The International League Hall of Fame is an American baseball hall of fame which honors players, managers, and executives of the International League (IL). It was created by the International League Baseball Writers' Association in 1947 to honor those individuals who made significant contributions to the league.
Herb Pennock was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948.
Hooks Wiltse managed the original Buffalo Bisons to six-straight winning seasons from 1919 to 1924.
Fred Merkle's baserunning error in a 1908 game is infamously known as Merkle's Boner.
The International League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's International League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, members of the media, coaches, and other representatives from the league's clubs have previously voted as well. Though the circuit was founded in 1884, it did not become known as the International League on a consistent basis until 1912. The first Manager of the Year Award was not issued until 1967. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Triple-A East in 2021 before reverting to the International League name in 2022.
Joe Altobelli is the only manager to win the award three times (1971, 1976, and 1980).
Johnny Oates, the 1988 winner, won the American League Manager of the Year Award in 1996.
Eric Wedge, who won in 2001, was the American League Manager of the Year in 2007.