Ottawa Giants
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The Ottawa Giants were a professional minor-league baseball team based in Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
that operated in 1951. The team was a relocation of an existing franchise, the Jersey City Giants
. The team played at Lansdowne Park
in Ottawa and finished with a 62-88 record.
and moved to Ottawa in 1951 becoming the Ottawa Giants, a farm team of the New York Giants
. After one season, and disappointing attendance, the Giants folded. However, the Philadelphia Athletics were interested and in 1952, the Ottawa Athletics
were formed.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
that operated in 1951. The team was a relocation of an existing franchise, the Jersey City Giants
Jersey City Giants
The Jersey City Giants was the name of a high-level American minor league baseball franchise that played in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the top farm system affiliate of the New York Giants from 1937 through 1950. The Jersey City club played in the International League...
. The team played at Lansdowne Park
Lansdowne Park
Lansdowne Park is a historic sports, exhibition and entertainment facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by the City of Ottawa. It is located along Bank Street and is adjacent to the Rideau Canal, in central Ottawa...
in Ottawa and finished with a 62-88 record.
History
As radio and television broadcasts of New York City area baseball teams increased, Jersey City's attendance plunged from 337,000 in 1947 to 63,000 in 1950. The franchise was purchased by Tommy GormanTommy Gorman
Thomas Patrick "T. P." Gorman was a founder of the National Hockey League , a winner of seven Stanley Cups as a general manager with four teams, and an Olympic gold medal-winning lacrosse player for Canada....
and moved to Ottawa in 1951 becoming the Ottawa Giants, a farm team of the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
. After one season, and disappointing attendance, the Giants folded. However, the Philadelphia Athletics were interested and in 1952, the Ottawa Athletics
Ottawa Athletics
The Ottawa Athletics were a professional minor-league baseball team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that operated from 1952-1954. The team played at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa.-History:After the 1951 season, the Ottawa Giants folded...
were formed.
Roster
- P George Bamberger
- OF Johnny Barrett
- Charlie Bishop
- 1B Marv Blaylock
- P Roger Bowman
- P Pete Burnside
- 1B Lorenzo Cabrera
- P Al Corwin
- P Walter Cox
- 1B/2B/OF Lorenzo Davis
- P Chuck Eisenmann
- P Jerry Fahr
- P Frank Fanovich
- 3B Billy Gardner
- OF Harvey Gentry
- 1B/OF Fred Gerken
- P Red Hardy
- P George Heller
- 2B Bobby Hofman
- SS Ziggy Jasinski
- OF Milt Joffe
- OF Stan Jok
- OF Peter Karpuk
- P Alex Konikowski
- P Dick Libby
- P Raul Lopez
- OF Paul Mauldin
- OF Dutch Mele
- OF John Metkovich
- P William Metzig
- P Harry Nicholas
- P Edward Sokol
- P Andy Tomasic
- C Pat Tomkinson
- 2B/SS Mylon Vukemire
- C Neal Watlington
- P Artie Wilson
- P Ed Wright