List of defunct baseball teams in Canada

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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 College Summer Baseball 4.1 Western Major Baseball League 5 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

• - The Expos officially considered themselves to have won a second NL East title in 1994. The Expos were in first place and had the best record in baseball at the time of the players' strike, that ultimately shortened the season and canceled the playoffs.

[edit] Minor League Baseball

[edit] AAA

[edit] International League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton, Ontario	1918	0	Moved from Syracuse, New York mid-season
Montreal Royals	Montreal, Quebec	1912-17	0
Montreal Royals	Montreal, Quebec	1928-60	7	Moved to Syracuse
Ottawa Giants	Ottawa, Ontario	1951	0	Became the Ottawa A's after one season
Ottawa A's	Ottawa, Ontario	1952-54	0	Moved to Columbus, Ohio
Ottawa Lynx	Ottawa, Ontario	1993-2007	1	Moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania for 2008 season.
Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	1912-67	4	Founded in 1896; moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1968
Winnipeg Whips	Winnipeg, Manitoba	1970-71	0	Moved from Buffaflo midway through 1970 season

[edit] Pacific Coast League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Calgary Cannons	Calgary, Alberta	1985-2002	0	Became the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2003
Edmonton Trappers	Edmonton, Alberta	1981-2004	4	Became the Round Rock Express in 2005
Vancouver Mounties	Vancouver, British Columbia	1956-62, 1965-69	0
Vancouver Canadians	Vancouver, British Columbia	1978-99	3	Became the Sacramento River Cats in 2000

[edit] AA

[edit] Eastern League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
London Tigers	London, Ontario	1989-93	1	Moved to Trenton, New Jersey
Quebec Metros	Quebec City, Quebec	1971-77	0	Known as the Carnivals 1971-75
Sherbrooke Pirates	Sherbrooke, Quebec	1972-73	0
Trois-Rivières Aigles	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	1971-77	0
Thetford Mines Pirates	Thetford Mines, Quebec	1974-75	1	Moved from Sherbrooke (above)

[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] College Summer Baseball

[edit] Western Major Baseball League

Team	City	Existed	League Titles	Notes
Red Deer Generals	Red Deer, Alberta	2007	0
St. Albert Big River Prospects	St. Albert, Alberta	2005-08	0	Known as Edmonton Big River Prospects 2005

[edit] See also

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

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