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).
Season | Nickname | Affiliation | Record (win %) | Finish | Manager | class=unsortable | Playoffs (games) | Attendance | class=unsortable | Ref. |
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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 |