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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 Royals are most famous as the top farm club (Class AAA beginning in 1946) of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939 to 1960. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The International League (IL) is a minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States and Canada. ... The farm system is a slang term used in baseball to refer to the systematic control or ownership of minor league baseball clubs by major league teams, who move players from the lowest to the highest classification as they gain experience and enjoy success at each level. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899-1910), (1913) Brooklyn Grooms... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...


In 1928, George Stallings, a former Major League Baseball executive and Southern United States plantation owner, formed a partnership with Montreal lawyer and politician Athanase David and businessman Ernest Savard to resurrect the Montreal Royals. Among the teams other partners was Charles Trudeau (businessman) who also served on the Board of Directors until his death in 1935. [1]They built Delorimier Stadium at Delorimier Avenue and Ontario Street in downtown Montreal to serve as the team's home field. This version of the Montreal Royals enjoyed great success and launched the baseball careers of Sparky Anderson, Gene Mauch, Roberto Clemente and the man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier with the Royals in 1946, Jackie Robinson. Others Royals' players of note include Duke Snider, Don Drysdale, Chuck Connors, Walter Alston, Roy Campanella and the winningest pitcher in the history of the team, Tommy Lasorda. [2] George Tweedy Stallings (November 17, 1867 – May 13, 1929) was an American manager and (briefly) player in Major League Baseball. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Historic Southern United States. ... // This article is about crop plantations. ... 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. ... Joseph Charles-Émile Trudeau July 5, 1887 - April 10, 1935 was a successful French Canadian entrepreneur and father of Pierre Trudeau, who would later become Prime Minister of Canada. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... 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... Sparky Anderson George Lee Sparky Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, South Dakota) is ranked fourth all-time for career managerial wins in Major League Baseball (behind Connie Mack, John McGraw and Tony La Russa) and is the first manager to win the World Series while leading clubs in... 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). ... Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The baseball color line was the policy, unwritten for nearly its entire duration, which excluded African American baseball players from organized baseball in the United States before 1946. ... Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) became the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947. ... 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). ... 1957 Topps Don Drysdale (Collection RC) Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... 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. ... 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. ... Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22, 1927 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League baseball pitcher and manager. ...

The team holds a unique place in baseball history as being the first major-league affiliate to break the so-called "baseball color barrier", when the Brooklyn general manager and part-owner, Branch Rickey, signed Jackie Robinson, an African-American, on October 23, 1945. Robinson played with the Royals during the 1946 season. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The baseball color line was the policy, unwritten for nearly its entire duration, which excluded African American baseball players from organized baseball in the United States before 1946. ... The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... 1914 E145 Crackerjack Branch Rickey Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball executive best known for two things: breaking baseballs color barrier by signing the African-American player Jackie Robinson, and later drafting the first Hispanic superstar, Roberto Clemente; and creating... Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) became the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... See also: 1945 in sports, other events of 1946, 1947 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball January 23: Hall of Fame election: The writers vote again fails to select an inductee, despite a newly revamped voting process. ...


During that season, Robinson faced the racist resistance of his manager, Mississippian Clay Hopper, and teammates to his entrance, but soon won them over with his masterful playing (beginning with spectacular play in the opening game against the Jersey City Giants and courage facing against hostile crowds and opponents. As for his home city, he was welcomed immediately by the public, who followed his performance in that season with intense adoration. For rest of his life, Robinson remained grateful to the people of Montreal for making the city a welcome oasis for his wife and himself during the difficult 1946 season. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Jersey City Giants was the name of a high-level American minor league baseball franchise that played in Jersey City, New Jersey as the top farm system affiliate of the New York Giants from 1937 through 1950. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (salvation through harmony) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ...

Statue at Montreal's Olympic Stadium of the Royals' most famous player, Jackie Robinson.

Robinson then left to play for the Dodgers the following year, but not before winning the Little World series and being chased by exultant Montreal fans right to the train as he left. In Ken Burns' documentary film Baseball, the narrator quotes Sam Maltin, a stringer for the Pittsburgh Courier: "It was probably the only day in history that a black man ran from a white mob with love instead of lynching on its mind." Image File history File links Jackie3. ... Image File history File links Jackie3. ... Le Stade Olympique (The Olympic Stadium) is a stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) became the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947. ... American Filmmaker Ken Burns For other people named Burns, see Burns (disambiguation). ... Baseball was an Emmy Award-winning 1994 documentary series by Ken Burns about the game of baseball. ...

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The Royals won the Governors' Cup, the championship of the IL, 7 times, and played in the championship series 11 times. For more details on their playoff history, please see Montreal Royals Accomplishments The Governors Cup is the trophy awarded each year to the champion of the International League, one of the two AAA (Triple-A) Level minor leagues of Major League Baseball. ... Before the Montreal Expos, there was the Montreal Royals. ...

1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The Syracuse SkyChiefs are a minor league baseball team based in Syracuse, New York, once known as simply the Syracuse Chiefs. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... The Newark Bears are an Atlantic League team based in Newark, New Jersey. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Newark Bears are an Atlantic League team based in Newark, New Jersey. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Syracuse SkyChiefs are a minor league baseball team based in Syracuse, New York, once known as simply the Syracuse Chiefs. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Syracuse SkyChiefs are a minor league baseball team based in Syracuse, New York, once known as simply the Syracuse Chiefs. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Buffalo Bisons (Pronounced BI-zons by locals) are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Syracuse SkyChiefs are a minor league baseball team based in Syracuse, New York, once known as simply the Syracuse Chiefs. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Rochester Red Wings are a minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Rochester Red Wings are a minor league baseball team based in Rochester, New York. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Syracuse SkyChiefs are a minor league baseball team based in Syracuse, New York, once known as simply the Syracuse Chiefs. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs were a high-level minor league baseball club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that played from 1896 to 1967. ...

