Cornwall Bisons Explained

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.[1] [2]

Cornwall served as farm club of the Buffalo Bisons, a member of the original International League. At the time, a few lower minor league clubs, e.g., classes A, B, C and D, were affiliated to Double-A and Triple-A teams, the highest level of play in the Minor Leagues.[1]

Managed by Steve Yerkes, the Cornwall Bisons finished in second place with a 74-47 record in the eight-team league, and later defeated the Amsterdam Rugmakers, two to one games, in the final round of the playoffs.[3] [4]

In 1939, the team became an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, also a member of the International League, and was renamed as the Cornwall Maple Leafs.[1] [5]

This time, Cornwall ended in fourth place with a 62-56 record and lost the first round of the playoffs. Yerkes repeated as their manager, but was replaced by Emil Graff during the midseason.[3] Players included outfielders Frank Colman and Whitey Platt, as well as pitchers Dick Fowler and Phil Marchildon.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Pietrusza, David (2005). Baseball's Canadian-American League. Mcfarland & Company, Inc.
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=CAML&class=C Canadian-American League (C) Encyclopedia and History
  3. http://www.canamleague.com/history.php Can–Am League History
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=9074e378 1938 Cornwall Bisons
  5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=f1c5959b 1939 Cornwall Maple Leafs