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unusual facts about Vancouver Canadians


Art Savage

Art had acquired the Rivercats when they were still the Vancouver Canadians, moving them to Sacramento, California shortly later.


Baseball in Canada

The Vancouver Canadians, currently an affiliate of the Blue Jays, play in the Northwest League at the Short-Season A level.

Emil Sick

With the Western International League's Vancouver Maple Leafs losing money for Con Jones at Con Jones Park through 1937 and 1938, Sick purchased the single 'A' class team and renamed them the Vancouver Capilanos after a brewery he operated in BC.

Nat Bailey Stadium

Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium (known as "The Nat" and commonly by its previous name Nat Bailey Stadium) is home to the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League in the summer and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in the spring.

Tony Muser

After two-plus seasons in El Paso, during which Muser's teams went 176–162, Muser was promoted again, this time to the Triple-A Vancouver Canadians, where he replaced Dick Phillips in midseason.


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