Montreal Royals

For the Canadian Baseball League club, see Montreal Royales. For the former ice hockey team, see Royal Montreal Hockey Club. For other uses, see Montreal Royals (disambiguation).
Montreal Royals
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class AAA (1946–1960)
  • Class AA (1928–1945)
  • Class B (1922–1924)
  • Class AA (1912–1917)
  • Class A (1897–1911)
LeagueInternational League (1928–1960)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (9)
  • 1898
  • 1922
  • 1941
  • 1946
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1951
  • 1953
  • 1958
Team data
Previous parks
Delorimier Downs

The Montreal Royals were a minor league professional baseball team in Montreal, Quebec, during 1897–1917 and 1928–1960. A member of the International League, the Royals were the top farm club (Class AAA) of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939; pioneering African-American player Jackie Robinson was a member for the 1946 season. The 1946 Royals were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.[3]

  1. ^ "1938 Montreal Royals". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "1937 Montreal Royals". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Teams". MiLB.com. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2017.