Brockville Blues
Brockville Blues 1936–1937 Brockville, Ontario | |
Minor league affiliations | |
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Class | Class C |
League | Canadian–American League |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | Boston Red Sox (1937) |
Team data | |
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Ballpark | Fulford Athletic Field[1] |
The Brockville Blues were a minor league baseball team based in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. The team competed in the Canadian–American League for two seasons. In 1936, they were known as the Brockville Pirates and were not affiliated with any major league team. In 1937, they played as the Blues and were a farm team of the Boston Red Sox.
Brockville had previously fielded a minor league team in 1888, in the .[2]: 104
Jesse Spring, the team's player-manager in 1936,[3] was best known as a professional ice hockey player, having spent six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Results by season[]
Season | Nickname | Affiliation | Record (win %) | Finish | Manager | Playoffs (games) | Attendance | Ref. |
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1936 | Pirates | — | 43–36 (.544) | 3rd of 6 | Jesse Spring | defeated (3–1) lost to (0–3) |
unknown | [2]: 345 |
1937 | Blues | Boston Red Sox | 30–69 (.303) | 7th of 8 | Jesse Spring John Grilli |
— | 6,242 | [2]: 351 |
References[]
- ^ "Fulford Athletic Field in Brockville, ON". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 1932391177.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ "Brockville Ball Club Plays Senators Here". Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Canada. May 27, 1936. p. 20. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
Categories:
- Baseball teams established in 1936
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1937
- 1936 establishments in Ontario
- 1937 disestablishments in Ontario
- Defunct minor league baseball teams
- Defunct baseball teams in Canada
- Boston Red Sox minor league affiliates
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