Canadian Minor League Baseball : A History since World War II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stott, Jon C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minor league baseball--Canada--History.

Minor league baseball.

Baseball teams--Canada--History.

Baseball teams.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"During 75 seasons of baseball (1946-2020), 71 teams in 21 minor leagues represented 35 Canadian cities, playing either under the aegis of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (called Minor League Baseball since 1999) or independently. Sixteen teams operated for less than a year, including the eight teams of the Canadian Baseball League of 2003. Another 14 lasted three seasons or less. Seven have played continuously for 20 years or more, among them the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the independent Northern League and American Association, with 27 consecutive seasons since 1994. Chronicling their year-by-year fortunes, this history includes accounts of individual award winners, former Negro League players and future Hall-of-Famers, and traces of the rise and fall of independent league teams and the exodus of Canadian teams to the U.S"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Part I. 1946-1951

1. From Jackie Robinson to Jack Kent Cooke

2. Canada's Border Leagues Teams

3. Mexican Jumping Beans, Hockey Players, and Negro Leaguers

Part II. 1952-1977

4. International League Departures

5. Vancouver's Pacific Coast League Mounties Come and Go … and Come and Go

6. Canada's Border League Teams Go South

7. Struggling to Survive in the 70s

Part III. 1978-2020

8. Another Minor League Boom in Canada, 1978-1990

9. Canada's Minor League Teams Go South Again, 1991-2007

10. On Their Own

11. Thriving in the ­Twenty-First Century

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliographical Essay

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Stott, Jon C. Canadian Minor League Baseball

ISBN:

9781476645001

OCLC:

1295271164