Sherbrooke Indians

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|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

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! Year !! Record !! Finish
Full Season !! Attendance !! Manager !! Postseason

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| 1953

84–41First--Pinky May
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| 1954

76–53Second--Mark Wylie
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| 1955

53–76Fifth--Edd Hartness

Major League alumni

References