The Canadian–American League, nicknamed the Can-Am League, was a class C level
minor league baseball circuit which ran from 1936 through 1951, with a three-year break during World War II.
Teams
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Amsterdam Rugmakers The Amsterdam Rugmakers were a Canadian–American League baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York, USA, that played from 1938 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1951. They played their home games at Mohawk Mills Park (now Shuttleworth Park) and were affi ...
, 1938–1942, 1946–1951 (
Amsterdam, New York
Amsterdam is a city in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,219. The city is named after Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
The City of Amsterdam is surrounded on the northern, eastern ...
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Auburn Bouleys, 1938;
Auburn Colts, 1940 (
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, the ...
)
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Brockville Pirates
Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically independent of the county. It is included with Le ...
, 1936;
Brockville Blues
The Brockville Blues were a minor league baseball team based in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. The team competed in the Canadian–American League for two seasons. In 1936, they were known as the Brockville Pirates and were not affiliated with any M ...
, 1937 (
Brockville, Ontario
Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically independent of the county. It is included with Le ...
)
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Cornwall Bisons, 1938;
Cornwall Maple Leafs The Cornwall Bisons was a Minor League Baseball club that played in the Class-C Canadian–American League during the 1938 season. The team was based in Cornwall, Ontario, and played its home games at Cornwall Athletic Grounds.Pietrusza, David (200 ...
, 1939 (
Cornwall, Ontario
Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated where the provinces of Central Canada, Ontario and Quebec and the state of New York (state), New York converge. It is the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Unit ...
)
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Gloversville Glovers, 1937;
Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers
The Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers were a minor league baseball team based in Gloversville, New York and Johnstown, New York. They played in the Canadian–American League and were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1939), Albany Senators (1 ...
, 1938–1942, 1946–1951 (
Johnstown, New York
Johnstown is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County in the U.S. state of New York. The city was named after its founder, Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Province of New York and a major general during the Sev ...
)
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Kingston Colonials
The Kingston Colonials were an American basketball team based in Kingston, New Jersey that was a member of the American Basketball League.
During the 1939/40 season, the team was merged into the Troy Celtics
The Troy Haymakers were an American ...
, 1951 (
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. It is north of New York City and south of Albany, New York, Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with t ...
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Massena Grays, 1936
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Ogdensburg Colts, 1936–1939
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Oneonta Indians
Oneonta may refer to several places:
Communities
*Oneonta, New York, A small city and inspiration for some of the other "Oneontas"
*Oneonta (town), New York, a town that surrounds the City of Oneonta
*Oneonta, Alabama, Blount County
* Oneonta, Ke ...
, 1940–1942;
Oneonta Red Sox
The Oneonta Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Oneonta, New York.
The first incarnation of the team played in the first New York–Pennsylvania League in 1924. On August of that year, the Utica Utes relocated to Oneonta to finis ...
, 1946–1951
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Oswego Netherlands
The Oswego Netherlands were a minor league baseball team based in Oswego, New York, United States. From 1936 to 1940, the Netherlands played as members of the Class C level Canadian-American League, serving as a minor league affiliate of the Cle ...
, 1936–1940
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Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...
, 1936, 1939;
Ottawa Braves
The Ottawa Braves are the athletic teams that represent Ottawa University, located in Ottawa, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegi ...
, 1937–1938;
Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators, 1940 (
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
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Perth Blue Cats
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, 1936;
Perth-Cornwall Bisons, 1937 (
Perth, Ontario
Perth is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Tay River, southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.
History
The town was established as a military settlement in 1816, shortly after the War of 1812. The settleme ...
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Pittsfield Electrics, 1941–1942, 1946–1948;
Pittsfield Indians, 1949–1950;
Pittsfield Phillies, 1951 (
Wahconah Park
Wahconah Park is a city-owned baseball park located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and nestled in a working-class neighborhood. One of the last remaining ballparks in the United States with a wooden grandstand, it was constructed in 1919 and seats ...
