Governor’s Cup Results 1933-Present
| Year | Winners | Games | Runners-Up | Games |
| 1933 | Buffalo | 4 | Rochester | 2 |
| 1934 | Toronto | 4 | Rochester | 1 |
| 1935 | Syracuse | 4 | Montreal | 3 |
| 1936 | Buffalo | 4 | Baltimore | 2 |
| 1937 | Newark | 4 | Baltimore | 0 |
| 1938 | Newark | 4 | Buffalo | 1 |
| 1939 | Rochester | 4 | Newark | 3 |
| 1940 | Newark | 4 | Baltimore | 3 |
| 1941 | Montreal | 4 | Newark | 3 |
| 1942 | Syracuse | 4 | Jersey City | 0 |
| 1943 | Syracuse | 4 | Toronto | 2 |
| 1944 | Baltimore | 4 | Newark | 3 |
| 1945 | Newark | 4 | Montreal | 3 |
| 1946 | Montreal | 4 | Syracuse | 1 |
| 1947 | Syracuse | 4 | Buffalo | 3 |
| 1948 | Montreal | 4 | Syracuse | 1 |
| 1949 | Montreal | 4 | Buffalo | 1 |
| 1950 | Baltimore | 4 | Rochester | 2 |
| 1951 | Montreal | 4 | Syracuse | 1 |
| 1952 | Rochester | 4 | Montreal | 2 |
| 1953 | Montreal | 4 | Rochester | 0 |
| 1954 | Syracuse | 4 | Montreal | 3 |
| 1955 | Rochester | 4 | Toronto | 0 |
| 1956 | Rochester | 4 | Toronto | 3 |
| 1957 | Buffalo | 4 | Miami | 1 |
| 1958 | Montreal | 4 | Toronto | 1 |
| 1959 | Havana | 4 | Richmond | 2 |
| 1960 | Toronto | 4 | Rochester | 1 |
| 1961 | Buffalo | 4 | Rochester | 1 |
| 1962 | Atlanta | 4 | Jacksonville | 3 |
| 1963 | Indianapolis | 4 | Atlanta | 2 |
| 1964 | Rochester | 4 | Syracuse | 2 |
| 1965 | Toronto | 4 | Columbus | 1 |
| 1966 | Toronto | 4 | Richmond | 1 |
| 1967 | Toledo | 4 | Columbus | 1 |
| 1968 | Jacksonville | 4 | Columbus | 0 |
| 1969 | Syracuse | 4 | Columbus | 1 |
| 1970 | Syracuse | 3 | Columbus | 1 |
| 1971 | Rochester | 3 | Tidewater | 2 |
| 1972 | Tidewater | 3 | Louisville | 2 |
| 1973 | Pawtucket | 3 | Charleston | 2 |
| 1974 | Rochester | 4 | Syracuse | 3 |
| 1975 | Tidewater | 3 | Louisville | 2 |
| 1976 | Syracuse | 3 | Richmond | 1 |
| 1977 | Charleston | 4 | Pawtucket | 0 |
| 1978 | Richmond | 4 | Pawtucket | 3 |
| 1979 | Columbus | 4 | Syracuse | 3 |
| 1980 | Columbus | 4 | Toledo | 1 |
| 1981 | Columbus | 2 | Richmond | 1 |
| 1982 | Tidewater | 3 | Rochester | 0 |
| 1983 | Tidewater | 3 | Richmond | 1 |
| 1984 | Pawtucket | 3 | Maine | 2 |
| 1985 | Tidewater | 3 | Columbus | 1 |
| 1986 | Richmond | 3 | Rochester | 0 |
| 1987 | Columbus | 3 | Tidewater | 2 |
| 1988 | Rochester | 3 | Tidewater | 1 |
| 1989 | Richmond | 3 | Syracuse | 1 |
| 1990 | Rochester | 3 | Columbus | 2 |
| 1991 | Columbus | 3 | Pawtucket | 0 |
| 1992 | Columbus | 3 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 2 |
| 1993 | Charlotte | 3 | Rochester | 2 |
| 1994 | Richmond | 3 | Syracuse | 0 |
| 1995 | Ottaw | 3 | Norfolk | 1 |
| 1996 | Columbus | 3 | Rochester | 0 |
| 1997 | Rochester | 3 | Columbus | 2 |
| 1998 | Buffalo | 3 | Durham | 2 |
| 1999 | Charlotte | 3 | Durham | 1 |
| 2000 | Indianapolis | 3 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 2 |
| 2001 | Louisville | 1 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 0 |
| 2002 | Durham | 3 | Buffalo | 1 |
| 2003 | Durham | 3 | Pawtucket | 0 |
| 2004 | Buffalo | 3 | Richmond | 1 |
| 2005 | Toledo | 3 | Indianaplois | 0 |
| 2006 | Toledo | 3 | Rochester | 2 |
| 2007 | Richmond | 3 | Durham | 2 |
| 2008 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 3 | Durham | 1 |
| 2009 | Durham | 3 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 1 |
| 2010 | Columbus | 3 | Durham | 1 |
| 2011 | Columbus | 3 | Lehigh Valley | 1 |
| 2012 | Pawtucket | 3 | Durham | 2 |
| 2013 | Durham | 3 | Pawtucket | 1 |
| 2014 | Pawtucket | 3 | Durham | 2 |
| 2015 | Columbus | 3 | INdianapolis | 2 |
| 2016 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 3 | Gwinnett | 1 |
| 2017 | Durham | 3 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 1 |
| 2018 | Durham | 3 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 2 |
| 2019 | Columbus | 3 | Durham | 0 |
Report
Columbus have won most Governor’s Cups with 11 titles, closely followed by Rochester with 10, and then Syracuse (8), Montreal (7) and Buffalo & Durham (6).
Other winners have included Tidewater/Norfolk and Richmond (5), Newark, Toronto and Pawtucket (4), Toledo (3), Baltimore, Indianapolis, Charlotte and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (2), and Havana, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Charleston, Ottawa and Louisville with one Cup each.
About
The International League is currently one of three Triple-A (AAA) Baseball Leagues (2nd Level), in the Minor League Baseball System, along with the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League. The Governor’s Cup is the Championship Series of the International League, and the winners play for the Triple-A Championship with the winners of the Pacific Coast League.
The International League is based primarily in the Eastern United States, but also has included teams in Canada and Cuba.
References:
Websites
[1] Triple-A Baseball (2020) International League Postseason Results [Internet] Available from: https://www.triple-abaseball.com/PostSeasonIL.jsp[Accessed 12 March 2020]
[2] Minor League Baseball (2020) International League Logo [Internet] Available from: https://milb.bamcontent.com/assets/images/6/1/8/300505618/cuts/768×192/cut.jpg [Accessed 12 March 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Hugh Mulcahy.
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