Brockville Blues Explained

Brockville Blues
Firstseason:1936
Lastseason:1937
City:Brockville, Ontario
Class Level:Class C
League:Canadian–American League
Majorleague:Boston Red Sox (1937)
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 Eastern International League.[2]

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

SeasonNicknameAffiliationRecord (win %)FinishManagerclass=unsortablePlayoffs (games)Attendanceclass=unsortableRef.
1936 Pirates 3rd of 6 defeated Ottawa Senators (3–1)
lost to Perth Royals (0–3)
unknown
1937 Blues 7th of 8 Jesse Spring
John Grilli
6,242

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fulford Athletic Field in Brockville, ON . StatsCrew.com . February 26, 2021.
  2. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd Johnson . Miles Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.
  3. News: Brockville Ball Club Plays Senators Here . . Ottawa, Canada . 20 . May 27, 1936 . February 24, 2021 . newspapers.com.