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The '''Ottawa Giants''' were a professional [[minor-league baseball]] team based in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] that operated in 1951. The team was a relocation of an existing franchise, the [[Jersey City Giants]]. The team played at [[Frank Clair Stadium]] in Ottawa and finished with a 62-88 record. The team was managed by [[Hugh Poland (baseball)|Hugh Poland]]. |
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[[Image:lansdowne park 1950.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Lansdowne Park, 1950s]] |
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==History== |
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As radio and television broadcasts of New York City area baseball teams increased, Jersey City's attendance plunged from 337,000 in 1947 to 63,000 in 1950. The franchise was purchased by [[Tommy Gorman]] and moved to Ottawa in 1951 becoming the '''Ottawa Giants,''' a farm team of the [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]]. After one season, and disappointing attendance, the Giants affiliated with the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] and were renamed [[Ottawa Athletics]]. |
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==Roster<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=667f5da5</ref>== |
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*P George Bamberger |
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*OF Johnny Barrett |
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*Charlie Bishop |
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*1B Marv Blaylock |
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*P Roger Bowman |
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*P Pete Burnside |
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*1B Lorenzo Cabrera |
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*P Al Corwin |
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*P Walter Cox |
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*1B/2B/OF Lorenzo Davis |
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*P Chuck Eisenmann |
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*P Jerry Fahr |
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*P Frank Fanovich |
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*3B Billy Gardner |
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*OF Harvey Gentry |
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*1B/OF Fred Gerken |
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*P Red Hardy |
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*P George Heller |
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*2B Bobby Hofman |
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*SS Ziggy Jasinski |
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*OF Milt Joffe |
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*OF Stan Jok |
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*OF Peter Karpuk |
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*P Alex Konikowski |
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*P Dick Libby |
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*P Raul Lopez {{CUB}} |
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*OF Paul Mauldin |
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*OF Dutch Mele |
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*OF John Metkovich |
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*P William Metzig |
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*P Harry Nicholas |
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*P Edward Sokol |
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*P Andy Tomasic |
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*C Pat Tomkinson |
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*2B/SS Mylon Vukemire |
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*C Neal Watlington |
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*P Artie Wilson |
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*P Ed Wright |
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==See also== |
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* [[Tommy Gorman]] |
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==References== |
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*Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball,'' 1997 edition. Durham, N.C.: [[Baseball America]]. |
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[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1951]] |
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[[Category:Sports clubs disestablished in 1951]] |
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[[Category:Defunct International League teams]] |
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[[Category:Baseball teams in Ottawa|Gia]] |
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[[Category:San Francisco Giants minor league affiliates]] |
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{{Ottawa-stub}} |
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Revision as of 00:11, 1 October 2012
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