Montreal Royals 1946 T-Shirt Cap Panels_8 Panel and the 1938 club was

and the 1938 club was the best since 1918 when Babe Ruth was a Boston pitcher

After that circuit's demise they became charter members of the Negro American League

and found them in Baltimore in 1954

and to the Braves name in 1941

Montreal Royals 1946 T-Shirt Cap Panels_8 Panel and the 1938 club wasHistory: Although Roberto Clemente spent his entire major league career with Pittsburgh, he was initially a Dodgers prospect. The Dodgers purportedly signed him mainly to keep him away from the rival New York Giants, but because of the rules at the time pertaining to bonus players he was drafted by the Pirates after one season with Montreal.