| 1959 International League season | |
|---|---|
| League | International League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 14 – September 22 |
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Pancho Herrera, Buffalo Bisons |
| Governors' Cup Playoffs | |
| League champions | Havana Sugar Kings |
| Runners-up | Richmond Virginians |
The 1959 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 14 and September 22. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Havana Sugar Kings won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Richmond Virginians in the final round of the playoffs.
| International League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Buffalo Bisons | 89 | 64 | .582 | – |
| Columbus Jets | 84 | 70 | .545 | 5.5 |
| Havana Sugar Kings | 80 | 73 | .523 | 9 |
| Richmond Virginians | 76 | 78 | .494 | 13.5 |
| Rochester Red Wings | 74 | 80 | .481 | 15.5 |
| Montreal Royals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17.5 |
| Miami Marlins | 71 | 83 | .461 | 18.5 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 69 | 85 | .448 | 20.5 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Pancho Herrera, Buffalo Bisons | .329 |
| H | Pancho Herrera, Buffalo Bisons | 187 |
| R | Bobby Del Greco, Buffalo Bisons | 109 |
| 2B | Woody Smith, Miami Marlins | 49 |
| 3B | Tony González, Havana Sugar Kings | 16 |
| HR | Pancho Herrera, Buffalo Bisons | 37 |
| RBI | Pancho Herrera, Buffalo Bisons | 128 |
| SB | Larry Raines, Toronto Maple Leafs | 32 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Bob Keegan, Rochester Red Wings | 18 |
| L | Babe Birrer, Montreal Royals Harry Byrd, Miami Marlins | 16 |
| ERA | Artie Kay, Miami Marlins | 2.08 |
| CG | Jim Archer, Miami Marlins | 16 |
| SHO | Joe Gibbon, Columbus Jets Al Jackson, Columbus Jets | 4 |
| SO | Joe Gibbon, Columbus Jets | 152 |
| IP | Bob Keegan, Rochester Red Wings | 234.0 |
| Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | ||||||||
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Richmond | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Richmond | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Havana | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Columbus | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Havana | 4 | |||||||
| Player awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Pancho Herrera, Buffalo Bisons [4] |
| Pitcher of the Year | Bill Short, Richmond Virginians [5] |
| Rookie of the Year | Charlie James, Rochester Red Wings [6] |
The Havana Sugar Kings were a Cuban-based minor league baseball team that played from 1946 to 1960. From 1954 until 1960, they belonged in the Class AAA International League, affiliated with Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. Their home stadium was Gran Estadio del Cerro in Havana.
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