Border League (baseball)
Encyclopedia
The Border League was a class D minor league in 1912 and 1913 at the Canada-USA border. It was composed of five teams from Michigan
and one fom Windsor, Ontario
. This six team league never really got off the ground, playing a minimal 35 game schedule. The league lost one Michigan
team that disbanded in 1913. This action helped cause the league's downfall. There was no known effort to organize the league in 1914.
The league was revived after World War II
as a class C circuit and operated from 1946 through 1951 before shutting down.
It was represented by nine cities, five from across the border and
four from the state of New York. The four New York, teams, along with the Kingston, Ontario
squad were able to make the full run. The Ottawa Senators, Ontario
entry won three of the leagues six titles.
The league proved to be a good solid competitive group for the first five years. Attendance was good, the league drew over 1,600,000 fans the first five years before finally disbanding on July 16, 1951.
This article is based on the "Border League" article at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki, and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License
.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
and one fom Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
. This six team league never really got off the ground, playing a minimal 35 game schedule. The league lost one Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
team that disbanded in 1913. This action helped cause the league's downfall. There was no known effort to organize the league in 1914.
The league was revived after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as a class C circuit and operated from 1946 through 1951 before shutting down.
It was represented by nine cities, five from across the border and
four from the state of New York. The four New York, teams, along with the Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
squad were able to make the full run. The Ottawa Senators, 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....
entry won three of the leagues six titles.
The league proved to be a good solid competitive group for the first five years. Attendance was good, the league drew over 1,600,000 fans the first five years before finally disbanding on July 16, 1951.
This article is based on the "Border League" article at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki, and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License
GNU Free Documentation License
The GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project. It is similar to the GNU General Public License, giving readers the rights to copy, redistribute, and modify a work and requires all copies and...
.