Eastern Canada League

The Eastern Canada League was a class B minor league founded in 1922. The four-team league ran for two years. On July 29, 1922 Valleyfield moved to Cap-de-la-Madeleine. After being denied the use of Lansdowne Park, the Ottawa club played its home games in Montreal, at Atwater Stadium. In 1924, the league added two Vermont-based teams, becoming the Quebec-Ontario-Vermont League. The league's claim to fame is the presence of Charlie Culver, who played 6 games for the 1922 Montreal Royals, one of the few to break the color barrier between 1890 and 1945. Other notable alumni include Del Bissonette, Fred Frankhouse and Bill Hunnefield. The league used a split season in 1923, with Ottawa winning the first half, and Montreal the second. The best-of-fifteen playoff series went to the limit, with Montreal winning in a series that lasted 20 days.

Cities Represented

• Cap-de-la-Madeleine, QC: Cap de la Madeleine Madcaps 1922
• Montreal, QC: Montreal Royals 1922-1923
• Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators 1922; Ottawa Canadiens 1923
• Quebec, QC: Quebec Bulldogs 1923
• Trois-Rivières, QC: Trois-Rivières Trios 1922-1923
• Valleyfield, QC: Valleyfield 1922

Teams and Statistics

1922-1923

1922 Eastern Canada League
President: Joseph H. Page

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Trois-Rivières Trios	69	53	.566	0	Bill Innes / Eugene Grenier
Ottawa Senators	68	57	.544	2.5	Dick Dawson / Paddy Hogan / George Army
Valleyfield / Cap de la Madeleine #	56	69	.448	14.5	Ubald Rose
Montreal Royals	55	69	.443	15	Larry Carmel / Bill Innes

# Valleyfield (34-41) moved to Cap de la Madeleine July 29.
No Playoffs.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Norman Sauvage	Valley/Cap de	BA	.331		Eugene Grenier	Trois Rivieres	W	18
Joseph Delisle	Montreal	Runs	90		Fred Frankhouse	Ottawa	W	18
Norman Sauvage	Valley/Cap de	Hits	164		Louis Kimball	Trois Rivieres	Pct	.706; 12-5
Frank Delisle	Montreal/Trois	HR	16

1923 Eastern Canada League
President: Joseph H. Page

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Montreal Royals	66	52	.559	0	Izzy Hoffman
Ottawa Canadiens #	62	52	.544	2	Jimmy O'Rourke
Trois-Rivières Trios	52	62	.456	12	Eugene Grenier / Duke Reilley
Quebec Bulldogs	47	62	.431	14.5	Bill Innes

# The Ottawa club played all but one of its home games in Montreal.

Playoffs: Montreal Royals 8 games, Ottawa 7.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
John Jones	Montreal	BA	.370		Tex McMillan	Montreal	W	14
Arthur Grant	Montreal	Runs	76		Tex McMillan	Montreal	W	128
Bill Hunnefield	Montreal	Hits	116		William Barnes	Ottawa/Montreal	ERA	2.53
Frank Delisle	Trois Rivieres/Ottawa	HR	24		George Crowe	Ottawa	Pct	.733; 11-4

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.