# 1975 International League season

The 1975 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 11 and September 10. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Tidewater Tides won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Syracuse Chiefs in the final round of the playoffs.

## League changes

* The two-division format was scrapped and the traditional four-team playoff format returned.

## Teams

1975 International League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Charleston Charlies | Charleston, West Virginia | Pittsburgh Pirates | Watt Powell Park |
| Memphis Blues | Memphis, Tennessee | Montreal Expos | Blues Stadium |
| Pawtucket Red Sox | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Boston Red Sox | McCoy 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 | Philadelphia Phillies | Lucas County Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Tidewater Tides finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1969.
* The Tidewater Tides defeated the Rochester Red Wings in a tie-breaking game for first place in the league.
* The regular season schedule changed from 144-games to 140-games.

### Standings

International League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Tidewater Tides | 86 | 55 | .610 | – |
| Rochester Red Wings | 85 | 56 | .603 | 1 |
| Syracuse Chiefs | 72 | 64 | .529 | 11.5 |
| Charleston Charlies | 72 | 67 | .518 | 13 |
| Memphis Blues | 65 | 75 | .464 | 20.5 |
| Richmond Braves | 62 | 75 | .453 | 22 |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 62 | 78 | .443 | 23.5 |
| Pawtucket Red Sox | 53 | 87 | .379 | 32.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides | .342 |
| H | Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues | 151 |
| R | Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues | 87 |
| 2B | Royle Stillman, Rochester Red Wings Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues | 30 |
| 3B | Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides | 9 |
| HR | Bill Nahorodny, Toledo Mud Hens | 19 |
| RBI | Roy Staiger, Tidewater Tides | 81 |
| SB | Miguel Diloné, Charleston Charlies | 48 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Odell Jones, Charleston Charlies Mike Willis, Rochester Red Wings | 14 |
| ERA | Pablo Torrealba, Richmond Braves | 1.45 |
| CG | Craig Swan, Tidewater Tides | 13 |
| SV | Pablo Torrealba, Richmond Braves | 15 |
| SO | Odell Jones, Charleston Charlies | 157 |
| IP | Odell Jones, Charleston Charlies | 188 |

## Playoffs

* The Tidewater Tides won their second Governors' Cup, defeating the Syracuse Chiefs in four games.
* The semi-finals and finals were shortened from a best-of-seven series to a best-of-five series.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup |
| 1 | Tidewater | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Charleston | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Charleston | 0 | 1 | Tidewater | 3 |
| | | | 3 | Syracuse | 1 |
| 2 | Rochester | 1 | 3 | Syracuse | 1 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 3 | | | |

## Awards

International League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides |
| Pitcher of the Year | Craig Swan, Tidewater Tides |
| Rookie of the Year | Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides |
| Manager of the Year | Joe Frazier, Tidewater Tides |

## All-star team

International League all-star team :
| Position | All-star |
| Catcher | Bill Nahorodny, Toledo Mud Hens Joe Nolan, Richmond Braves |
| First base | Brock Pemberton, Tidewater Tides |
| Second base | Willie Randolph, Charleston Charlies |
| Shortstop | Bob Bailor, Rochester Red Wings |
| Third base | Roy Staiger, Tidewater Tides |
| Outfield | Royle Stillman, Rochester Red Wings Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides |
| Pitcher | Mike Flanagan, Rochester Red Wings Craig Swan, Tidewater Tides |
| Manager | Joe Frazier, Tidewater Tides |