List of International League champions

The Governors' Cup, awarded to winners of the International League playoffs from 1933 to 2020

The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the United States at the Triple-A level, which is one grade below Major League Baseball. A champion has been determined at the end of each season since the league was formed in 1884.

Through 1932, champions were usually the regular-season pennant winners—the team with the best win–loss record at the conclusion of the season. From 1933 to 2020, postseason playoffs were held to determine champions. Participants from 1933 to 1987 were usually the four teams with the highest winning percentages. From 1988 to 2020, the four qualifiers were the division winners and one or two wild card teams. The winner of each season's playoffs was awarded the Governors' Cup. These playoffs and the issuing of trophy were discontinued in 2021, when the winner was the team with the best regular-season record. In 2022, the league championship was determined by a single playoff game between the East and West division winners. Beginning with the 2023 season, the league adopted a split season format, in which the league championship is determined by a best-of-three playoff series between the winners of each half of the season, with the winner meeting the champion of the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A National Championship Game.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Rochester Red Wings have won 19 International League championships, more than any other team, followed by the Columbus Clippers (11) and the Baltimore Orioles, original Buffalo Bisons, and Toronto Maple Leafs (10). Among active IL franchises, Rochester has won 19 championships, the most of all teams, followed by Columbus (11) and the Durham Bulls and Syracuse Mets (8). During the era of the Governors' Cup playoffs from 1933 to 2020, the most cup titles were won by Columbus (11), followed by Rochester (10) and Syracuse (8).

History

Pre-playoff era (1884–1932)

The Rochester Red Wings, known as the Hustlers in 1909, won nine championships during the pre-playoff era (1884–1932), more than any other team.

The International League was founded in 1884.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The modern circuit traces its roots from several predecessor leagues: the Eastern League (1884), New York State League (1885), International League (1886–1887), International Association (1888–1890), Eastern Association (1891), and Eastern League (1892–1911).<ref name=SCleague>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It adopted consistent use of the International League name in 1912.<ref name=SCleague/> After the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic,<ref name=2020can>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the league was known as the Triple-A East in 2021 before reverting to the International League moniker in 2022.<ref name=KReichard2-13-2021>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=MILB3-16-2022>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A league champion has been determined at the end of each season. With few exceptions, champions from 1884 to 1932 were simply the regular-season pennant winners—the team with the best win–loss record at the conclusion of the regular championship season. The first league champions were the Trenton Trentonians, who won by four games over the Lancaster Ironsides in 1884.<ref name=SC1884>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 1891 and 1892 seasons were contested as split seasons or "double seasons". Under this format, the schedule was split into two parts. The team with the best record at the end of the first season won the first pennant. Standings were then reset so that all clubs had clean records to begin the second season. If the same team won both seasons, they were declared the league champion.<ref name=TBC1-25-1891>Template:Cite news</ref> This was the case in 1891 when the original Buffalo Bisons won both halves.<ref name=SC1891>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> If a different team won the second season, the two winners would meet in a playoff series to determine the champion.<ref name=TBC1-25-1891/> This happened in 1892 when the Binghamton Bingoes, winners of the second season, defeated the Providence Clamdiggers, winners of the first season, four games to two.<ref name=SC1892>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1932, the Newark Bears became the last team to win the championship by virtue of winning the regular-season pennant before a recurring series of playoffs were instituted.<ref name=SC1932>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Governors' Cup era (1933–2020)

Frank Shaughnessy devised a playoff system that was used for the Governor's Cup playoffs to determine a league champion.

