The Quebec Provincial League was the first Quebec based professional Minor League
since the failed 1924 effort of the Quebec-Ontario-Vermont League. Unlike that
effort however, the QPL was based solely in Quebec. Unfortunately, the Quebec
Provincial League wasn’t much of a success either. In fact, the six team league
only lasted one season. We suspect that much of that was due to the upcoming Canadian
entry into WWII. The league returned in 1948 as an independent system (from
then on in, simply known as the “Provincial League”) but was soon picked
up by Minor League Baseball, serving as a Class C institution from 1951-1955.
Many of the photographs of this series are donations of Daniel Papillon – Quebec
Chapter of SABR. |
Drummond Downs Drummondville Tigers 1940, 1950-1954 |
Municipal Stadium Sherbrooke Braves 1940 |
Stade Municipal Quebec City Athletics 1940, 1951-1955 |
Stade Municipal Trois Rivieres Renards 1940 |
LaFramboise Park St. Hyacinthe Saints 1940, 1950-1953 |
Granby Stadium Granby Red Socks 1940 |
Each ballpark below has its own full collection of photographs. Click any photo below
to see that stadium’s gallery. |
ST. JEAN Quebec Centre Sportif St. Jean Braves 1950-1952 |
Bellevue Park Thetford Mines Miners 1953-1955 |
FARNHAM Quebec Farnham Stadium Farnham Pirates 1950-1951 |
Centennial Field Burlington A’s 1955 |
ST. JEAN Quebec Municipal Stadium St. Jean Canadians 1953-1955 |
Stade Amadee Roy II Sherbrooke Braves 1955-1940 |
