The Montreal Royals were not a Major League Baseball team in 1947. The Royals were a minor league team and a member of the International League. The two major league teams they were associated with were the Philadelphia Athletics and the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was able to play Major League Baseball because the Brooklyn Dodgers called him up from the minors in 1947. His first season in the majors, Robinson played first base.
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The first major league of baseball (National Association) was founded in 1871. The National Association disbanded in 1875 and the National League began in 1876. The American League became a major league in baseball in 1901. The first World Series was played in 1903. College football became big with many universities beginning programs. The first bowl game (Rose Bowl) was played. The National Football League, then known as the American Professional Football Association, was founded in 1920. Basketball and volleyball were invented.
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Canada joined the major leagues in 1969 with the induction of the Montreal Expos to the National League. The first American League team arrived in 1977 with the Toronto Blue Jays. Here is a little bit of history. Montreal use to be the AAA farm club of the Brooklyn Dodgers. They were called the Montreal Royals. That is were Jackie Robinson started his professional career in 1946. By the way he was the league MVP.
The Royals are from Kansas city, Missouri.
Jackie Robinson was not traded from Montreal. The Montreal Royals were a farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers. When Robinson signed with the Dodgers, he played his first season (1946) with the Royals. The Dodgers brought him up to the parent team in 1947 and he played with the Dodgers through the 1956 season.
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On February 1, 2002, MLB Took Ownership Of The Montreal Expos.
Yes he did! In 1990 he was in the Montreal's Expos.
According to Baseball-Reference.com there have been no players named Adams on the Royals at the major league level since the team's inception.
As a professional, Robinson first played for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League, then with the Brooklyn Dodgers' farm club, the Montreal Royals, and finally with the Dodgers for his 10 year Major League career.
Two, the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League and Kansas City Royals of the American League.