Frank Shaughnessy, general manager of the International League's Montreal Royals, was interested in developing a way for multiple clubs to share in the excitement of postseason play. His new playoff format, devised to maintain the interest of fans and players alike during the Great Depression, provided an opportunity for four teams to compete for the league's championship. In 1933, he introduced his plan to league president Charles H. Knappe, and the result was the Governors' Cup playoffs. Several other leagues noticed the success of the "Shaughnessy Plan" and began using the system as well.<ref name="TRIPLE-A">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The governors of Maryland, New Jersey, and New York and the lieutenant governors of the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, in which the league's eight teams were located at the time, sponsored a trophy to be awarded annually to the winner of the International League playoffs. The original trophy, designed by the supervisor of the league's umpires and silversmith W. B. Carpenter, was created out of solid silver.<ref name="TRIPLE-A"/> In 1988, IL president Harold Cooper donated the trophy to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, where it is on permanent display. A new trophy was minted in its place to be presented to the winner of the Governors' Cup playoffs.<ref name="TRIPLE-A"/>

Under this system, the top four teams in the league, based on winning percentage, competed for the championship. From 1933 to 1987, the first round typically consisted of a best-of-seven-games series between the first and fourth-place teams and a series between the second and third-place teams. The winners of these semifinals then faced one another for the championship in a best-of-seven series. The first Governors' Cup was won in 1933 by the original Buffalo Bisons, who defeated the Rochester Red Wings, 4–2.<ref name=SC1933>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sporadically from 1966 to 1980, one or both rounds were reduced to best-of-five series. From 1981 to 2020, both rounds were the best-of-five.

The IL utilized a divisional alignment for the first time in 1963. The first-place teams from each division, North and South, met in the first round, as did the second-place teams, with the winners meeting in the finals.<ref name=SC1963>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The circuit reverted to having no divisions in 1964 but returned to the same playoff format with North and South Divisions for 1973 and 1974.<ref name=SC1973>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=SC1974>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

From 1988 to 1991, the International League held an interleague partnership with the American Association, called the Triple-A Alliance, in which they played an interlocking schedule, and the leagues' champions met in the Triple-A Classic.<ref name=TripleATimeLine>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During this period, the IL was divided into East and West Divisions, and the division winners faced off in a best-of-five series to determine champions. After the dissolution of the Triple-A Alliance following the 1991 season, the International League maintained this divisional alignment but returned to having a semifinal round wherein the top two teams in each division played each other to qualify for the Governors' Cup finals.<ref name=TripleATimeLine/><ref name=SC1992>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The league was split into three divisions, North, South, and West, from 1998 to 2020. Under this arrangement, the three division winners and a wild card team, the team with the best second-place record, qualified for the playoffs. The best-of-five semifinals pitted the North Division winner against the wild card team, and the South and West Division winners against each other. The winners then played in a best-of-five round to determine the champion.<ref name=SC1998>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The last team to win the championship this way was the Columbus Clippers, who won the last Governors' Cup in 2019.<ref name=SC2019>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=2020can/>

Current era (2021–present)

The International League ceased operations before the 2021 season in conjunction with Major League Baseball's (MLB) reorganization of Minor League Baseball.<ref name=KReichard2-13-2021/> In place of the International League, MLB created the Triple-A East, a circuit divided into three divisions, Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast.<ref name=JMayo2-12-2021>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Prior to the 2022 season, MLB renamed the Triple-A East the International League, and it carried on the history of the IL prior to reorganization.<ref name=MILB3-16-2022/> Rather than hold playoffs for its championship, the Triple-A East's 2021 title was awarded to the team with the best regular-season record.<ref name=MiLB7-14-2021>Template:Cite news</ref> The Durham Bulls won this championship by four-and-a-half games ahead of the Buffalo Bisons.<ref name=JCooper9-24-2021>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=MILB20221>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Along with these changes, all references to the Governors' Cup as the championship of the International League were discontinued and a different trophy was awarded.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=MiLB5-3-2022>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2022, the league was reorganized in East and West Divisions.<ref name=SC2022>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Under this alignment, the winners of each division met in a single game to determine the league champion.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Beginning in 2023, the regular-season was split into two halves, and the winners of each half meet in a best-of-three series for the league championship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Champions

Pre-playoff champions (1884–1932)

