Western Canada League
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The Western Canada League was the name of three different baseball circuits in Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

 which operated between and .

The first was a Class-D league that played only in 1907 with four teams sponsored by four cities. The second was also classified as D league and ran from 1909 through 1914 with eleven different cities represented in its six years of existence. The third started with four teams as a Class-C in 1919 and expanded to six teams as a Class-B in 1920. The league folded after the 1921 season.

Cities represented/Teams

* Calgary, Alberta  Calgary Bronchos
* Edmonton, Alberta  Edmonton Grays
* Lethbridge, Alberta  Lethbridge Miners
* Medicine Hat, Alberta
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city of 61,097 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is enclaved within Cypress County along with the nearby Town of Redcliff, although neither is part of the county....

    
Medicine Hat Hatters

Cities represented/Teams

* Bassano, Alberta
Bassano, Alberta
Bassano is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately east of Calgary and northwest of Medicine Hat. It is also on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway...

 
Bassano Boosters 1912
* Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...

 
Brandon Angels 1909-1911
* Calgary, Alberta  Calgary Cowboys
Calgary Bronchos
1909
1910-1914
* Edmonton, Alberta  Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Gray Birds
1909-1911, 1914
1912-1913
* Lethbridge, Alberta  Lethbridge Miners 1909-1910
* Medicine Hat, Alberta
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city of 61,097 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is enclaved within Cypress County along with the nearby Town of Redcliff, although neither is part of the county....

 
Medicine Hat Hatters 1909-1910, 1913-1914
* Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River. It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. It is best known as a retirement and tourist city that serves as a hub to the hundreds of small towns...

    
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods     1909-1911, 1913-1914
* Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...

 
Red Deer Eskimos 1912
* Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

 
Regina Bonepilers
Regina Red Sox
1909-1910
1913-1914
* Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  Saskatoon Berrypickers
Saskatoon Quakers
1910-1911
1913-1914
* Winnipeg, Manitoba  Winnipeg Maroons 1909-1911

Cities represented/Teams

* Calgary, Alberta  Calgary Bronchos 1920-1921
* Edmonton, Alberta  Edmonton Eskimos 1920-1921
* Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River. It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. It is best known as a retirement and tourist city that serves as a hub to the hundreds of small towns...

    
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods    
Moose Jaw Millers    
1919-1920
1921
* Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

 
Regina Senators 1919-1921
* Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  Saskatoon Quakers 1919-1921
* Winnipeg, Manitoba  Winnipeg Maroons 1919-1921

Champions

* 1907 - Medicine Hat Hatters
* 1909 - Medicine Hat Hatters
* 1910 - Calgary Bronchos
* 1911 - Moose Jaw Robin Hoods
* 1912 - Calgary Bronchos
* 1913 - Moose Jaw Robin Hoods
* 1914 - Saskatoon Quakers
* 1919 - Saskatoon Quakers
* 1920 - Calgary Bronchos
* 1921 - Calgary Bronchos

Noted players

  • George Blackburn
    George Blackburn (baseball)
    George W. Blackburn [Smiling George] was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles in the season...

  • Jess Buckles
    Jess Buckles
    Jesse Robert Buckles was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in two games, both in relief, for the New York Yankees near the end of the 1916 season. The rookie left-hander was a native of Lordsburg, California....

  • Cuckoo Christensen
    Cuckoo Christensen
    Walter Niels "Cuckoo" Christensen born in San Francisco, California was a baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds .Christensen led the National League in on-base percentage in 1926...

  • Ches Crist
    Ches Crist
    Chester Arthur Crist was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played in six games for the Philadelphia Phillies in , going 11 at bats without a hit. He was named for Chester A. Arthur, who was President of the United States at the time of Crist's birth.-External links:...

  • Steamer Flanagan
    Steamer Flanagan
    James Paul "Steamer" Flanagan was a Major League Baseball center fielder. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates just at the end of the 1905 season...

  • Billy Hamilton

  • Chicken Hawks
    Chicken Hawks
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  • Spencer Heath
    Spencer Heath (baseball)
    Spencer Paul Heath was a relief pitcher who played briefly for the Chicago White Sox during the season. Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Heath was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...

  • Babe Herman
    Babe Herman
    Floyd Caves "Babe" Herman was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who was best known for his several seasons with the Brooklyn Robins ....

  • Jerry Hurley
  • Joe Kernan
    Joe Kernan (baseball)
    Joseph Kernan was an American professional baseball player. He played second base and center field in two games for the 1873 Baltimore Marylands. He was a Baltimore native like most of his Maryland teammates....

  • Howard Lohr
    Howard Lohr
    Howard Sylvester Lohr was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1914 and the Cleveland Indians in 1916.-External links:...


  • Jim McGuire
    Jim McGuire
    James A. McGuire was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Blues for 18 games during the 1901 Cleveland Blues season.-External links:...

  • Bill Merritt
    Bill Merritt (baseball)
    William Henry Merritt , was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher from -. He would play for the Boston Beaneaters, Chicago Colts, Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...

  • Bernie Neis
    Bernie Neis
    Bernard Edmund Neis , is an American former professional baseball player who played outfield from 1920-1927.-External links:...

  • Lou Nordyke
    Lou Nordyke
    Louis Ellis Nordyke was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the St. Louis Browns for one season, from April 18 to June 27, 1906. He was sold to the Browns by the Tacoma Tigers of the Pacific Coast League, after having previously been on their Champion 1904-1905 team...

  • Harry Raymond
    Harry Raymond
    Harry H. Raymond , was a Major League Baseball player who played infielder from -. He would play for the Louisville Colonels, Washington Senators, and Pittsburgh Pirates.-External links:...

  • Jack Sheehan
    Jack Sheehan (baseball)
    John Thomas Sheehan was a professional baseball player who played infield for the Brooklyn Robins in the 1920 and 1921 baseball seasons. He attended college at Fordham University....


  • Jack Smith
  • Ed Taylor
  • Tex Vache
    Tex Vache
    -Biography:Vache was born November 17, 1888, in Santa Monica, California. It took him until the age of 36 to reach the Major Leagues. On April 16, , Vache made his Major League debut for the Boston Red Sox...

  • Ken Williams
    Ken Williams (baseball)
    Kenneth Roy Williams was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from to . Williams began his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds before spending the majority of his playing days with the St...

  • Les Wilson
    Les Wilson (baseball)
    Lester Wilbur Wilson [Tug] was a pinch-hitter/outfielder who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 5' 11", 170 lb., Wilson batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Louis, Michigan.In a five-game career, Wilson went hitless in seven at bats ...

  • Ralph Works
    Ralph Works
    Ralph Talmadge Works , nicknamed "Judge," was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for five seasons, with the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds . Born in Payson, Illinois, Works was called "Judge" by teammates for his scholarly countenance. Works had career record of 24-24 with a 3.79 ERA...



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