Trois-Rivières, QC

Trois-Rivières, also called Three Rivers in English, is located in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Saint-Maurice River, while the Bécancour River flows into the Saint-Lawrence on the opposite shore. It is located 95 miles north-east of Montreal, QC and 75 miles south-west of Quebec, QC; Cap-de-la-Madeleine, QC lies on the other side of the Saint-Maurice River. It is one of the oldest cities in the province, having been founded in 1634.

Teams that have played here

• Trois-Rivières Trios, Eastern Canada League (1922-1923)
• Trois-Rivières Renards, Quebec Provincial League (1940)
• Trois-Rivières Renards, Can-Am League (1941-1942)
• Trois-Rivières Royals, Can-Am League (1946-1950)
• Trois-Rivières Royals, Provincial League (1951)
• Trois-Rivières Yankees, Provincial League (1952-1953)
• Trois-Rivières Phillies, Provincial League (1954-1955)
• Trois-Rivières Aigles, Eastern League (1971-1977)
• Trois-Rivières Saints, Canadian Baseball League (2003)
• Trois-Rivières Aigles, Canadian-American Association (2013-2019)
• Trois-Rivières Aigles, Frontier League (2022- )

Persons who died here

• Émilien Côté, umpire
• Jérôme Cotnoir, minor league catcher and manager

Educational institutions located here

• Collège Laflèche
• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Further Reading

• Bob McDuff and Nicole Girard: L'histoire du baseball professionnel à Trois-Rivières / The Story of Professional Baseball in Trois-Rivières, McImages Plus, Trois-Rivières, QC, 2022. ISBN 9781778227806

Related Sites

Trois-Rivières's page at SABR-Quebec