“I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know,” Jackie Robinson once remarked after his playing days. “In my baseball career they were the first to make me feel my natural self.”
Jackie Robinson: “I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know.”
Book Review: Before the Blue Jays: Professional Baseball in Toronto Prior to 1977, by Harvey Sahker
I review Harvey Sahker's excellent new book, "Before the Blue Jays: Professional Baseball in Toronto Prior to 1977."
Hawthorn hits home run with new book about Vancouver baseball history
Did you know that the first night baseball game in Canada was played in Vancouver in 1931? Or that Jackie Robinson was rumoured to be the first manager of the Pacific Coast League’s Vancouver Mounties in 1956? These are just two of the engrossing and little-told stories shared in an outstanding new book called, “Play Ball! The Amazing Stories and Captivating Characters Who Have Made Baseball a Winning Ticket in Vancouver for Over 100 Years.”
Jackie Robinson: “I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know.”
“I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know,” Jackie Robinson once remarked after his playing days. “In my baseball career they were the first to make me feel my natural self.”
Part 2 -10 interesting facts I learned at the 2024 Canadian Baseball History Conference
Here are five more interesting facts I learned at the Canadian Baseball History Conference at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont., this weekend.
Collector Profile: Matt Simpson, collecting cards of Canadian Baseball Hall of Famers
For Matt Simpson, a George Gibson card is as treasured as a Honus Wagner card. That’s what happens when you focus your collection on Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.
Former Montreal Royals pitcher Joe Carbonaro passes away at 93
Former Montreal Royals pitcher Joe Carbonaro passed away on April 15 at the age of 93. He played with Jackie Robinson during spring training and was a Royals teammate of Roberto Clemente.
Canadian MLB baseball notes: Tyler O’Neill, Nick Pivetta, James Paxton, Jackie Robinson
Kevin Glew provides some midweek Canadian baseball news and notes about Tyler O'Neill, Nick Pivetta and Joey Votto.
Jackie Robinson: “I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know.”
“I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know,” Jackie Robinson once remarked after his playing days. “In my baseball career they were the first to make me feel my natural self.”
Photo: Montreal Royals star Jackie Robinson meets Honus Wagner
For someone who runs a blog called Cooperstowners in Canada, it's a dream photo. It features Jackie Robinson, in his Montreal Royals uniform, shaking hands with Honus Wagner. So when was it taken?