Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
Fifty-six years ago today, Claude Raymond became the first Canadian to register a win for a Canadian major league team in a regular season game when accomplished the feat with the Montreal Expos.
Fifty-five years ago today, Claude Raymond became the first Canadian to register a win for a Canadian major league team in a regular season game when accomplished the feat with the Montreal Expos.
You might say that Boots Day was destined to be a Montreal Expo. After all, his first big league at bat – a walk against Mike Wegener – came against the Canadian club on June 18, 1969, and his first major league hit was recorded off of Montreal reliever Carroll Sembera on April 18, 1970.... Continue Reading →
