Newark | ||||
1914 | Providence | ||||
1915 | Buffalo | ||||
1916 | Buffalo | ||||
1917 | Toronto | ||||
1918 | Toronto | ||||
1919 | Baltimore | ||||
1920 | Baltimore | ||||
1921 | Baltimore | ||||
1922 | Baltimore | ||||
1923 | Baltimore | ||||
1924 | Baltimore | ||||
1925 | Baltimore | ||||
1926 | Toronto | ||||
1927 | Buffalo | ||||
1928 | Rochester | ||||
1929 | Rochester | ||||
1930 | Rochester | ||||
1931 | Rochester | ||||
1932 | Newark | ||||
1933 | Buffalo | Ray Schalk | Rochester | George Toporcer | Newark-Baltimore |
1934 | Toronto | Ike Boone | Rochester | George Toporcer | Newark-Albany |
1935 | Syracuse | Nemo Leibold | Montreal | Frank Shaughnessy | Buffalo-Newark |
1936 | *Buffalo | Ray Schalk | Baltimore | Guy Sturdy | Newark-Rochester |
1937 | *Newark | Oscar Vitt | Baltimore | Clyde Crouse | Syracuse-Montreal |
1938 | *Newark | Johnny Neun | Buffalo | Steve O'Neill | Rochester-Syracuse |
1939 | Rochester | Billy Southworth | Newark | Johnny Neun | Jersey City-Buffalo |
1940 | Newark | Johnny Neun | Baltimore | Tommy Thomas | Rochester-Jersey City |
1941 | Montreal | Clyde Sukeforth | Newark | Johnny Neun | Buffalo-Rochester |
1942 | Syracuse | Jewel Ens | Jersey City | Frank Snyder | Montreal-Newark |
1943 | Syracuse | Jewel Ens | Toronto | Burleigh Grimes | Newark-Montreal |
1944 | *Baltimore | Tommy Thomas | Newark | Bill Meyer | Buffalo-Toronto |
1945 | Newark | Bill Meyer | Montreal | Bruno Betzel | Toronto-Baltimore |
1946 | *Montreal | Clay Hopper | Syracuse | Jewel Ens | Baltimore-Newark |
1947 | Syracuse | Jewel Ens | Buffalo | Paul Richards | Jersey City-Montreal |
1948 | *Montreal | Clay Hopper | Syracuse | Jewel Ens | Rochester-Newark |
1949 | Montreal | Clay Hopper | Buffalo | Paul Richards | Rochester-Jersey City |
1950 | Baltimore | Nick Cullop | Rochester | Johnny Keane | Montreal-Jersey City |
1951 | *Montreal | Walter Alston | Syracuse | Bruno Betzel | Rochester-Buffalo |
1952 | Rochester | Harry Walker | Montreal | Walter Alston | Syracuse-Toronto |
1953 | Montreal | Walter Alston | Rochester | Harry Walker | Buffalo-Baltimore |
1954 | Syracuse | Skeeter Newsome | Montreal | Max Macon | Toronto-Rochester |
1955 | Rochester | Fred Walker | Toronto | Luke Sewell | Havana-Montreal |
1956 | Rochester | Fred Walker | Toronto | Bruno Betzel | Miami-Montreal |
1957 | Buffalo | Phil Cavarretta | Miami | Donald Osborn | Toronto-Richmond |
1958 | *Montreal | Clay Bryant | Toronto | Fred Walker | Rochester-Columbus |
1959 | Havana | Preston Gomez | Richmond | Mike Souchok | Buffalo-Columbus |
1960 | *Toronto | Mel McGaha | Rochester | Clyde King | Richmond-Buffalo |
1961 | Buffalo | Kerby Farrell | Rochester | Clyde King | Columbus-Charleston |
1962 | Atlanta | Joe Schultz | Jacksonville | Ben Geraghty | Toronto-Rochester |
1963 | *Indianapolis | Rollie Hemsley | Atlanta | Harry Walker | Syracuse-Toronto |
1964 | Rochester | Darrell Johnson | Syracuse | Frank Carswell | Jacksonville-Buffalo |
1965 | Toronto | Dick Williams | Columbus | Larry Shepard | Atlanta-Syracuse |
1966 | Toronto | Dick Williams | Richmond | Bill Adair | Rochester-Columbus |
1967 | Toledo | Jack Tighe | Columbus | Pete Peterson | Richmond-Rochester |
1968 | Jacksonville | Clyde McCullough | Columbus | Johnny Pesky | Toledo-Rochester |
1969 | Syracuse | Frank Verdi | Columbus | Don Hoak | Tidewater-Louisville |
