Sherbrooke Indians
{{Infobox Minor League Baseball
|name = Sherbrooke Indians
|allyears = 1948–1951, 1953–1955
|city = Sherbrooke, Quebec
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|class level = Class C (1950–1951; 1953–1955)
|past class level = Independent (1948–1949)
|league = Provincial League
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|majorleague = Cleveland Indians (1953–1955)
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|nickname = Sherbrooke Indians (1953–1955)
|pastnames = Sherbrooke Athletics (1948–1951)
|ballpark = Stade Amedée-Roy II (1953–1955)
|pastparks = Stade Amedée-Roy I (1948–1951)
|leaguenum = 2
|leaguechamps = 1948, 1951
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The Sherbrooke Indians were a minor league baseball team located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. They played in the Provincial League from 1948 to 1951 as the Sherbrooke Athletics and again from 1953 to 1955 as the Indians.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Sherbrooke&state=QC&country=CA|title=Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Encyclopedia|work=Baseball-Reference|accessdate=May 3, 2020}} They won the first Provincial League pennant in 1948.{{cite web|url=https://digitalballparks.com/Eastern/Amadee_640_5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913154340/https://digitalballparks.com/Eastern/Amadee_640_5.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 13, 2022|title=Stade Amedée-Roy III|work=digitalballparks.com|accessdate=May 3, 2020|page=5}} In 1951, they won a second pennant, but five hours after their final game, their stadium burned down,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90855479/sherbrooke-fire-ruins-ball-park/ |title=Sherbrooke Fire Ruins Ball Park |newspaper=The Gazette |location=Montreal |page=19 |date=September 20, 1951 |accessdate=December 19, 2021 |via=newspapers.com}} forcing the team to sit out the 1952 season as the ballpark was rebuilt. When they returned to action in 1953, they were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians.{{cite web|url=https://digitalballparks.com/Eastern/Amadee_640_6.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220192637/https://digitalballparks.com/Eastern/Amadee_640_6.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 20, 2021|title=Stade Amedée-Roy III|work=digitalballparks.com|accessdate=May 3, 2020|page=6}}{{cite web|url=https://digitalballparks.com/Eastern/Amadee_640_6.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220192637/https://digitalballparks.com/Eastern/Amadee_640_6.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 20, 2021|title=Stade Amedée-Roy III|work=digitalballparks.com|accessdate=May 3, 2020|page=7}}
Season-by-season
Major League alumni
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- Gary Bell
- Bill Brandt
- Dick Brown
- Paul Calvert
- John Corriden
- Bill Dailey
- Harry Feldman
- Roland Gladu
- Frank Jelincich
- Lou Knerr
- Bobby Locke
- Fred Martin
- Ralph McCabe
- William Metzig
- Dan Osinski
- Armando Roche
- Jean-Pierre Roy
- Hal Schacker
- Ralph Schwamb
- Ebba St. Claire
- Billy Williams
- Adrian Zabala
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References
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Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams
Category:Defunct baseball teams in Canada
Category:Baseball teams in Quebec
Category:Baseball teams established in 1948
Category:1948 establishments in Quebec
Category:1955 disestablishments in Quebec
Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1955
Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1955
Category:Baseball in Sherbrooke
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