List of Montreal Royals accomplishments

The Montreal Royals were a minor league team that existed from 1897–1917 and 1928–60. 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

Governors' Cup

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

  1. ↑ Baseball’s Fabulous Montreal Royals, William Brown, p. 156, Robert Davies Publishing, Montreal, 1996, ISBN 1-895854-64-4
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