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| Baseball's Canadian-American League: A History of Its Inception, Franchises, Participants, Locales, Statistics, Demise & Legacy, 1936-1951 |
| The history of a Class C minor league during a turbulent 15 years reveals what minor league baseball—indeed, all of baseball—was experiencing: the coming of night baseball, World War II, the postwar era, integration, competition with television. Includes stories of stars in the making: Bob Lemon, Tommy LaSorda, Al Rosen, Lou Burdette, and of those who never made it to the majors. —Book News |
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| Amsterdam Rugmakers Canadian-American League 1948 Program |
| Canadian-American League President Father Harold J. Martin |
| The New York Yankees Visited the Amsterdam Rugmakers in 1949. Left to Right: Bill Dickey, Casey Stengel, Rugmakers Manager Mayo Smith, and Yankees Coach Bill Turner. |
| Amsterdam Rugmakers General Admission Opening Day Ticket |
| By David Pietrusza Foreward by John Thorn |
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| Canadian-American League Managers at the Minor League All-Star Game, July 9, 1939 in Cooperstown, New York. Left to right: Elmer Yoter (Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers), Steve Yerkes (Cornwall Maple Leafs), Amby McConnell (Utica Braves), George "Knotty" Lee (Ogdensburg Colts), Wally Schang (Ottawa Senators), Eddie Sawyer (Amsterdam Rugmakers), and Admiral J. "Pepper" Martin (Rome Colonels). |
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| Amsterdam Rugmakers at Mohawk Mills Park |
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| The 1947 Schenectady Blue Jays, attired in cast-off Phillies unforms, celebrate their pennant. Lee Riley (Pat Riley's father) is front row third from right). |
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Amsterdam Rugmakers Zeke Bella John Blanchard Lew Burdette Allie Clark Joe Collins Karl Drews Ford Garrison Bob Grim Herb Karpel Bill Kennedy Dick Kryhoski Danny McDevitt Joe Murray Vic Raschi Kenny Sears Frank "Spec" Shea Mayo Smith Gus Triandos Vince Ventura Brockville Pirates Joe Krakauskas Cornwall Bisons/Maple Leafs Frank Colman Dick Fowler Phil Marchildon Whitey Platt Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers Chuck Harmon Ben Huffman Earl Jones Joe Lutz Jack McKeon Packy Rogers Frank Sacka Ogdensburg Colts Maurice Van Robays Oneonta Indians/Red Sox Bob Aspromonte Ivan DeLock Joe DeMaestri Vance Dinges Dick Fowler Austin Knickerbocker Dick Littlefield Dale Long Frank Malzone Eddie McGah Emmet O'Neil Stan Partenheimer Earl Rapp Lee Riley Robert G. Smith Hal White Sammy White Oswego Netherlands Bill Kalfas Bob Lemon Nike Naymick Frank Skaff Vince Ventura |
| Ottawa Senators/Braves Walt Masters Wally Schang Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators Homer Howell George Jumonville Paul Masterson Bill Peterman Specs Podgajny Perth-Cornwall Grays Danny Carnevale Pittsfield Electrics/Indians/ Phillies Gene Hasson Brooks Lawrence Jim Lemon Hal Naragon Tony Rensa Al Rosen Dick Tomanek Quebec Athletics/Alouettes Pete Elko Moose Erickson Roland Gladu Butch Lawing Frank McCormick George McQuinn Charlie Small Rome Colonels Pete Elko Lynn Lovenguth Dale Matthewson Lee Riley Hal White Schenectady Blue Jays Tommy Lasorda Lynn Lovenguth Duke Markell Bobby Micelotta Stive Ridzik Lee Riley Carl Sawatski Barney Schultz Smith Falls Beavers Xavier Rescigno Three Rivers Foxes/Royals Hank Biasatti Frenchy Bordaragay Pete Gray Billy Hunter Danny O'Connell Jean Pierre Roy George Scherger Larry Shepherd George Witt Utica Braves Reggie Otero |
| Canadian-American Alumni With Major League Experience |
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| 1936 Perth (Ontario) Royals. Manager Steve Yerkes, second row, far right. |
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| McNearney Stadium Schenectady, New York |
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| A limited number of copies of Baseball's Canadian-American League remain available for purchase. They make great gifts and will be personally autographed by the author. Email for details. |
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| Can-Am League Ballparks Rugmakers in the Majors Blue Jays in the Majors Electrics in the Majors Can-Am League Records Oswego/Pittsfield Franchise Index |
| "Fascinating" -- Sports Collectors Digest "A Grand-Slam of a Book" -- WGNA Radio "Your history of the Canadian-American League is one of the finest and most enjoyable books I've ever read. You put the reader in the grandstand. I can almost imagine the Amsterdam Rugmakers taking the field against Oneonta or Cornwall. As someone who likes to go beyond the Yankees/Brooklyn Dodgers/Cubs/Red Sox oligarchy in baseball publishing, I always welcome books and articles on overlooked aspects of the finest sport ever invented." --Al Doyle, Contributor, Baseball Digest |
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