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Rather than competing nationally in an east–west fashion, local baseball clubs would instead compete with their American neighbours to the south. The London Tecumsehs of London, Ontario were charter members of the International Association and won its first championship in 1877, beating the Pittsburgh Alleghenies. The so-called "Canadian Game" soon fell out of favour. Southwestern Ontario was the first region in Canada to adopt this version of the game, doing so in 1860. The American variant of baseball had nine players a side instead of eleven, and four bases instead of five. All eleven players went to bat each inning, which would not end until they were all retired. It featured five bases, bats that resembled those used in cricket or rounders and eleven players per team. In Ontario, a variant of baseball known as "The Canadian Game" was most prevalent. Originally, the rules of the game were informal in nature and often modified to reflect regional preferences. Marys, Ontario, claim that this was the first documented game of modern baseball, although there appears to be no evidence that the rules used in this game were codified and adopted in other regions. Many Canadians, including the staff of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Marys, Ontario and Beachville, Ontario, about a game 48 years earlier in Beachville on June 4, 1838 - Militia Muster Day. Ford of Denver, Colorado, formerly of St. The first documented evidence of a base ball game in Canada comes from a letter published in Sporting Life magazine in 1886, a letter by Dr.
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueĪdapted from the British game of rounders - and by extension, cricket - the game of base ball or "townball" became popular in the early 19th century in Southwestern Ontario (then Canada West or Upper Canada), New York and New England.
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See also: History of baseball outside the United States Part of a series on the Several American-based collegiate leagues have teams in Canada. There are additionally amateur-level baseball teams playing in each province in the summer months under the auspices of Baseball Canada.
Notable amateur leagues include the Intercounty Baseball League ( Ontario), Ligue de Baseball Majeur du Québec ( Quebec), and the collegiate Western Canadian Baseball League ( Alberta and Saskatchewan). There are also several teams that compete in independent baseball leagues, such as the Trois-Rivières Aigles of the Frontier League and the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association. There is currently one minor-league team, the Vancouver Canadians, an affiliate of the Blue Jays competing in High-A West. Canada's first MLB team, the Montreal Expos, formed in 1969 and relocated to Washington, D.C., in 2005.Īround 75 Canadian communities have been home to Minor League Baseball teams. There is currently one Major League Baseball (MLB) team, the Toronto Blue Jays, founded in 1977.
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So after the disappointment of losing passes, pick up Hockey Nations 2010 and win one for Uncle Sam. Unfortunately for us, the Nordic European countries and Canada have this knack for beating up on us when it comes to hockey. Sure, we have the NBA All-Star Game coming up, but nothing wakes up a warm blooded American like watching Team USA beat up on other countries. With the Winter Olympics coming up, I suppose that it is time to get into the frigid sport of hockey.
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