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In Sept. 1960, with no plans to field a team there in 1961, Los Angeles gave a Canadian group the option to buy the Montreal franchise. When that sale fell through, Calvin Griffith, whose newly relocated Minnesota club agreed to a working agreement with Montreal.
2 kwi 2015 · In 1946, Montreal was privileged to witness one of those key moments in professional sports and North American history: the arrival of Jackie Robinson to Major League Baseball. After the Second World War, Major League Baseball only accepted white baseball players.
The history of baseball in Montreal is long and rich, dating back to the Montreal Royals’ first season in 1897. In the 1940s and '50s, Delorimier Stadium was home to the likes of Don Drysdale, Roberto Clemente, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, and the unforgettable Jackie Robinson while the Royals served as the Brooklyn Dodgers' farm club.
L’histoire du baseball à Montréal est à la fois longue et riche, puisqu’elle remonte à la première saison des Royaux de Montréal en 1897. Dans les années 1940 et 1950, le stade De Lorimier accueillait des joueurs comme Don Drysdale, Roberto Clemente, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella et l’inoubliable Jackie Robinson, alors que les Royaux ...
1 paź 2024 · Museum - October to April pre-booked tours only. Office - open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Maple Leaf Stadium. Baseball’s Back In Town, Louis Cauz, 1977. Photo by Boris Spremo. Open pre-booked group tours only. Details HERE. Call 519-284-1838 or email baseball@baseballhalloffame.ca. OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY. baseball history.
25 cze 2021 · The Montreal Expos were the first major league baseball team in Canada, and were a huge part of the sports scene in the Quebec area. So what exactly led to the team leaving the city they called home for 35 years? In today’s video we’ll take a look back at how MLB came close to…
3 sie 2016 · With monumental keepsakes from various sports teams including baseball, basketball, football, tennis, boxing, biking, golf, and even horse racing, the exclusive museum is home to some of the...