Key

Record	Regular-season win–loss record
GA	Games ahead of the second-place team

Champions

Year	Champion	Record	Template:Abbr	Runner-up	Template:Abbr
1884	Trenton Trentonians	46–39	Template:Sort	Lancaster Ironsides	<ref name=SC1884/>
1885	Syracuse Stars	52–37	Template:Sort	Utica Pent-Ups	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1886	Utica Pent-Ups	62–34	Template:Sort	Rochester Maroons	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1887	Toronto Canucks	65–36	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1888	Syracuse Stars	81–30	Template:Sort	Toronto Canucks	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1889	Detroit Wolverines	72–39	Template:Sort	Syracuse Stars	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1890	Detroit WolverinesTemplate:Efn-la	31–19	Template:Sort	Toronto Canucks	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1891	Buffalo Bisons	Template:SortTemplate:Efn-la	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	<ref name=SC1891/>
1892	Binghamton Bingoes	Template:SortTemplate:Efn-la	Template:Sort	Providence Clamdiggers	<ref name=SC1892/>
1893	Erie Blackbirds	63–41	Template:Sort	Springfield Ponies	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1894	Providence Grays	78–34	Template:Sort	Erie Blackbirds	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1895	Springfield Maroons	79–36	Template:Sort	Providence Grays	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1896	Providence Grays	71–47	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1897	Syracuse Stars	83–50	Template:Sort	Toronto Maple Leafs	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1898	Montreal Royals	68–48	Template:Sort	Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1899	Rochester Bronchos	72–43	Template:Sort	Montreal Royals	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1900	Providence Clamdiggers	84–52	Template:Sort	Rochester Bronchos	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1901	Rochester Bronchos	89–49	Template:Sort	Toronto Maple Leafs	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1902	Toronto Maple Leafs	85–42	Template:SortTemplate:Efn-la	Buffalo Bisons	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1903	Jersey City Skeeters	92–33	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1904	Buffalo Bisons	88–46	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1905	Providence Clamdiggers	83–47	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1906	Buffalo Bisons	85–55	Template:Sort	Jersey City Skeeters	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1907	Toronto Maple Leafs	83–51	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1908	Baltimore Orioles	83–57	Template:Sort	Providence Grays	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1909	Rochester Hustlers	90–61	Template:Sort	Newark Indians	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1910	Rochester Bronchos	92–61	Template:Sort	Newark Indians	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1911	Rochester Hustlers	98–54	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1912	Toronto Maple Leafs	91–62	Template:Sort	Rochester Hustlers	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1913	Newark Indians	95–57	Template:Sort	Rochester Hustlers	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1914	Providence Grays	95–59	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1915	Buffalo Bisons	86–50	Template:Sort	Providence Grays	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1916	Buffalo Bisons	82–58	Template:Sort	Providence Grays	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1917	Toronto Maple Leafs	93–61	Template:Sort	Providence Grays	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1918	Toronto Maple Leafs	88–39	Template:Sort	Binghamton Bingoes	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1919	Baltimore Orioles	100–49	Template:Sort	Toronto Maple Leafs	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1920	Baltimore Orioles	110–43	Template:Sort	Toronto Maple Leafs	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1921	Baltimore Orioles	119–47	Template:Sort	Rochester Colts	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1922	Baltimore Orioles	115–52	Template:Sort	Rochester Tribe	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1923	Baltimore Orioles	111–53	Template:Sort	Rochester Tribe	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1924	Baltimore Orioles	117–48	Template:Sort	Toronto Maple Leafs	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1925	Baltimore Orioles	105–61	Template:Sort	Toronto Maple Leafs	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1926	Toronto Maple Leafs	109–57	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1927	Buffalo Bisons	112–56	Template:Sort	Syracuse Stars	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1928	Rochester Red Wings	90–74	Template:SortTemplate:Efn-la	Buffalo Bisons	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1929	Rochester Red Wings	103–65	Template:Sort	Toronto Maple Leafs	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1930	Rochester Red Wings	105–62	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1931	Rochester Red Wings	101–67	Template:Sort	Newark Bears	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1932	Newark Bears	109–59	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles	<ref name=SC1932/>