1970 | *Syracuse | Frank Verdi | Columbus | Joe Morgan | Rochester-Tidewater |
1971 | *Rochester | Joe Altobelli | Tidewater | Hank Bauer | Charleston-Syracuse |
1972 | Tidewater | Hank Bauer | Louisville | Darrell Johnson | Charleston-Rochester |
1973 | Pawtucket | Darrell Johnson | Charleston | Joe Morgan | Rochester-Tidewater |
1974 | *Rochester | Joe Altobelli | Syracuse | Bobby Cox | Memphis-Richmond |
1975 | *Tidewater | Joe Frazier | Syracuse | Bobby Cox | Charleston-Rochester |
1976 | Syracuse | Bobby Cox | Richmond | Jack McKeon | Rochester-Memphis |
1977 | Charleston | Jim Beauchamp | Pawtucket | Joe Morgan | Richmond-Tidewater |
1978 | Richmond | Tommie Aaron | Pawtucket | Joe Morgan | Charleston-Toledo |
1979 | *Columbus | Gene Michael | Syracuse | Vern Benson | Richmond-Tidewater |
1980 | *Columbus | Joe Altobelli | Toledo | Cal Ermer | Richmond-Rochester |
1981 | *Columbus | Frank Verdi | Richmond | Eddie Haas | Rochester-Tidewater |
1982 | Tidewater | Jack Aker | Rochester | Lance Nichols | Richmond-Columbus |
1983 | Tidewater | Dave Johnson | Richmond | Eddie Haas | Columbus-Charleston |
1984 | Pawtucket | Tony Torchia | Maine | Doc Edwards | Columbus-Toledo |
1985 | Tidewater | Bob Schaefer | Columbus | Stump Merrill | Syracuse-Maine |
1986 | *Richmond | Roy Majtyka | Rochester | John Hart | Pawtucket-Tidewater |
1987 | Columbus | Bucky Dent | Tidewater | Mike Cubbage | Rochester-Pawtucket |
1988 | *Rochester | Johnny Oates | Tidewater | Mike Cubbage | |
1989 | *Richmond | Jim Beauchamp | Syracuse | Bob Bailor | |
1990 | *Rochester | Greg Biagini | Columbus | Rick Down | |
1991 | *Columbus | Rick Down | Pawtucket | Butch Hobson | |
1992 | *Columbus | Rick Down | Scranton/W.B. | Lee Elia | Richmond-Pawtucket |
1993 | *Charlotte | Charlie Manuel | Rochester | Bob Miscik | Richmond-Ottawa |
1994 | *Richmond | Grady Little | Syracuse | Bob Didier | Charlotte-Pawtucket |
1995 | *Ottawa | Pete Mackanin | Norfolk | Toby Harrah | Richmond-Rochester |
1996 | *Columbus | Stump Merrill | Rochester | Marv Foley | Norfolk-Pawtucket |
1997 | *Rochester | Marv Foley | Columbus | Stump Merrill | Charlotte-Pawtucket |
1998 | *Buffalo | Jeff Datz | Durham | Bill Evers | Louisville-Syracuse |
1999 | *Charlotte | Tom Spencer | Durham | Bill Evers | Columbus-Scranton/W B |
2000 | *Indianapolis | Steve Smith | Scranton/WB | Marc Bombard | Buffalo-Durham |
2001 | **Louisville | Dave Miley | Scranton | Marc Bombard | Buffalo-Norfolk |
2002 | *Durham | Bill Evers | Buffalo | Eric Wedge | Scranton/WB-Toledo |
2003 | *Durham | Bill Evers | Pawtucket | Buddy Bailey | Louisville-Ottawa |
2004 | *Buffalo | Marty Brown | Richmond | Pat Kelly | Columbus-Durham |
2005 | *Toledo | Larry Parrish | Indianapolis | Trent Jewett | Buffalo-Norfolk |
2006 | *Toledo | Larry Parrish | Rochester | Stan Cliburn | Scranton/WB-Charlotte-Indianapolis |
2007 | Richmond | Dave Brundage | Durham | Charlie Montoyo | Toledo-Scranton/WB |
2008 | *Scranton/WB | Dave Miley | Durham Bulls | Charlie Montoyo | Pawtucket - Louisville |
* Also Pennant Winner
**The Governors Cup playoff was canceled with the Louisville RiverBats (Reds) holding a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Louisville was named league champion over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons (Phillies). Louisville had won the opener 2-1.