Toronto, ON

Toronto is the capital of the province of Ontario and Canada's largest city, located on the north shore of Lake Ontario. It is 270 miles south-west of Ottawa, ON.

Teams that have played here

• Toronto Torontos, Canadian League (1885)
• Toronto Canucks, International League (1886-1887)
• Toronto Canucks, International Association (1888-1890)
• Toronto Canucks, Eastern League (1895)
• Toronto Maple Leafs, Eastern League (1896-1911)
• Toronto Maple Leafs, International League (1912-1967)
• Toronto Beavers, Canadian League (1914)
• Toronto Blue Jays, American League (1977-present)

People who were born here

• Alex Andreopoulos, minor league catcher
• Iyad Ansari, Pakistani national team infielder
• Gord Ash, general manager
• John Balaz, outfielder
• Howard Birnie, amateur coach and executive and international umpire
• John Bissylas, Greek national team coach
• Tyler Black, infielder
• Bob Blasko, Canadian national team pitcher
• Carmen Bush, executive
• Rich Butler, outfielder
• Bill Byckowski, scout
• Mike Carnegie, Canadian national team pitcher
• Don Chevrier, broadcaster
• Denzel Clarke, minor league outfielder
• Brook Coatsworth, Great Britain national team pitcher
• Barry Cort, pitcher
• Jeff Cowan, minor league infielder
• Jesse Crain, pitcher
• Father Ronald Cullen, amateur coach
• Colin Cummins, minor league outfielder
• Rob Ducey, outfielder
• Chris Emanuele, minor league outfielder
• Jonathan Erlichman, coach
• Dick Fowler, pitcher
• Oren Gal, Israeli national team infielder
• Alex Gardner, catcher
• Adam Garner, minor league pitcher
• Jen Gilroy, Canadian women's national team catcher-infielder
• Paul Godfrey, executive
• Anthony Granato, minor league infielder
• Trevor Grieve, minor league umpire
• Braden Halladay, drafted pitcher
• Elijha Hammill, Canadian national team infielder
• Alex Hardy, pitcher
• Peter Hardy, executive
• Greg Hamilton, Canadian national team coach
• Liam Hicks, minor league catcher
• John Hiller, pitcher
• William Humber, author
• Cale Iorg, minor league infielder
• Arthur Irwin, infielder; manager
• John Irwin, infielder
• Jimmy Knowles, infielder
• Adam Kudryk, minor league pitcher
• Andy Kyle, outfielder
• Geddy Lee, musician
• Knotty Lee, minor league pitcher
• Jamie Lehman, minor league pitcher
• Matt Lloyd, minor league infielder
• Jon Lockwood, minor league pitcher
• Pat Lynch, minor league pitcher
• Bob McKillop, minor league infielder
• Larry Millson, writer
• Gareth Morgan, minor league outfielder
• Larry Murphy, outfielder
• John Ogiltree, minor league pitcher
• Greg O'Halloran, catcher
• Bill O'Hara, outfielder
• Yip Owens, catcher
• Connor Panas, minor league outfielder
• Rich Panas, umpire
• Daniel Pinero, minor league infielder
• Bob Prentice, scout
• Daniel Procopio, minor league pitcher
• Tommy Richards, college coach
• Jamie Richmond, minor league pitcher
• Jim Ridley, minor league outfielder
• Cameron Robulack, minor league infielder
• Edward Rogers, owner
• Ted Rogers, owner
• Goody Rosen, outfielder
• Ernie Ross, pitcher
• James Rutherford, minor league outfielder
• Joe Sawchuk, umpire
• Warren Sawkiw, minor league infielder
• Harvey Shank, pitcher
• Ben Shulman, broadcaster
• Dan Shulman, broadcaster
• Tim Smith, minor league outfielder
• Howard Starkman, executive
• Sammie Starr, minor league infielder
• Paul Sullivan, minor league pitcher
• John Suomi, minor league catcher
• Drew Taylor, minor league pitcher
• Ron Taylor, pitcher
• Maxx Tissenbaum, minor league catcher/infielder
• Matt Tosoni, minor league pitcher
• Rene Tosoni, outfielder
• Joey Votto, outfielder
• Dave Wainhouse, pitcher
• Milt Whitehead, infielder
• Peter Widdrington, executive
• Jimmy Williams, coach
• Eric Wood, minor league infielder

People who died here

• Vince Barton, outfielder
• Carmen Bush, executive
• John Cerutti, pitcher
• Joe Crysdale, announcer
• Father Ronald Cullen, amateur coach
• Milt Dunnell, writer
• Alison Gordon, writer
• Alex Hardy, pitcher
• W.W. Jeffers, umpire
• Andy Kyle, outfielder
• Phil Marchildon, pitcher
• Bob Prentice, scout
• Ted Rogers, owner
• Ron Roncetti, scout
• Goody Rosen, outfielder
• Ernie Ross, pitcher
• Dave Rowan, infielder
• Bill Smith, outfielder
• Cooney Snyder, catcher
• Kid Summers, catcher/outfielder
• Fred Winchell, pitcher
• Roy Yamamura, amateur player

Educational institutions located here

• Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute
• Blyth Academy
• Centennial College
• Central Technical School
• Chaminade College School
• C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute
• De La Salle College
• Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
• George Brown College
• Harbord Collegiate Institute
• Humber College
• Humberside Collegiate Institute
• Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
• Michael Power/St. Joseph High School
• Parkdale Collegiate Institute
• Queensway Christian College
• Richview Collegiate Institute
• Riverdale Collegiate Institute
• Silverthorn Collegiate Institute
• St. Michael's College School
• Toronto Metropolitan University
• University of Toronto
• Upper Canada College
• Ursula Franklin Academy
• York University

Further Reading

• Stephen Dame: "Softball and Swastikas: The Riot at Toronto's Christie Pits", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 52, Nr. 2 (Fall 2023), pp. 22-30.
• David Luchuk: Blue Jays 1, Expos 0: The Urban Rivalry that Killed Major League Baseball in Montreal, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
• Mike Petriello: "What if the Giants had moved to Toronto? It almost happened in 1976", mlb.com, January 19, 2022. [1]