Montreal Royals Win-Loss Record

Year Wins Losses Percentage Finish
1897 49 76 .392 7th
1898 68 48 .586 1st
1899 62 51 .549 2nd
1900 54 72 .429 7th
1901 65 67 .492 6th
1902 59 77 .434 6th
1903 37 95 .280 7th
1904 67 62 .519 5th
1905 56 80 .412 6th
1906 57 83 .407 7th
1907 46 85 .351 8th
1908 64 75 .461 5th
1909 68 83 .450 6th
1910 71 80 .470 5th
1911 72 80 .474 5th
1912 71 81 .467 6th
1913 74 77 .490 5th
1914 60 89 .403 7th
1915 67 70 .489 5th
1916 75 64 .539 3rd
1917 56 94 .373 7th
1928 84 84 .500 5th
1929 88 79 .527 4th
1930 96 72 .571 3rd
1931 85 80 .515 4th
1932 90 78 .536 4th
1933 81 84 .490 6th
1934 73 77 .487 6th
1935 92 62 .597 1st
1936 71 81 .467 6th
1937 82 67 .550 2nd
1938 69 84 .451 6th
1939 64 88 .421 7th
1940 80 80 .500 5th
1941 90 64 .584 2nd
1942 82 71 .536 2nd
1943 76 76 .500 4th
1944 73 80 .477 6th
1945 95 58 .621 1st
1946 100 54 .649 1st
1947 93 60 .608 2nd
1948 94 59 .614 1st
1949 84 70 .545 3rd
1950 86 67 .562 2nd
1951 95 59 .617 1st
1952 95 56 .629 1st
1953 89 63 586 2nd
1954 88 66 .571 2nd
1955 95 59 .617 1st
1956 80 72 .526 4th
1957 68 86 .442 8th
1958 90 63 .588 1st
1959 72 82 .468 6th
1960 62 92 .403 8th

1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Montreal Royals Managers

Year(s) Name
1897 George Weidman
1897-1902 Charles Dooley
1903 Eugene DeMontreville
1904 Charles Atherton
1904 Edward Barrow
1905-1906 James Bannon
1906-1907 Malachi Kittridge
1907 James Morgan
1908-1909 James “Doc” Casey
1910 Edward Barrow
1911 Edward McCafferty
1912 William Lush
1912-1914 William “Kitty” Bransfield
1914-1917 Daniel Howley
1928 George Stallings
1928-1932 Edward Holly
1932-1933 Walter “Doc” Gautreau
1933-1934 Oscar Roettger
1934-1936 Frank Shaughnessy
1936 Harry Smythe
1937-1938 Walter “Rabbit” Maranville
1938 Alex Hooks
1939 Burleigh Grimes
1940-1942 Clyde Sukeforth
1943 Lafayette “Fresco” Thompson
1944-1945 Bruno Betzel
1946-1949 Clay Hopper
1950-1953 Walter Alston
1954 Max Macon
1955-1957 Gerg Mulleavy
1957 Al Campanis
1957 Al Ronning
1957 Tommy Holmes
1958-1960 Clay Bryant

Charles G. Atherton Charles Gordon Atherton (4 July 1804-15 November 1853), was a Democratic Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. ... James Bannon (born 1959) is an Irish politician and member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann for Fine Gael. ... Malachi Jedidiah Kittridge [or Kittredge] (October 12, 1869 - June 23, 1928) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Colts (1890-97), Louisville Colonels (1898-99), Washington Senators (NL) (1899), Boston Beaneaters (1901-03), Washington Senators (AL) (1903-06) and Cleveland Naps (1906). ... James Morgan (1776?- 18 February 1856) was a British architect and engineer, notably associated with the completion of the Regents Canal in London. ... George Tweedy Stallings (November 17, 1867 – May 13, 1929) was an American manager and (briefly) player in Major League Baseball. ... Francis Joseph Shag Shaughnessy (born April 8, 1884, Amboy, Illinois; died May 15, 1969, Montreal) was a football and baseball player and coach. ... Rabbit Maranville Walter James Vincent Maranville (November 11, 1891 - January 5, 1954), better known as Rabbit Maranville, was a Major League Baseball shortstop. ... Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 - December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. ... Clyde Leroy Sukey Sukeforth (November 30, 1901 - September 3, 2000) was a former Major League Baseball catcher, scout and manager who was best known for scouting and signing the major leagues first black player in the modern era, Jackie Robinson. ... Christian Frederick Albert John Henry David Bruno Betzel (December 6, 1894 – February 7, 1965) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball and a longtime manager at the minor league level. ... Walter Emmons Alston (December 1, 1911 - October 1, 1984) was an American baseball player and manager. ... Alexander Sebastian Campanis (November 2, 1916 - June 21, 1998) was an American executive in Major League Baseball. ... Thomas Francis Holmes (born March 29, 1917, Brooklyn, New York) is a retired outfielder and manager in American Major League Baseball. ... Claiborne Henry Bryant (November 16, 1911 - April 9, 1999) was a Major League Baseball player from 1935 to 1940 for the Chicago Cubs. ...

References

  • Brown, William (foreword by Ken Singleton) Baseball's Fabulous Montreal Royals (1996) Robert Davies Publishing ISBN 1-895854-64-4
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Charles Trudeau ownership

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