Governors' Cup champions (1933–2020)

Key

Score	Score of the Governors' Cup championship series
P	Regular-season pennant winner (1933–1962, 1964–1972, 1975–1987)
N	North Division winner (1963, 1973–1974, 1998–2020)
S	South Division winner (1963, 1973–1974, 1998–2020)
E	East Division winner (1988–1997)
W	West Division winner (1988–2020)

Champions

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Other playoff teams	Template:Abbr
1933	Template:Sort	4–2	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles & Newark BearsP	<ref name=SC1933/>
1934	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Albany Senators & Newark BearsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1935	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons & Newark Bears	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1936	Template:Sort	4–2	Baltimore Orioles	Newark Bears & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1937	Template:Sort	4–0	Baltimore Orioles	Montreal Royals & Syracuse Chiefs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1938	Template:Sort	4–1	Buffalo Bisons	Rochester Red Wings & Syracuse Chiefs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1939	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons & Jersey City GiantsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1940	Template:Sort	4–3	Baltimore Orioles	Jersey City Giants & Rochester Red WingsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1941	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1942	Template:Sort	4–0	Jersey City Giants	Montreal Royals & Newark BearsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1943	Template:Sort	4–2	Template:Sort	Montreal Royals & Newark Bears	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1944	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons & Toronto Maple Leafs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1945	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles & Toronto Maple Leafs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1946	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles & Newark Bears	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1947	Template:Sort	4–3	Buffalo Bisons	Jersey City GiantsP & Montreal Royals	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1948	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Newark Bears & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1949	Template:Sort	4–1	Buffalo Bisons	Jersey City Giants & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1950	Template:Sort	4–2	Template:Sort	Jersey City Giants & Montreal Royals	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1951	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1952	Template:Sort	4–2	Template:Sort	Syracuse Chiefs & Toronto Maple Leafs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1953	Template:Sort	4–0	Template:Sort	Baltimore Orioles & Buffalo Bisons	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1954	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Rochester Red Wings & Toronto Maple LeafsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1955	Template:Sort	4–0	Template:Sort	Havana Sugar Kings & Montreal RoyalsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1956	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Miami Marlins & Montreal Royals	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1957	Template:Sort	4–1	Miami Marlins	Richmond Virginians & Toronto Maple LeafsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1958	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Columbus Jets & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1959	Havana Sugar Kings	4–2	Richmond Virginians	Buffalo BisonsP & Columbus Jets	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1960	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons & Richmond Virginians	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1961	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Charleston Marlins & Columbus JetsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1962	Atlanta Crackers	4–3	Jacksonville SunsP	Rochester Red Wings & Toronto Maple Leafs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1963	Template:Sort	4–2	Atlanta Crackers	Syracuse ChiefsN & Toronto Maple Leafs	<ref name=SC1963/>
1964	Template:Sort	4–2	Template:Sort	Buffalo Bisons & Jacksonville SunsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1965	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Atlanta Crackers & Syracuse Chiefs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1966	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Columbus Jets & Rochester Red WingsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1967	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Richmond BravesP & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1968	Jacksonville Suns	4–0	Template:Sort	Rochester Red Wings & Toledo Mud HensP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1969	Template:Sort	4–1	Template:Sort	Louisville Colonels & Tidewater TidesP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1970	Template:Sort	3–1	Template:Sort	Rochester Red Wings & Tidewater Tides	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1971	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	Charleston Charlies & Syracuse Chiefs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1972	Template:Sort	3–2	Louisville ColonelsP	Charleston Charlies & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1973	Pawtucket Red Sox	3–2	Charleston CharliesS	Rochester Red WingsN & Tidewater Tides	<ref name=SC1973/>
1974	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Memphis BluesS & Richmond Braves	<ref name=SC1974/>
