List of defunct baseball teams in Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following is a list of defunct baseball teams in Canada. It includes the league(s) they played for, and championships won.

Contents 1 Major League Baseball 1.1 National League 2 Minor League Baseball 2.1 AAA 2.1.1 International League 2.1.2 Pacific Coast League 2.2 AA 2.2.1 Eastern League 2.3 A 2.3.1 New York - Penn League 2.3.2 Northwest League 2.4 Rookie 2.4.1 Pioneer League 3 Independent Baseball 3.1 Canadian Baseball League 3.2 Frontier League 3.3 Northern League 3.4 North Central League 3.5 Prairie League Of Professional Baseball 3.6 Western Baseball League 4 See also

[edit] Major League Baseball

[edit] National League

Team	City	Existed	NL East Titles	National League Pennants	World Series Titles	Notes
Montreal Expos	Montreal, Quebec	1969-2004	1	0	0	Became the Washington Nationals in 2005

[edit] Minor League Baseball

[edit] AAA

[edit] International League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton, Ontario	????	??
Montreal Royals	Montreal, Quebec	1928-60	7
Ottawa Giants	Ottawa, Ontario	1951	0	Became the Ottawa A's after one season
Ottawa A's	Ottawa, Ontario	1952-54	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	1912-1967	4	Founded in 1896
Winnipeg Whips	Winnipeg, Manitoba	1970-71	0	Moved from Buffaflo to Winnipeg part-way through the 1970 season

[edit] Pacific Coast League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Calgary Cannons	Calgary, Alberta	1985-2002	0
Edmonton Trappers	Edmonton, Alberta	1981-2004	4
Vancouver Mounties	Vancouver, British Columbia	1956-62, 1965-69	0
Vancouver Canadians	Vancouver, British Columbia	1978-99	3

[edit] AA

[edit] Eastern League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
London Tigers	London, Ontario	1989-1993	1
Quebec Metros	Quebec City, Quebec	1971-77	0	Known as the Carnivals 1971-75
Trois-Rivières Aigles	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	1971-77	0

[edit] A

[edit] New York - Penn League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Hamilton Red Wings	Hamilton, Ontario	1939-42	0
Hamilton Cardinals	Hamilton, Ontario	1946-56	1	Known as the Red Wings in 1956
Hamilton Redbirds	Hamilton, Ontario	1988-92	0
London Pirates	London, Ontario	1940-41	0
Montreal Bears	Montreal, Quebec	????	0
St. Catharines Stompers	St. Catharines, Ontario	1986-98	1	Also known as the Blue Jays
Toronto Canadians	Toronto, Ontario	????	0
Toronto Northmen	Toronto, Ontario	????	0

[edit] Northwest League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
New Westminster Frasers	New Westminster, British Columbia	1974	0
Victoria Mussels	Victoria, British Columbia	1978-80	0

[edit] Rookie

[edit] Pioneer League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Calgary Expos	Calgary, Alberta	1977-84	0	Known as the Cardinals 1977-78
Lethbridge Dodgers	Lethbridge, Alberta	1975-83	3	Known as the Expos 1975-76
Lethbridge Black Diamonds	Lethbridge, Alberta	1992-98	0	Known as the Mounties 1992-95
Medicine Hat Blue Jays	Medicine Hat, Alberta	1977-02	1	Known as the A's 1977

[edit] Independent Baseball

[edit] Canadian Baseball League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Calgary Outlaws	Calgary, Alberta	2003	1
Kelowna Heat	Kelowna, British Columbia	2003	0
London Monarchs	London, Ontario	2003	0
Montreal Royales	Montreal, Quebec	2003	0	Road-only team
Niagara Stars	Welland, Ontario	2003	0
Saskatoon Legends	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	2003	0
Trois-Rivières Saints	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	2003	0
Victoria Capitals	Victoria, British Columbia	2003	0

[edit] Frontier League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
London Werewolves	London, Ontario	1999-01	1

[edit] Northern League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks	Thunder Bay, Ontario	1993-98	0

[edit] North Central League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Regina Cyclones	Regina, Saskatchewan	1994	1
Saskatoon Riot	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	1994	0

[edit] Prairie League Of Professional Baseball

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Brandon Grey Owls	Brandon, Manitoba	1995-96	0
Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	1995-97	0	Folded During The 1997 Season
Regina Cyclones	Regina, Saskatchewan	1995-97	1
Saskatoon Riot	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	1995	0	Changed Name To Smokin' Guns In The Off-Season
Saskatoon Smokin' Guns	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	1996	0	Changed Name To Stallions In The Off-Season
Saskatoon Stallions	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	1997	0
West Man Wranglers	Brandon, Manitoba	1997	0	Folded During The 1997 Season

[edit] Western Baseball League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Surrey Glaciers	Surrey, British Columbia	1995	0	Moved to Reno, Nevada and became the Reno Chukars.

[edit] See also

• Canada national baseball team
• List of players from Canada in Major League Baseball
• Pearson Cup

v • d • e Lists of sports teams in Canada
Ice hockey by province	British Columbia • Alberta • Saskatchewan • Manitoba • Ontario • Quebec • New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Prince Edward Island • Newfoundland and Labrador
Baseball	Active Baseball teams • Defunct baseball teams
Other Sports	Basketball • Football • Lacrosse • Soccer