Hall of Famer Carl Erskine – Major League pitcher George Gibson – Major League catcher and manager Jim Gilliam – Major League infielder Al Gionfriddo – Major League outfielder Carl Furillo – Major League outfielder Waite Hoyt – Major League Hall of Famer Sam Jethroe – Negro league and Major League center fielder Tommy Lasorda – Major League Hall of Famer Van Lingle Mungo – Major League pitcher Sam Nahem – Major League pitcher Don Newcombe – Major League pitcher Johnny Podres – Major League pitcher Pete Reiser – Major League outfielder John Roseboro – Major League catcher Goody Rosen – Major League All Star outfielder Jackie Robinson – Major League Hall of Famer Schoolboy Rowe – Major League All Star pitcher Duke Snider – Major League Hall of Famer George Shuba - Major League outfielder Bucky Walters – Major League pitcher Dick Williams – Major League outfielder-third baseman and World-Series-winning manager Montreal Royals in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame International League awards Most Valuable Pitcher First Awarded in 1953 Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year First Awarded in 1950. Triple Crown Winner Given to the player who leads the league in Home Runs, Runs Batted In, and Batting Average Notable media personnel Charles Mayer – French language radio broadcaster Bibliography William Brown (foreword by Ken Singleton): Baseball's Fabulous Montreal Royals (1996) Robert Davies Publishing, 1996 – References Baseball teams established in 1897 Sports clubs disestablished in 1960 Defunct International League teams Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliates Philadelphia Athletics minor league affiliates Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates Defunct baseball teams in Canada Roy Syracuse Mets 1897 establishments in Quebec 1917 disestablishments in Quebec 1928 establishments in Quebec 1960 disestablishments in Quebec Baseball teams disestablished in 1960 Ontario–Quebec–Vermont League teams