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The Canadian–American League, nicknamed the Can-Am League, was a class C level minor league baseball circuit which ran from 1936 through 1951, with a three-year break during World War II.


Teams

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Amsterdam Rugmakers The Amsterdam Rugmakers were a Canadian–American League baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York, USA, that played from 1938 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1951. They played their home games at Mohawk Mills Park (now Shuttleworth Park) and were affi ...
, 1938–1942, 1946–1951 (
Amsterdam, New York Amsterdam is a city in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,219. The city is named after Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The City of Amsterdam is surrounded on the northern, east ...
) * Auburn Bouleys, 1938; Auburn Colts, 1940 (
Auburn, New York Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, ...
) *
Brockville Pirates Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically independent of the county. It is included with Le ...
, 1936; Brockville Blues, 1937 (
Brockville, Ontario Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically independent of the county. It is included with ...
) * Cornwall Bisons, 1938;
Cornwall Maple Leafs The Cornwall Bisons was a Minor League Baseball club that played in the Class-C Canadian–American League during the 1938 season. The team was based in Cornwall, Ontario, and played its home games at Cornwall Athletic Grounds.Pietrusza, David (200 ...
, 1939 (
Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated where the provinces of Ontario and Quebec and the state of New York converge. It is the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry and is Ontario's easternmost city ...
) * Gloversville Glovers, 1937; Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers, 1938–1942, 1946–1951 (
Johnstown, New York Johnstown is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County in the U.S. state of New York. The city was named after its founder, Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Province of New York and a major general during the Sev ...
) * Kingston Colonials, 1951 (
Kingston, New York Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area around Manhattan by the Unite ...
) * Massena Grays, 1936 *
Ogdensburg Colts Ogdensburg may refer to: * Ogdensburg, Michigan (ghost town), U.S. * Ogdensburg, New Jersey, U.S. * Ogdensburg, New York, U.S. * Battle of Ogdensburg, 1813 * Ogdensburg, Wisconsin, U.S. * Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge, connects Ogdens ...
, 1936–1939 * Oneonta Indians, 1940–1942;
Oneonta Red Sox The Oneonta Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Oneonta, New York. The first incarnation of the team played in the first New York–Pennsylvania League in 1924. On August of that year, the Utica Utes relocated to Oneonta to finis ...
, 1946–1951 * Oswego Netherlands, 1936–1940 *
Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member ...
, 1936, 1939;
Ottawa Braves The Ottawa Braves are the athletic teams that represent Ottawa University, located in Ottawa, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Colleg ...
, 1937–1938; Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators, 1940 (
Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the c ...
) * Perth Blue Cats, 1936; Perth-Cornwall Bisons, 1937 (
Perth, Ontario Perth is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Tay River, southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County. History The town was established as a military settlement in 1816, shortly after the War of 1812. The settleme ...
) * Pittsfield Electrics, 1941–1942, 1946–1948; Pittsfield Indians, 1949–1950; Pittsfield Phillies, 1951 (
Wahconah Park Wahconah Park is a city-owned baseball park located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and nestled in a working-class neighborhood. One of the last remaining ballparks in the United States with a wooden grandstand, it was constructed in 1919 and seats 4 ...
) *
Quebec Athletics The Quebec Bulldogs (french: Bulldogs de Québec) were a men's senior-level ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The team was officially known as the Quebec Hockey Club (french: Club de hockey de Québec), and later as the Quebec Athletic Clu ...
, 1941–1942; Quebec Alouettes, 1946–1948;
Quebec Braves The Quebec Athletics/Alouettes/Braves were a Minor League Baseball team that operated from 1939–1955. Operating in Quebec City, the team played in the Quebec Provincial League in 1939 and 1940 and the Canadian–American League from 1941–1942 ...
, 1949–1950 *
Rome Colonels The Rome Colonels was the primary moniker of minor league baseball teams based in Rome, New York between 1898 and 1951. Rome teams played as members of the New York State League (1898–1901), Empire State League (1905) and Canadian–American Le ...
, 1937–1942, 1946–1951 *
Schenectady Blue Jays The Schenectady Blue Jays baseball club was an American minor league baseball franchise based in Schenectady, New York, for 12 consecutive seasons, 1946–57. It was a member of the Class C Canadian–American League through 1950, and the Class A ...
, 1946–1950 (
Schenectady, New York Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Yo ...
) *
Smiths Falls Beavers The Smiths Falls Beavers were a professional baseball team that played for one season in 1937, in Smiths Falls, Ontario. The team played as part of the Canadian–American League The Canadian–American League, nicknamed the Can-Am League, wa ...
, 1937 (
Smiths Falls, Ontario Smiths Falls is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, southwest of Ottawa. As of the 2021 census it has a population of 9,254. It is in the Census division for Lanark County, but is separated from the county. The Rideau Canal waterway passes thr ...
) * Trois Rivieres Renards, 1941–1942; Trois Rivieres Royals, 1946-1950 *
Utica Braves Utica may refer to: Places *Utica, Tunisia, ancient city founded by Phoenicians * Útica, a village in Cundinamarca, Colombia * Port Perry/Utica Field Aerodrome, Canada United States *Utica, New York * Utica Mansion, in Angels Camp, California * ...
, 1939–1942 * Watertown Grays, 1936


