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Encyclopedia > Edmonton Cracker Cats

The Edmonton Cracker-Cats are an independent minor league baseball team in the Northern League. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, they play at Telus Field. The 2005 season was their inaugural season. Edmonton Cracker Cats logo. ... A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ... The Northern League is an Independent minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Alberta. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canadas Location. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 2. ... Telus Field is the home of the Edmonton Cracker-Cats of the independent Northern League and former home of the defunted Edmonton Trappers, a minor-league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League that moved to Round Rock, Texas and became the Round Rock Express after the 2004 season. ...


Fast facts

Founded: 2005 (Northern League expansion)
Home ballpark: Telus Field
Uniform colors: Grey, White, and Blue
Team Name: The name "Cracker-Cats" is derived from the oil industry term Fluid Catalytic Cracking ("cat cracking" for short), which is part of the process of refining crude oil into gasoline.
Logo design: Blue and grey cat with one paw on baseball bat, leaning on oil derrick

2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Northern League is an Independent minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Alberta. ... Telus Field is the home of the Edmonton Cracker-Cats of the independent Northern League and former home of the defunted Edmonton Trappers, a minor-league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League that moved to Round Rock, Texas and became the Round Rock Express after the 2004 season. ... A derrick is a lifting device composed of one mast or pole which is hinged freely at the bottom. ...

Notable dates

May 20, 2005 - First game of inaugural season. Edmonton Cracker-Cats @ Kansas City T-Bones
May 27, 2005 - Home opener of inaugural season. Sioux Falls Canaries @ Edmonton Cracker-Cats

The Kansas City T-Bones minor league baseball team is based out of Kansas City, Kansas and is located near the Kansas Motor Speedway. ... The Northern League returned to Sioux Falls in 1993 after a 22-year absence. ...

External links

Northern League
Calgary Vipers | Edmonton Cracker-Cats | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Gary SouthShore Railcats | Joliet JackHammers | Kansas City T-Bones | Schaumburg Flyers | Winnipeg Goldeyes


 

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