Saint-Jean Canadiens Explained

Saint-Jean Canadiens
Firstseason:1948
Lastseason:1955
City:Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Past Class Level:
  • Class C (1950-1955)
  • Independent (1948-1949)
Past League:Provincial League
Pastmajorleague:
Pastnames:
  • Saint-Jean Canadians (1952-1955)
  • Saint-Jean Braves (1948-1951)
Leaguenum:1

The Saint-Jean Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) were a minor league baseball team which existed between 1948 and 1955.[1] Based in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec the club competed in the Provincial League. The franchise was founded in 1948 as the Saint-Jean Braves.[2] It won the league title in 1950, and was a class-C affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1952 to 1955.[3] [4]

Season-by-season

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
1948 56-44 2nd No playoffs
1949 45-53 4th No playoffs
1950 58-49 1st Steve Mizerak League Champs
(vs. Sherbrooke Athlétiques, 4 games to 3)
Won in 1st round
(vs. Farnham Pirates, 4 games to 1)
1951 52-68 6th Steve Mizerak
1952 63-66 3rd Lost in 1st round
(vs. St. Hyacinthe A's, 4 games to 3)
1953 57-65 6th
1954 53-73 5th George DeTore / Steve Mizerak
1955 86-44 1st Steve Mizerak / Fred Luciano Lost in 1st round
(vs. Burlington A's, 4 games to 1)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Jean Canadians minor league baseball Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com . 2024-01-10 . www.statscrew.com . en.
  2. Web site: St. Jean Braves MascotDB.com . 2024-01-10 . www.mascotdb.com.
  3. Web site: 1955 St. Jean Canadians minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com . 2024-01-10 . www.statscrew.com . en.
  4. Web site: Ligue Provinciale - 1954 St-Jean Canadiens . 2024-01-10 . www.lesfantomesdustade.ca . en-US.