Smiths Falls Beavers Explained

The Smiths Falls Beavers[1] 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. Two players from the single-season team made it to the major leagues. Matt Christopher, the well-known author of over a hundred sports books for young adults, made the team out of training camp, but was released early in the season.

Ballpark: Canadian Pacific Recreation Grounds

Team Members included:

Canadian–American League, 1937

TeamGames Played
Brockville Pirates100
Rome Colonels102
Ogdensburg Colts105
Smiths Falls Beavers106
Perth-Cornwall Bisons108
Oswego Netherlands108
Ottawa Braves110
Gloversville Glovers111

References

  1. http://home.cogeco.ca/~dgphillips/index.html The story behind the picture