The Saskatoon Smokin' Guns, formerly known as the Saskatoon Riot

Saskatoon Riot

The Saskatoon Riot were a professional baseball team that played at Cairns Field in the North Central League in 1994, in their first season their record was 32-38 under manager Ron Malcolm. The following season the team moved to the Prairie League and finished third in the Canadian division with a...

 were a baseball team based out of the Prairie League

Prairie League

The Prairie League was an independent league of baseball which was based in the prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The league was original in its naming by choosing not to resurrect a name previously used by a...

 in 1996. The first half of the inaugural season saw the Guns' challenge for the division league but their first season under the new name they finished in 7th place with a 30-47 record. Attendance for the season was 22,991. Player / Manager was Andre Johnson

Andre Johnson

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, formerly with the Atlanta Braves

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 and Chicago Cubs

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 organizations

Notable players included World Series

World Series

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 Champion outfielder Curt Ford

Curt Ford

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 (St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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, Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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); RHP Jess Gonzales lead the team in innings pitched (136), OF and former Chicago Cubs prospect Wayne Weinheimer (1969 - 2008), who led the team in batting average

Batting average

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 (.355) and home run

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s (11), and LHP Tim Oakes, who led the team in winning percentage (.800) and overall record (4-1).

Once again the team would change names to the Saskatoon Stallions

Saskatoon Stallions

The Saskatoon Stallions, formerly known as the Saskatoon Smokin' Guns, was a minor league baseball team that played in the Prairie League in 1997 and had a record of 38-28 with as manager. The teams attendance for the season was 28,288....

 who would also play out of Cairns Field

Cairns Field

Cairns Field is a stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets of the Western Major Baseball League and the Saskatoon Tigers of Saskatoon Senior Baseball League...

.

The name was resurrected by a Junior AAA team, however there is no affiliation between the defunct pro team and the junior team.