)
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Quebec Athletics
The Quebec Bulldogs (french: Bulldogs de Québec) were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The team was officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club (french: Club de hockey de Québec), and later as the Quebec Athletic Club ...
, 1941–1942;
Quebec Alouettes, 1946–1948;
Quebec Braves
The Quebec Athletics/Alouettes/Braves were a Minor League Baseball team that operated from 1939–1955. Operating in Quebec City, the team played in the Quebec Provincial League in 1939 and 1940 and the Canadian–American League from 1941–1942 ...
, 1949–1950
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Rome Colonels, 1937–1942, 1946–1951
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Schenectady Blue Jays
The Schenectady Blue Jays baseball club was an American minor league baseball franchise based in Schenectady, New York, for 12 consecutive seasons, 1946–57. It was a member of the Class C Canadian–American League through 1950, and the Class ...
, 1946–1950 (
Schenectady, New York
Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y ...
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Smiths Falls Beavers
The Smiths Falls Beavers were a professional baseball team that played for one season in 1937, in Smiths Falls, Ontario.
The team played as part of the Canadian–American League
The Canadian–American League, nicknamed the Can-Am League, wa ...
, 1937 (
Smiths Falls, Ontario
Smiths Falls is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, southwest of Ottawa. As of the 2021 census it has a population of 9,254. It is in the Census division for Lanark County, but is separated from the county. The Rideau Canal waterway passes ...
)
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Trois Rivieres Renards, 1941–1942;
Trois Rivieres Royals, 1946-1950
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Utica Braves, 1939–1942
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Watertown Grays, 1936
League Champions
*1936
Perth Blue Cats/Royals
*1937
Ogdensburg Colts
*1938
Cornwall Bisons
*1939
Rome Colonels
*1940
Amsterdam Rugmakers The Amsterdam Rugmakers were a Canadian–American League baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York, USA, that played from 1938 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1951. They played their home games at Mohawk Mills Park (now Shuttleworth Park) and were affi ...
*1941
Oneonta Indians
Oneonta may refer to several places:
Communities
*Oneonta, New York, A small city and inspiration for some of the other "Oneontas"
*Oneonta (town), New York, a town that surrounds the City of Oneonta
*Oneonta, Alabama, Blount County
* Oneonta, Ke ...
*1942
Ogdensburg Colts
*1946
Trois-Rivières Royals
The baseball team in Trois-Rivières, Quebec has gone through many incarnations.
They began as the Trois-Rivières Renards and played in the Quebec Provincial League and the original Canadian–American League from 1940–1942 when they were shu ...
*1947
Schenectady Blue Jays
The Schenectady Blue Jays baseball club was an American minor league baseball franchise based in Schenectady, New York, for 12 consecutive seasons, 1946–57. It was a member of the Class C Canadian–American League through 1950, and the Class ...
*1948
Oneonta Red Sox
The Oneonta Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Oneonta, New York.
The first incarnation of the team played in the first New York–Pennsylvania League in 1924. On August of that year, the Utica Utes relocated to Oneonta to finis ...
*1949
Quebec Braves
The Quebec Athletics/Alouettes/Braves were a Minor League Baseball team that operated from 1939–1955. Operating in Quebec City, the team played in the Quebec Provincial League in 1939 and 1940 and the Canadian–American League from 1941–1942 ...
*1950
Quebec Braves
The Quebec Athletics/Alouettes/Braves were a Minor League Baseball team that operated from 1939–1955. Operating in Quebec City, the team played in the Quebec Provincial League in 1939 and 1940 and the Canadian–American League from 1941–1942 ...
*1951
Oneonta Red Sox
The Oneonta Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Oneonta, New York.
The first incarnation of the team played in the first New York–Pennsylvania League in 1924. On August of that year, the Utica Utes relocated to Oneonta to finis ...
Further reading
*David Pietrusza: ''
Baseball's Canadian-American League'', McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2005 (original printing 1990).
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Defunct baseball leagues in Canada
Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
1936 establishments in the United States
1951 disestablishments in the United States
Sports leagues established in 1936
Sports leagues disestablished in 1951