Canadian-American League (1946-1950)
Provincial League (1951)
Tombstone
Born: 1946
Died: 1951
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Last Game:
Canadian-American League Champions: 1946
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Major League Affiliations:
- 1946-1950: Brooklyn Dodgers
- 1951: Independent
Background
The Trois-Rivieres Royals were a Quebec-based farm club of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1946-1950 in the Class C Canadian-American League. The Can-Am League included clubs from Massachusetts, New York, Ontario and Quebec.
The Royals were preceded in town by the Trois Rivieres Renards (1941-1942), also of the Can-Am League. Like most of North American minor league baseball, the league went dark from 1943 to 1945 at the height of World War II. When baseball returned in the summer of 1946, the Renards had become the Royals.
After the 1950 season, the Dodgers pulled out of town and the Trois-Rivieres moved to the Class C Provincial League. In 1951, the Royals played as an independent team (no Major League parent club). The Royals era came to a close in 1952 when the New York Yankees sponsored the ball club, which changed its name to the Trois Rivieres Yankees (1952-1953).
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