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Delorimier Stadium on the cover of the 1949 Montreal Royals program

Delorimier Stadium was a 20,000-seat sports stadium at Delorimier Avenue and Ontario Street in downtown Montreal, Canada that was home to the Montreal Royals International League baseball team from 1928 to 1960 and from 1946 to 1953, home to the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Image File history File links Circle-question. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The Montreal Royals were a professional baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, that existed from 1897-1917 and from 1928-60 as a member of the International League and its progenitor, the original Eastern League. ... The Athens Olympic Stadium Typical stadium seating consists of terraces, such as shown here at Sarajevos Stadium Kosevo. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... The Montreal Royals were a professional baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, that existed from 1897-1917 and from 1928-60 as a member of the International League and its progenitor, the original Eastern League. ... The International League (IL) is a minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States and Canada. ... The Montreal Alouettes (French: Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. ... Lions Stampeders Eskimos Roughriders Blue Bombers Tiger-Cats Argonauts Alouettes The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional sports league located in Canada that plays Canadian football, and is the second most popular sports league in Canada. ...

Delorimier Stadium was built by former Major League Baseball manager George Stallings, Montreal lawyer and politician Athanase David, and businessman Ernest Savard. The stadium opened in May of 1928 following a parade and a large inauguration ceremony. Royals' general manager Frank Shaughnessy had a lighting system installed in the stadium for the 1935 season. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. ... George Tweedy Stallings (November 17, 1867 – May 13, 1929) was an American manager and (briefly) player in Major League Baseball. ... Louis Athanase David (June 24, 1882 - January 26, 1953) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman. ... J. Ernest Savard was a Canadian stock broker and a partner in the brokerage firm of Savard & Hart in Montreal, Quebec. ... Francis Joseph Shag Shaughnessy (born April 8, 1884, Amboy, Illinois; died May 15, 1969, Montreal) was a football and baseball player and coach. ...

The Stadium saw the launching of the baseball career of Gene Mauch, who later came back to manage the Montreal Expos, plus future Hall of Fame members Sparky Anderson, Roberto Clemente and Jackie Robinson, the man who broke pro baseball's colour barrier with the Royals in 1946. Others Royals' players of note include player-turned-actor Chuck Connors and Hall of Fame members Duke Snider, Don Drysdale, Walter Alston, Roy Campanella and Tommy Lasorda. Gene William Mauch (November 18, 1925 – August 8, 2005) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager, and the holder of the record for most seasons managed without a pennant (breaking the record formerly held by Jimmy Dykes). ... The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until 2004. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Sparky Anderson George Lee Sparky Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for career managerial wins in Major League Baseball (behind Connie Mack, John McGraw, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox) and is the first manager to win the World Series... Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter. ... For the basketball player, see Jackie Robinson (basketball). ... Chuck Connors Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors, better known by his professional name of Chuck Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992), was an American actor and professional basketball and baseball player. ... Edwin Donald Duke Snider (born September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, California), nicknamed The Silver Fox, is a former Major League baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-62), New York Mets (1963) and San Francisco Giants (1964). ... Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... Walter Emmons Alston (December 1, 1911 - October 1, 1984) was an American baseball player and manager. ... Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993) was an American catcher in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball. ... Tommy Lasorda, 2006 photo by Phil Konstantin Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22, 1927 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League baseball pitcher and manager. ...

The Montreal Alouettes were founded in 1946 and played there to capacity crowds until 1953 when the team moved to larger facilities. It is where Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sam Etcheverry made his CFL debut. The Canadian Football Hall of Fame officially opened as a museum to dedicate football in Canada on November 28, 1972. ... Sam Etcheverry (b May 20, 1930 at Carlsbad, New Mexico) is a former star Canadian football player and head coach and a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. ... CFL is an acronym for: Canadian Football League Compact fluorescent light bulb Continental Football League Courant, Fredericks and Lewy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 1951, several British football (soccer) teams toured North America. Glasgow Celtic played an exhibition match at Delorimier Stadium on May 20th against Fulham. In 1957 Glasgow Celtic returned to Delorimier for a June 9th exhibition match against Tottenham Hotspur. Although six years apart, on both occasions the ticket price was 15¢. [1] A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Celtic F.C. (pronounced seltic, not keltic) is perhaps the most famous Scottish football club. ... Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ...

Delorimier Stadium was also the site of a number of professional boxing and wrestling matches. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ... Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two competitors competing for a physical advantage. ...

After the Montreal Royals ceased to operate in 1960, the stadium saw limited use and was eventually torn down. Prior to the demolition of the stadium, the building was torn down in bits, and the interior was used to house makeshift classrooms as the student population in Quebec grew rapidly (due to kids staying in school longer) in the late 1960s (see External link below). The site is now occupied by a school and while there is a small stone memorial at the corner of the park, someone has removed the small plaque that once was placed on the memorial honouring Mr. Robinson's accomplishments. It is now impossible for those who don't already know to realize the history that was once made on this otherwise non descript school yard. [2]

See also

• Jarry Park

Jarry Park Stadium (Stade Jarry) was a Montréal baseball stadium and home to the Montréal Expos; Major League Baseballs first Canadian franchise from 1969-1976. ...

References

• Brown, William (foreword by Ken Singleton) Baseball's Fabulous Montreal Royals (1996) Robert Davies Publishing ISBN 1-895854-64-4
• Society For American Baseball Research article by Bill Brown

William Brown (or Browne) may refer to the following (some of whom were also called Bill): William Brown (soldier) (18th century), American Revolutionary War soldier William Brown (admiral) (or Guillermo Brown) (1777–1857), Irish-born Argentine Navy admiral William Brown (sailor) (birth name unknown), Black Scottish woman who served in... Kenneth Wayne Singleton (born June 10, 1947, in New York City) was an outfielder/designated hitter with a 15-year career from 1970 to 1984. ...

External Links

Montreal's Delorimier Downs Baseball Stadium as business and centre of mass culture, 1928-1960 - a link to thesis written about the stadium.

Coordinates: 45°31′42″N, 73°33′16″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...