- List of Montreal Royals accomplishments
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Before the Montreal Expos, there was the Montreal Royals. After the successful negotiation of a working arrangement with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League, the fortunes of the team changed. With these changes, the results were many more victories and accolades. Many players and managers would start their hall of fame careers by playing for the Montreal Royals. The breaking of the colour barrier occurred with Jackie Robinson wearing a Royals uniform. Robinson’s contributions would result in a Junior World Series Championship. This article is meant to acknowledge the awards, league leaders, and post-season appearances that the Montreal Royals accumulated in their history. [1]
International League Awards
Batting Champions
Year Player Average 1904 Joe Yeager .332 1908 Jimmy “Sherriff” Jones .309 1916 James Smythe .344 1946 Jackie Robinson .349 1949 Bobby Morgan .337 1953 Sandy Amoros .353 1955 Rocky Nelson .364 1956 Clyde Parris .321 Home Run Champions
Year Player Home Runs 1915 Lucky Whiteman 14 1917 H.R. Damreau 16 1942 Les Burge 28 1954 Rocky Nelson 31 1955 Rocky Nelson 37 1960 Joe Altobelli 31 RBI Leaders
First Awarded in 1925
Year Player RBI 1953 Rocky Nelson 136 1955 Rocky Nelson 130 1960 Joe Altobelli 105 Stolen Base Leaders
Year Player Number of Bases 1911 Ward Miller 63 1930 Henry Haines 45 1934 Harvey Walker 33 1941 Paul Campbell 24 1946 Marvin Rackley 65 1948 Sam Jethro (tied for league lead) 18 1949 Sam Jethro 89 1951 Hector Rodriguez 26 1952 Jim Gilliam 18 Most Wins by a Pitcher
Year Player Wins 1916 Leon Cadore 25 1929 Elon Hogsett 22 1935 Pete Appleton 23 1945 Jean-Pierre Roy 25 1946 Steve Nagy 17 1948 Jack Banta (tied for lead) 19 1954 Ed Roebuck 18 1954 Ken Lehman 18 1955 Ken Lehman 22 1958 Tommy Lasorda 18 Most Strikeouts by a Pitcher
Year Player Strikeouts 1945 Jean-Pierre Roy 139 1947 Jack Banta 199 1948 Jack Banta 193 1949 Dan Bankhead 176 Best Winning Percentage by a Pitcher
Year Player Statistics 1930 Roy Buckalew .765, 13 wins and 4 losses 1935 Pete Appleton .719, 23 wins and 9 losses 1945 Les Webber .786, 11 wins and 3 losses 1946 Steve Nagy .810, 17 wins and 4 losses 1947 Ed Heusser .864, 19 wins and 3 losses 1948 Don Newcombe .739, 17 wins and 6 losses 1951 Mal Mallette .833, 10 wins and 2 losses 1951 Mal Mallette .867, 13 wins and 2 losses Lowest ERA
Year Player ERA 1945 Les Webber 1.88 Most Valuable Pitcher
First Awarded in 1953
Year Player Statistics 1958 Tommy Lasorda 18 Wins, 6 Losses, 2.50 Earned Run Average Most Valuable Player
Year Player Position Home Runs RBI Batting Average Special Notes 1948 Jimmy Bloodworth Second Base 24 99 .294 .976 Fielding Percentage 1949 Bobby Morgan Shortstop 19 112 .337 Led league in batting average 1952 Jim Gilliam Second Base and Outfield 9 112 .301 Led league with 18 stolen bases 1953 Rocky Nelson First Base 34 136 .308 Led league in RBIs 1955 Rocky Nelson First Base 37 130 .364 Won Triple Crown Rookie of the Year
First Awarded in 1950.
Year Player Position Statistics 1951 Hector Rodriguez Third Base 8 HR, 95 RBI, .302 Batting Average, 26 stolen bases 1956 Fred Kipp Pitcher 20 Wins, 7 Losses, 3.33 ERA, 127 Strikeouts Triple Crown Winner
Given to the player who leads the league in Home Runs, Runs Batted In, and Batting Average
Year Player Statistics 1955 Rocky Nelson 37 HR, 130 RBI, .364 Batting Average Montreal Royals in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
Name Tenure Walter Alston Manager, 1950–1953 Ed Barrow Manager, 1904, 1910 Roy Campanella 1947 Roberto Clemente 1954 Jocko Conlan 1931–1932 Don Drysdale 1955 Burleigh Grimes Manager, 1939 Waite Hoyt 1917 Rabbit Maranville Manager, 1950–1953) Walter Alston Manager, 1937–1938 Jackie Robinson 1946 Duke Snider 1948 Pennant Winning Seasons for the Montreal Royals
Year Record Percentage 1898 68–48 .586 1935 92–62 .597 1945 95–58 .621 1946 100–54 .649 1948 94–59 .614 1951 95–59 .617 1952 95–56 .629 1955 95–59 .617 1958 90–63 .588 Post-Season Record
Year Winner Loser Margin of Victory 1935 ROYALS Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 2 1935 ROYALS Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 2 1935 Syracuse Chiefs ROYALS 4 games to 3 1937 Baltimore Orioles ROYALS 4 games to 1 1941 ROYALS Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 3 1941 ROYALS Newark Bears 4 games to 3 1942 Syracuse Chiefs ROYALS 4 games to 1 1943 Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) ROYALS 4 games to 0 1945 ROYALS Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 3 1945 Newark Bears ROYALS 4 games to 3 1946 ROYALS Newark Bears 4 games to 2 1946 ROYALS Syracuse Chiefs 4 games to 1 1947 Syracuse Chiefs ROYALS 4 games to 0 1948 ROYALS Rochester Red Wings 4 games to 3 1948 ROYALS Syracuse Chiefs 4 games to 1 1949 ROYALS Rochester Red Wings 4 games to 0 1949 ROYALS Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 0 1950 Baltimore Orioles ROYALS 4 games to 3 1951 ROYALS Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 0 1951 ROYALS Syracuse Chiefs 4 games to 1 1952 ROYALS Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) 4 games to 3 1952 Rochester Red Wings ROYALS 4 games to 2 1953 ROYALS Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 2 1953 ROYALS Rochester Red Wings 4 games to 0 1954 ROYALS Rochester Red Wings 4 games to 2 1954 Syracuse Chiefs ROYALS 4 games to 3 1955 Rochester Red Wings ROYALS 4 games to 1 1956 Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) ROYALS 4 games to 1 1958 ROYALS Columbus Red Birds 4 games to 3 1958 ROYALS Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) 4 games to 1 Junior World Series Appearances
Year Winner Loser Margin of Victory 1941 Columbus Red Birds ROYALS 4 games to 2 1946 ROYALS Louisville Colonels 4 games to 2 1948 ROYALS St. Paul Saints 4 games to 1 1949 Indianapolis Indians ROYALS 4 games to 2 1951 Milwaukee Brewers ROYALS 4 games to 2 1953 ROYALS Kansas City Blues 4 games to 1 1958 Minneapolis Millers ROYALS 4 games to 2 See also
References
- ^ Baseball’s Fabulous Montreal Royals, William Brown, p. 156, Robert Davies Publishing, Montreal, 1996, ISBN 1-895854-64-4
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