Canadian–American League

Class C circuit league

The Canadian–American League, nicknamed the Can-Am League, was a class C level minor league baseball circuit which ran from 1936 through 1951, with a three-year break during World War II.

Teams

• Amsterdam Rugmakers, 1938–1942, 1946–1951 (Amsterdam, New York)
• Auburn Bouleys, 1938; Auburn Colts, 1940 (Auburn, New York)
• Brockville Pirates, 1936; Brockville Blues, 1937 (Brockville, Ontario)
• Cornwall Bisons, 1938; Cornwall Maple Leafs, 1939 (Cornwall, Ontario)
• Gloversville Glovers, 1937; Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers, 1938–1942, 1946–1951 (Johnstown, New York)
• Kingston Colonials, 1951 (Kingston, New York)
• Massena Grays, 1936
• Ogdensburg Colts, 1936–1939
• Oneonta Indians, 1940–1942; Oneonta Red Sox, 1946–1951
• Oswego Netherlands, 1936–1940
• Ottawa Senators, 1936, 1939; Ottawa Braves, 1937–1938; Ottawa-Ogdensburg Senators, 1940 (Ottawa)
• Perth Blue Cats, 1936; Perth-Cornwall Bisons, 1937 (Perth, Ontario)
• Pittsfield Electrics, 1941–1942, 1946–1948; Pittsfield Indians, 1949–1950; Pittsfield Phillies, 1951 (Wahconah Park)
• Quebec Athletics, 1941–1942; Quebec Alouettes, 1946–1948; Quebec Braves, 1949–1950
• Rome Colonels, 1937–1942, 1946–1951
• Schenectady Blue Jays, 1946–1950 (Schenectady, New York)
• Smiths Falls Beavers, 1937 (Smiths Falls, Ontario)
• Trois Rivieres Renards, 1941–1942; Trois Rivieres Royals, 1946-1950
• Utica Braves, 1939–1942
• Watertown Grays, 1936

League Champions

• 1936 Perth Blue Cats/Royals
• 1937 Ogdensburg Colts
• 1938 Cornwall Bisons
• 1939 Rome Colonels
• 1940 Amsterdam Rugmakers
• 1941 Oneonta Indians
• 1942 Ogdensburg Colts
• 1946 Trois-Rivières Royals
• 1947 Schenectady Blue Jays
• 1948 Oneonta Red Sox
• 1949 Quebec Braves
• 1950 Quebec Braves
• 1951 Oneonta Red Sox

Further reading

• David Pietrusza: Baseball's Canadian-American League, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2005 (original printing 1990).