Calgary Cardinals

{{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Calgary Cardinals | allyears = 1977–1978 | city = Calgary, Alberta | misc = | logo = | uniformlogo = | colors = | past class level = [[Rookie League]] | past league = [[Pioneer League (baseball)|Pioneer League]] | pastmajorleague = [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1977–78) | pastnames = | ballpark = | pastparks = [[Foothills Stadium]] | leaguenum = | leaguechamps = | divnum = | divisionchamps = }} The '''Calgary Cardinals''' were a [[minor league baseball]] team located in the [[Canada|Canadian]] city of [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], in 1977 and 1978. The team was a member of the [[Pioneer League (baseball)|Pioneer League]], playing at the [[Rookie League]] level, and affiliated with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).

The Cardinals and the [[Medicine Hat A's]] were Pioneer League expansion teams in 1977. Calgary changed affiliations to the [[Montreal Expos]] in 1979, and the team became the [[Calgary Expos]].

==Notable alumni==

* [[Barry Cheesman]] (1977)

* [[Jim Gott]] (1977)

==Season records== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" !Season !! Manager !! W–L !! Win % !! Finish || Playoffs || Ref |- | 1977 || rowspan=2 | [[Johnny Lewis (baseball)|Johnny Lewis]] || 34–36 || .486 || 4th || none || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=77f858c3 |title=1977 Calgary Cardinals |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1978 || 37–32 || .536 || 3rd || none || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=80d5c327 |title=1978 Calgary Cardinals |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref> |}

==All-stars== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" !Season<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-234523 |title=All-Star Teams 1966-1979 |website=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=August 19, 2017}}</ref> !! Name & Position |- | 1977 || [[Tye Waller]], 3B<br>LeRoy Grossini, SS |- | 1978 || Dennis Delany, C<br> Axel Vegas, P |}

==See also== * [[:Category:Calgary Cardinals players|Calgary Cardinals players]]

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== * [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Calgary&state=AB&country=CA Baseball Reference] – Calgary teams

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