“1,000 frenzied capitalists” witnessed Edmonton’s first professional baseball game in 1907.
On Victoria Day, 1933, Edmonton opened its second and longest-serving professional baseball stadium.
Helen Nicol was an Albertan star of American baseball.
Gordie Howe was known as “Mr. Hockey.” But he also loved a good game of baseball.
The largest baseball game ever played in Edmonton featured two Hall-of-Famers and a diamond shaped like an oblong.
For fans, sports is about shared memories, where beloved teams and players make history. But with many buildings and stadiums now gone, Edmonton is lucky to still enjoy Rexall Place, at least for now.