Montréal, QC
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Montréal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, Canada, and the second largest city in the country, after Toronto, ON. It is located on an island in the Saint-Lawrence River, at its junction with the Ottawa River, 120 miles east of Ottawa, ON. There has also been a professional team in Outremont, QC, which is now part of Montréal.
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[edit] Teams that have played here
- Montreal Canadiens, International Association (1890)
- Montreal Royals, Eastern League (1897-1905, 1907-1911)
- Montreal Canucks, Eastern League (1906)
- Montreal Royals, International League (1912-1917, 1928-1960)
- Montreal Royals, Eastern Canada League (1922-1923)
- Montreal Trios, Eastern Canada League (1923)
- Montreal Royals, Quebec-Ontario-Vermont League (1924)
- Montreal Expos, National League, (1969-2004)
- Montreal Royales, Canadian Baseball League (2003) (nominally only)
[edit] Persons who were born here
- Alex Anthopoulos, general manager
- Richard Bélec, Canadian national team executive
- Tom Boleska, minor league pitcher
- Denis Boucher, pitcher
- Stan Bréard, minor league infielder
- Charles Bronfman, owner
- Frank Cadorette, Great Britain national team player
- Paul Calvert, pitcher
- Dimitrios Chatzikyriakos, Greek national team pitcher
- Eric Cyr, pitcher
- Ray Daviault, pitcher
- Jacques Doucet, broadcaster
- Eric Gagné, pitcher
- Emmanuel Garcia, minor league infielder
- Roland Gladu, infielder
- Calvin Griffith, owner
- Doug Harvey, minor league player
- Paul Hodgson, outfielder
- Joe Krakauskas, pitcher
- Mike Kusiewicz, minor league pitcher
- Martin Langlois, Bundesliga pitcher
- Pete LePine, infielder
- Chris Leroux, pitcher
- Dick Lines, pitcher
- Jim McKean, umpire
- Sambu Ndungidi, minor league outfielder
- Sherry Robertson, outfielder
- Allan Roth, author
- Jean-Pierre Roy, pitcher
- Robin Roy, French national team player
- Philippe Valiquette, minor league pitcher
- Pete Ward, infielder
[edit] Persons who died here
- Richard Bélec, Canadian national team executive
- Don Drysdale, pitcher; Hall of Fame
- Roland Gladu, infielder
- Doug Harvey, minor league player
- Tip O'Neill, outfielder
- Ron Piché, pitcher
- Shag Shaughnessy, outfielder
[edit] Educational institutions located here
- Collège Ahuntsic
- Concordia University
- John Abbott College
- McGill University
- Polyvalente Edouard-Montpetit
- St. George's High School
[edit] Further Reading
- David Luchuk: Blue Jays 1, Expos 0: The Urban Rivalry that Killed Major League Baseball in Montreal, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
