Hamilton, ON

Hamilton is a city located at the western tip of Lake Ontario, in southern Ontario, 50 miles south-west of Toronto. It is known as the center of the Canadian steel industry and has absorbed a number of neighboring cities that were once independent, such as Stoney Creek, ON and Winona, ON.

Teams that have played here

• Hamilton Clippers, Canadian League (1885)
• Hamilton Primrose, Canadian League (1885)
• Hamilton Clippers, International League (1886)
• Hamilton Hams, International League (1887, 1900, 1908)
• Hamilton Mountaineers, International Association (1888, 1890)
• Hamilton Hams, International Association (1889)
• Hamilton Blackbirds, International League (1898, Canadian League (1899)
• Hamilton Kolts, Canadian League (1911-1912)
• Hamilton Hams, Canadian League (1913-1915)
• Hamilton Tigers, International League (1918)
• Hamilton Tigers, Michigan-Ontario League (1919-1923)
• Hamilton Clippers, Michigan-Ontario League (1924-1925)
• Hamilton Tigers, Ontario League (1930)
• Hamilton Red Wings, PONY League (1939-1942, 1956)
• Hamilton Cardinals, PONY League (1946-1955)
• Hamilton Redbirds, New York-Penn League (1988-1992)

Persons who were born here

• Jack Kent Cooke, minor league owner
• Babe Dye, minor league outfielder
• Lenny Hornsby, minor league pitcher
• Mike Jones, pitcher
• RG Knowles, actor; British Baseball Hall of Fame
• Ron Law, pitcher
• Jim Lawrence, catcher
• Matt Maysey, pitcher
• Murray Oliver, minor league infielder
• Frank O'Rourke, infielder
• Brian Ostrosser, infielder
• Bill Pfann, pitcher
• Greg Runser, minor league pitcher
• Mark Terrana, Division Élite pitcher
• Andrew Tinnish, scout
• George Walker, pitcher
• Joe Weber, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Mike Jones, pitcher
• Joe Krakauskas, pitcher
• Dan Lewandowski, pitcher
• Red Long, pitcher
• Bill Pfann, pitcher
• Ron Smith, minor league infielder
• George Walker, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Cathedral High School
• McMaster University
• St. Jean De Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School
• St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School