St. Catharines Blue Jays

• Location: St. Catharines, ON
• League: New York-Penn League 1986-1994
• Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays 1986-1994
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From 1986 through 1994, the St. Catharines Blue Jays were the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. In '95, the team changed its name to the St. Catharines Stompers. In 2000 Toronto moved their NY-P team out of St. Catharines, ending a fairly long association for a short-season class A team.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Team MVP
1986	48-28	2nd	Cloyd Boyer	League Champs		Willie Blair
1987	41-36	6th	Joe Lonnett			Derek Bell
1988	27-46	10th	Eddie Dennis		Mike McAlpin	Woody Williams
1989	31-45	12th	Bob Shirley		Mike McAlpin	Greg O'Halloran
1990	29-47	14th	Doug Ault		Mike McAlpin	Carlos Delgado
1991	35-42	10th (t)	Doug Ault			Rob Butler
1992	33-42	11th	J.J. Cannon		Rolando Pino	Tim Crabtree
1993	49-29	1st	J.J. Cannon	Lost in 1st round	Rolando Pino	Alonso Beltran
1994	35-39	10th	J.J. Cannon		Rolando Pino	Jeff Ladd

Further Reading

• David Siegel: "Minor-League Baseball in Niagara, Canada, 1986-99", in Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 50, Nr. 1 (Spring 2021), pp. 85-91.