1975	Template:Sort	3–1	Template:Sort	Charleston Charlies & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1976	Template:Sort	3–1	Template:Sort	Memphis Blues & Rochester Red WingsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1977	Charleston Charlies	4–0	Template:Sort	Richmond Braves & Tidewater Tides	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1978	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Charleston CharliesP & Toledo Mud Hens	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1979	Template:Sort	4–3	Template:Sort	Richmond Braves & Tidewater Tides	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1980	Template:Sort	4–1	Toledo Mud Hens	Richmond Braves & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1981	Template:Sort	2–1Template:Efn-la	Template:Sort	Rochester Red Wings & Tidewater Tides	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1982	Template:Sort	3–0	Template:Sort	Columbus Clippers & Richmond BravesP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1983	Template:Sort	3–1	Template:Sort	Charleston Charlies & Columbus ClippersP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1984	Pawtucket Red Sox	3–2	Maine Guides	Columbus ClippersP & Toledo Mud Hens	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1985	Template:Sort	3–1	Columbus Clippers	Maine Guides & Syracuse ChiefsP	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1986	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	Pawtucket Red Sox & Tidewater Tides	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1987	Template:Sort	3–0	Template:Sort	Pawtucket Red Sox & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1988	Template:Sort	3–1	Template:Sort	—	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1989	Template:Sort	3–1	Template:Sort	—	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1990	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	—	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1991	Template:Sort	3–0	Template:Sort	—	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1992	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	Pawtucket Red Sox & Richmond Braves	<ref name=SC1992/>
1993	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	Ottawa Lynx & Richmond Braves	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Template:Sort	3–0	Template:Sort	Charlotte Knights & Pawtucket Red SoxE	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1995	Ottawa Lynx	3–1	Norfolk TidesW	Richmond Braves & Rochester Red WingsE	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1996	Template:Sort	3–0	Template:Sort	Norfolk Tides & Pawtucket Red SoxE	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1997	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	Charlotte Knights & Pawtucket Red Sox	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	Louisville RedbirdsW & Syracuse SkyChiefs	<ref name=SC1998/>
1999	Template:Sort	3–1	Template:Sort	Columbus ClippersW & Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red BaronsN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	Buffalo BisonsN & Durham BullsS	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2001	Louisville RiverBatsW	1–0Template:Efn-la	Template:Sort	Buffalo BisonsN & Norfolk TidesS	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	Durham BullsS	3–0	Buffalo Bisons	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red BaronsN & Toledo Mud HensW	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2003	Durham BullsS	3–0	Template:Sort	Louisville BatsW & Ottawa Lynx	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	Template:Sort	3–1	Template:Sort	Columbus ClippersW & Durham Bulls	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005	Template:Sort	3–0	Indianapolis Indians	Buffalo BisonsN & Norfolk TidesS	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2006	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	Charlotte KnightsS & Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red BaronsN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007	Template:Sort	3–2	Template:Sort	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre YankeesN & Toledo Mud HensW	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2008	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre YankeesN	3–1	Template:Sort	Louisville BatsW & Pawtucket Red Sox	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	Durham BullsS	3–0	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre YankeesN	Gwinnett Braves & Louisville BatsN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010	Template:Sort	3–1	Template:Sort	Louisville BatsW & Scranton/Wilkes-Barre YankeesN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2011	Template:Sort	3–1	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Durham BullsS & Pawtucket Red SoxN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	Pawtucket Red Sox	3–0	Charlotte KnightsS	Indianapolis IndiansW & Scranton/Wilkes-Barre YankeesN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2013	Durham BullsS	3–1	Template:Sort	Indianapolis IndiansW & Rochester Red Wings	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	Pawtucket Red Sox	3–2	Template:Sort	Columbus ClippersW & Syracuse ChiefsN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	Template:Sort	3–2	Indianapolis Indians	Norfolk TidesS & Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersN	3–1	Gwinnett BravesS	Columbus ClippersW & Lehigh Valley IronPigs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017	Durham BullsS	3–1	Template:Sort	Indianapolis IndiansW & Lehigh Valley IronPigs	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	Durham BullsS	3–2	Template:Sort	Lehigh Valley IronPigsN & Toledo Mud HensW	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	Template:Sort	3–0	Template:Sort	Gwinnett StripersS & Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersN	<ref name=SC2019/>
2020	Template:Sort				<ref name=2020can/>