League Champions

*1936 Perth Blue Cats/Royals *1937
Ogdensburg Colts Ogdensburg may refer to: * Ogdensburg, Michigan (ghost town), U.S. * Ogdensburg, New Jersey, U.S. * Ogdensburg, New York, U.S. * Battle of Ogdensburg, 1813 * Ogdensburg, Wisconsin, U.S. * Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge, connects Ogdens ...
*1938 Cornwall Bisons *1939
Rome Colonels The Rome Colonels was the primary moniker of minor league baseball teams based in Rome, New York between 1898 and 1951. Rome teams played as members of the New York State League (1898–1901), Empire State League (1905) and Canadian–American Le ...
*1940
Amsterdam Rugmakers The Amsterdam Rugmakers were a Canadian–American League baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York, USA, that played from 1938 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1951. They played their home games at Mohawk Mills Park (now Shuttleworth Park) and were affi ...
*1941 Oneonta Indians *1942
Ogdensburg Colts Ogdensburg may refer to: * Ogdensburg, Michigan (ghost town), U.S. * Ogdensburg, New Jersey, U.S. * Ogdensburg, New York, U.S. * Battle of Ogdensburg, 1813 * Ogdensburg, Wisconsin, U.S. * Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge, connects Ogdens ...
*1946
Trois-Rivières Royals The baseball team in Trois-Rivières, Quebec has gone through many incarnations. They began as the Trois-Rivières Renards and played in the Quebec Provincial League and the original Canadian–American League from 1940–1942 when they were shut ...
*1947
Schenectady Blue Jays The Schenectady Blue Jays baseball club was an American minor league baseball franchise based in Schenectady, New York, for 12 consecutive seasons, 1946–57. It was a member of the Class C Canadian–American League through 1950, and the Class A ...
*1948
Oneonta Red Sox The Oneonta Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Oneonta, New York. The first incarnation of the team played in the first New York–Pennsylvania League in 1924. On August of that year, the Utica Utes relocated to Oneonta to finis ...
*1949
Quebec Braves The Quebec Athletics/Alouettes/Braves were a Minor League Baseball team that operated from 1939–1955. Operating in Quebec City, the team played in the Quebec Provincial League in 1939 and 1940 and the Canadian–American League from 1941–1942 ...
*1950
Quebec Braves The Quebec Athletics/Alouettes/Braves were a Minor League Baseball team that operated from 1939–1955. Operating in Quebec City, the team played in the Quebec Provincial League in 1939 and 1940 and the Canadian–American League from 1941–1942 ...
*1951
Oneonta Red Sox The Oneonta Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Oneonta, New York. The first incarnation of the team played in the first New York–Pennsylvania League in 1924. On August of that year, the Utica Utes relocated to Oneonta to finis ...


Further reading

*David Pietrusza: '' Baseball's Canadian-American League'', McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2005 (original printing 1990). {{DEFAULTSORT:Canadian-American League Defunct baseball leagues in Canada Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States 1936 establishments in the United States 1951 disestablishments in the United States Sports leagues established in 1936 Sports leagues disestablished in 1951