Brantford, ON
From BR Bullpen
Brantford is located on the Grand River in southern Ontario, Canada, 25 miles west of Hamilton, ON. Originally called Churchville, it is home to Canada's largest First Nations community, the Six Nations Reserve.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Brantford Indians, Canadian League (1905)
- Brantford Red Sox, Canadian League (1911-1915)
- Brantford Red Sox, Michigan-Ontario League (1919-1921)
- Brantford Brants, Michigan-Ontario League (1922)
- Brantford Red Sox, Ontario League (1930)
People born here[edit]
- Jess Bechard, minor league infielder
- William Shuttleworth, pre-MLB player
- Bill Watkins, infielder; manager
- Erastus Wiman, owner
People who died here[edit]
- Luther Clifford, catcher
- Jimmy Wilkes, outfielder
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