Monday, September 30, 2024

Toronto Maple Leafs : MiLB

Toronto to Canberra, March 11, 1950
50 cents paying the double weight step to Australia
Toronto Maple Leafs - 1965

The Toronto Maple Leafs were a high-level minor league baseball club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which played from 1896-1967, affiliated with 10 different Major League clubs over their existence: Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Milwaukee Braves, Cleveland Indians, St Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers

Notable players include:
  • Sam Jethroe - National League Rookie of the Year 1950
  • Bobo Holloman - threw no-hitter in first MLB start 1953
  • Elston Howard - American League MVP 1963
  • Rico Caray - National League batting champion 1970
  • Sparky Lyle - American League Cy Young Award winner 1977
  • Reggie Smith - 7-time MLB All-Star

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