Montreal Royals
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The Montreal Royals were a minor league baseball team best known as the Brooklyn Dodgers’ top farm club and the team for which Jackie Robinson broke professional baseball’s color barrier in 1946.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball team
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minor league baseball team ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Montreal, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorBarrierContext | first season of an officially integrated team in modern professional baseball ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1960 ⓘ |
| founded | 1897 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| homeGamesLocation | east end of Montreal at Delorimier Stadium ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Delorimier Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberRetiredFor | Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | International League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueChampionships | multiple International League championships ⓘ |
| levelOfPlay | Triple-A ⓘ |
| notableEventYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the team for which Jackie Robinson broke professional baseball’s color barrier ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Don Newcombe
NERFINISHED
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Duke Snider NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Campanella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAsFarmTeamFor | Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | top farm club of the Brooklyn Dodgers ⓘ |
| seasonRecord | 1946: 100 wins and 54 losses ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| wonChampionship |
1946 International League pennant
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1946 Junior World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Chick Gandil