Edmonton, AB

Edmonton is the provincial capital of Alberta, located on the North Saskatchewan River, 170 miles north of Calgary, AB, which makes it the northernmost large city in Canada and the northernmost city to have hosted a professional baseball team.

Teams that have played here

• Edmonton Grays, Western Canada League (1907)
• Edmonton Eskimos, Western Canada League (1909-1911, 1914, 1920-1921)
• Edmonton Gray Birds, Western Canada League (1912-1913)
• Edmonton Eskimos, Western International League (1922, 1953-1954)
• Edmonton Trappers, Pacific Coast League (1981-2004)
• Edmonton Cracker-Cats, Northern League (2005-2007)
• Edmonton Cracker-Cats, Golden Baseball League (2008)
• Edmonton Capitals, Golden Baseball League (2009-2010)
• Edmonton Capitals, North American League (2011)
• Edmonton Prospects, Western Major Baseball League (2009- )

Persons who were born here

• Jordy Alexander, minor league pitcher
• Vince Barton, outfielder
• John Ducey, minor league umpire and executive
• Ken Heffel, minor league catcher
• Mike Johnson, pitcher
• W.P. Kinsella, author
• Brock Kjeldgaard, minor league infielder
• Perry Lychak, minor league pitcher
• Amar Mahmood, Pakistani national team outfielder
• Sheldon McDonald, minor league pitcher
• Ryan Murphy, minor league pitcher/infielder
• Penny O'Brian, AAGPBL outfielder
• Harry Ornest, minor league infielder
• Vickie Panos, AAGPBL outfielder
• Dave Rypien, Canadian national team catcher
• Dave Shipanoff, pitcher
• Rob Zastryzny, pitcher

Persons who died here

• John Bender, minor league outfielder
• Wes Covington, outfielder
• Kid Speer, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• University of Alberta
• University High School