| 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 |
| Amsterdam Rugmakers Canadian-Ame rican 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 |
| 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). |
| Amsterdam Rugmakers at Mohawk Mills Park |
| 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). |
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
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 |
| 1936 Perth (Ontario) Royals. Manager Steve Yerkes, second row, far right. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
