Canadian League
The Canadian League was a minor league baseball league that operated in Canada in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The first version of the league operated in 1885, then from 1896–1899, becoming a Class-D league in 1899 and merging into the International League in 1900.
In 1905 there was a four-team class D loop known as the Canadian League. Another league using that title ran from 1911 through 1915 — it was originally ranked a D league as well, moved to a C rating a year later and in 1914 got a B classification. Frank Shaughnessy managed the Ottawa team from 1913 to 1915.
The league briefly returned in 1905 and then operated again from 1911 to 1915.
Team statistics[]
1885[]
- Guelph, ON: Guelph Maple Leafs
- Hamilton, ON: Hamilton Clippers
- Hamilton, ON: Hamilton Primroses
- London, ON: London Cockneys
- Toronto, ON: Toronto Torontos
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton Clippers | 34 | 10 | .773 | 0 | William Stroud |
London Cockneys | 27 | 12 | .692 | 4.5 | Fred Goldsmith |
Toronto Torontos | 24 | 20 | .545 | 10 | Harry Spence |
Guelph Maple Leafs | 8 | 28 | .222 | 22 | George Sleeman? |
Hamilton Primroses | 8 | 31 | .205 | 23.5 | Jimmy Henigan |
1899[]
- Chatham, Ontario (ON):
- Guelph, ON: Guelph Maple Leafs
- Hamilton, ON:
- London, ON: London Cockneys
- St. Thomas, ON:
- Stratford, ON: Stratford
- Woodstock, ON: Woodstock
1899 Canadian League
Secretary: Cal Davis
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
London Cockneys | 64 | 28 | .696 | 0 | Pete Lohman |
49 | 43 | .533 | 15 | ||
Guelph Maple Leafs | 42 | 48 | .467 | 21 | Bob Black |
Stratford #Woodstock | 34 | 53 | .391 | 27.5 | NA |
## | 19 | 23 | .452 | NA | |
## | 11 | 24 | .314 | NA | Joe Knight |
#Stratford (5–20) moved to Woodstock June 8.
##Chatham and St. Thomas disbanded July 4.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bunk Congalton | Hamilton | BA | .391 | London | W | 23 | ||
Kid Mohler | London | Runs | 73 | London | SO | 103 | ||
London | Hits | 99 | London | Pct | .885: 23–3 |
Home Runs, four players tied with 5.
1905[]
- Brantford, ON: Brantford Indians
- Ingersoll, ON: Ingersoll
- St. Thomas, ON:
- : Simcoe
- Woodstock, ON:
1905 D Canadian League
President: NA
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | 32 | .600 | 0 | ||
Ingersoll | 45 | 38 | .542 | 4.5 | Weldon |
39 | 39 | .500 | 8 | Ponsford | |
Brantford Indians | 31 | 38 | .449 | 11.5 | Watty Lee |
Simcoe # | 10 | 27 | .270 | NA | Barwell |
#Simcoe disbanded around July 15.
No Individual Statistics Available.
1911–1915[]
- Berlin, ON: Berlin Green Sox 1911; Berlin Busy Bees 1912–1913
- Brantford, ON: Brantford Red Sox 1911–1915
- Erie, PA: Erie Yankees 1914
- Guelph, ON: Guelph Maple Leafs 1911–1913; Guelph Maple Leafs 1915
- Hamilton, ON: 1911–1912; 1913–1915
- London, ON: London Cockneys 1911; London Tecumsehs 1912–1915
- Ottawa, ON: 1912–1915
- Peterborough, ON: 1912; Peterborough Petes 1913–1914
- St. Thomas, ON: 1911–1915
- Toronto, ON: 1914
1911 D Canadian League
President: Donald Ferguson
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berlin Green Sox | 70 | 40 | .637 | 0 | George Deneau |
London Cockneys | 59 | 51 | .536 | 11 | Lou Bierbauer / Jim Keenan |
58 | 52 | .527 | 12 | Watty Lee | |
53 | 58 | .477 | 17.5 | Harry Kane | |
Guelph Maple Leafs | 45 | 62 | .421 | 23.5 | Abbie Johnson / / Frank Shannon |
43 | 65 | .398 | 26 | Chaucer Elliott |
No Playoffs Scheduled.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lou Bierbauer | London | BA | .367 | Shad Barry | Brantford | Hits | 141 | |
Jack Cameron | Berlin | Runs | 89 | Harry Kane | Brantford | HR | 7 |
1912 C Canadian League
President:
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | 35 | .643 | 0 | Doc Cook | |
Brantford Red Sox | 54 | 44 | .551 | 9 | Harry Kane |
51 | 46 | .526 | 11.5 | Watty Lee | |
London Tecumsehs | 48 | 49 | .495 | 14.5 | Frank Bowerman / Jimmy Barrett |
46 | 50 | .479 | 16 | Joe Stewart | |
