The Cornwall Bisons was a Minor League Baseball club that played in the Class-C Canadian–American League during the 1938 season. The team was based in Cornwall, Ontario, and played its home games at Cornwall Athletic Grounds.[1][2]
Cornwall served as farm club of the Buffalo Bisons, a member of the original International League. At the time, a few lower minor league clubs, e.g., classes A, B, C and D, were affiliated to Double-A and Triple-A teams, the highest level of play in the Minor Leagues.[1]
Managed by Steve Yerkes, the Cornwall Bisons finished in second place with a 74-47 record in the eight-team league, and later defeated the Amsterdam Rugmakers, two to one games, in the final round of the playoffs.[3][4]
In 1939, the team became an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, also a member of the International League, and was renamed as the Cornwall Maple Leafs.[1][5]
This time, Cornwall ended in fourth place with a 62-56 record and lost the first round of the playoffs. Yerkes repeated as their manager, but was replaced by Emil Graff during the midseason.[3] Players included outfielders Frank Colman and Whitey Platt, as well as pitchers Dick Fowler and Phil Marchildon.[1]
Sources edit
- ^ a b c d Pietrusza, David (2005). Baseball's Canadian-American League. Mcfarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2529-7
- ^ Canadian-American League (C) Encyclopedia and History. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on February 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Can–Am League History. Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. Retrieved on February 22, 2016.
- ^ 1938 Cornwall Bisons. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on February 22, 2016.
- ^ 1939 Cornwall Maple Leafs. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on February 22, 2016.
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