2021–present

Key

Score	Score of the championship series

Champions

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Template:Abbr
2021	Durham Bulls	—Template:Efn-la	Buffalo Bisons	<ref name=MILB20221/>
2022	Durham Bulls	1–0	Nashville Sounds	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023	Norfolk Tides	2–1	Durham Bulls	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024	Omaha Storm Chasers	2–1	Columbus Clippers	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	2–1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Wins by team

Active International League teams appear in bold.

Team	Wins	Year(s)
Rochester Red Wings (Rochester Bronchos/Hustlers)	19	1899, 1901, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1971, 1974, 1988, 1990, 1997
Columbus Clippers	11	1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019
Baltimore Orioles	10	1908, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1944, 1950
Buffalo Bisons (1886–1970)		1891, 1904, 1906, 1915, 1916, 1927, 1933, 1936, 1957, 1961
Toronto Maple Leafs		1902, 1907, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1926, 1934, 1960, 1965, 1966
Durham Bulls	8	2002, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
Montreal Royals		1898, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958
Syracuse Mets (Syracuse Chiefs)		1935, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1954, 1969, 1970, 1976
Norfolk Tides (Tidewater Tides)	6	1972, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2023
Newark Bears	5	1932, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945
Providence Grays (Providence Clamdiggers)		1894, 1896, 1900, 1905, 1914
Richmond Braves		1978, 1986, 1989, 1994, 2007
Pawtucket Red Sox	4	1973, 1984, 2012, 2014
Syracuse Stars	3	1885, 1888, 1897
Toledo Mud Hens		1967, 2005, 2006
Buffalo Bisons (1979–present)	2	1998, 2004
Charlotte Knights		1993, 1999
Detroit Wolverines		1889, 1890
Indianapolis Indians		1963, 2000
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Jacksonville Suns)		1968, 2025
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees)		2008, 2016
Atlanta Crackers	1	1962
Binghamton Bingoes		1892
Charleston Charlies		1977
Erie Blackbirds		1893
Havana Sugar Kings		1959
Jersey City Skeeters		1903
Louisville Bats (Louisville RiverBats)		2001
Newark Indians		1913
Omaha Storm Chasers		2024
Ottawa Lynx		1995
Springfield Maroons		1895
Toronto Canucks		1887
Trenton Trentonians		1884
Utica Pent-Ups		1886

Governors' Cup wins by team

Team	Governors' Cup wins	Year(s)
Columbus Clippers	11	1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019
Rochester Red Wings	10	1939, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1971, 1974, 1988, 1990, 1997
Syracuse Mets (Syracuse Chiefs)	8	1935, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1954, 1969, 1970, 1976
Montreal Royals	7	1941, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958
Durham Bulls	6	2002, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018
Norfolk Tides (Tidewater Tides)	5	1972, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1985
Richmond Braves		1978, 1986, 1989, 1994, 2007
Buffalo Bisons (1886–1970)	4	1933, 1936, 1957, 1961
Newark Bears		1937, 1938, 1940, 1945
Pawtucket Red Sox		1973, 1984, 2012, 2014
Toronto Maple Leafs		1934, 1960, 1965, 1966
Toledo Mud Hens	3	1967, 2005, 2006
Baltimore Orioles	2	1944, 1950
Buffalo Bisons (1979–present)		1998, 2004
Charlotte Knights		1993, 1999
Indianapolis Indians		1963, 2000
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees)		2008, 2016
Atlanta Crackers	1	1962
Charleston Charlies		1977
Havana Sugar Kings		1959
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Jacksonville Suns)		1968
Louisville Bats (Louisville RiverBats)		2001
Ottawa Lynx		1995

See also

• List of American Association champions
• List of Pacific Coast League champions

References

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