Berlin Busy Bees | 42 | 50 | .457 | 18 | George Deneau |
Guelph Maple Leafs | 39 | 51 | .433 | 20 | / Fred Applegate |
40 | 58 | .408 | 23 | / Dave Rowan |
No Playoffs Scheduled.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guelph | BA | .372 | Pat Hynes | London | W | 19 | ||
Ottawa | Runs | 79 | Tom Donovan | Brantford | SO | 138 | ||
Hamilton | Hits | 113 | Joe McManus | Ottawa | Pct | .875; 14–2 |
1913 C Canadian League
President:
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | 39 | .629 | 0 | Frank Shaughnessy | |
London Tecumsehs | 64 | 39 | .621 | 1 | George Deneau |
56 | 48 | .538 | 9.5 | Al Orth | |
Peterborough Petes | 55 | 48 | .534 | 10 | John Barthold |
Guelph Maple Leafs | 54 | 49 | .524 | 11 | Doc Cook |
52 | 52 | .500 | 13.5 | Watty Lee | |
Berlin Busy Bees | 38 | 66 | .365 | 27.5 | Jim Keenan |
Brantford Red Sox | 30 | 74 | .288 | 35.5 | Harry Kane / |
No Playoffs Scheduled.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guelph | BA | .396 | London | W | 24 | |||
Merlin Kopp | St. Thomas | Runs | 104 | Erwin Renfer | Ottawa | SO | 185 | |
Guelph | Hits | 152 | London | Pct | .800; 24–6 | |||
Guelph | HR | 10 |
1914 B Canadian League
President:
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | 45 | .628 | 0 | Frank Shaughnessy | |
London Tecumsehs | 71 | 43 | .623 | 1.5 | |
Erie Yankees | 64 | 57 | .529 | 12 | Charlie Smith / |
55 | 55 | .500 | 15.5 | Jim Keenan / Watty Lee | |
48 | 60 | .444 | 21.5 | Al Orth / | |
49 | 62 | .441 | 22 | John Barthold / | |
47 | 66 | .416 | 25 | / Jack White | |
Brantford Red Sox | 46 | 68 | .404 | 26.5 | / George Deneau |
No Playoffs Scheduled.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto | BA | .349 | Urban Shocker | Ottawa | W | 20 | ||
Rex Dawson | Erie | Runs | 90 | Peterborough | W | 20 | ||
Owen Harris | Erie | Hits | 138 | Peterborough | SO | 174 | ||
George Deneau | Brantford | HR | 7 | Joe McManus | Ottawa | Pct | .875; 14–2 |
1915 B Canadian League
President:
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | 39 | .649 | 0 | Frank Shaughnessy | |
Guelph Maple Leafs | 59 | 51 | .537 | 12.5 | Watty Lee |
55 | 48 | .534 | 13 | Bill Cristall / | |
Brantford Red Sox | 52 | 55 | .485 | 18 | George Deneau / John Warner |
London Tecumsehs | 50 | 58 | .463 | 20.5 | Doc Reisling / |
38 | 75 | .337 | 35 | Mark Stewart / Lou Bierbauer |
No Playoffs Scheduled.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brantford | BA | .344 | Urban Shocker | Ottawa | W | 15 | ||
Buzz Murphy | Guelph | Runs | 66 | Urban Shocker | Ottawa | SO | 186 | |
Ottawa | Hits | 130 | London | Pct | .727; 8–3 |
League records, 1911–1915[]
Batting | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | |
Ottawa | GA | 125 | 14 | Guelph | BA | .396 | 13 | |||
Frank Shaughnessy | Ottawa | AB | 446 | 14 | Merlin Kopp | St. Thomas | RUNS | 104 | 13 | |
Guelph | HITS | 152 | 13 | Hackenbush | Hamilton | 2B | 28 | 11 | ||
Ottawa | 3B | 16 | 13 | Guelph | HR | 10 | 13 | |||
Guelph | EBH | 44 | 13 | Guelph | TB | 231 | 13 | |||
London | SAC | 36 | 13 | Ottawa | SAC | 36 | 12 | |||
Merlin Kopp | St. Thomas | SB | 63 | 13 | Merlin Kopp | St. Thomas | BB | 83 | 13 | |
George Deneau | London | SO | 71 | 13 |
Pitching | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | |
Urban Shocker | Ottawa | GA | 36 | 14 | Brantford | CG | 26 | 14 | ||
Ray Keating | Hamilton | W | 25 | 13 | Howick | St. Thomas | L | 20 | 15 | |
London | PCT | .800 | 13 | Urban Shocker | Ottawa | IP | 303 | 15 | ||
Joe McManus | Ottawa | WS | 14 | 12 | Urban Shocker | Ottawa | SO | 186 | 15 | |
Ottawa/Brantford | BB | 140 | 13 |
External links[]
- Defunct baseball leagues in Canada
- International League
- 1885 establishments in Canada
- 1900 disestablishments in Canada
- 1905 establishments in Canada
- 1905 disestablishments in Canada
- 1911 establishments in Canada
- 1915 disestablishments in Canada
- Sports leagues established in 1885
- Sports leagues disestablished in 1900
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