Canadian-American League (1946-1948)
Tombstone
Born: 1946
Re-Branded: 1949 (Quebec Braves)
First Game: May 7, 1946 (W 4-3 @ Amsterdam Rugmakers)
Last Game: September 6, 1948 (W 5-3, L 2-1 @ Rome Colonels)
Canadian-American League Championships: None
Stadium
Stade Municipal de Quebec
Opened: 1939
Ownership & Affiliation
Owner:
Major League Affiliations:
- 1946: Chicago Cubs
- 1947: Independent
- 1948: New York Giants
Background
The Quebec Alouettes were a dreadful Class C minor league baseball team that competed in the Canadian-American League, comprised of clubs from upstate New York and the province of Quebec, in the years following World War II.
The Alouettes finished dead last in the 8-year Can-Am League in each of their three seasons of competition in 1946, 1947 and 1948.
21-year old catcher Dick Aylward (Alouettes ’46) was the only player from the Alouettes era to make it to the Major Leagues. He appeared in four games for the Cleveland Indians as a 28-year old rookie during the summer of 1953.
After the 1948 season, a summer that Quebec held an affiliation with the National League’s New York Giants, the team changed its name to the Quebec Braves and became an independent operation. As the Braves, the Quebec franchise transformed from sadsack to dynasty, winning six minor league titles in the next seven years, first in the Can-Am League and later in the Provincial League.
Links
Canadian-American League Programs
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