The Outlaws

The Outlaws were originally formed by Frank Franchellini as the Brewers in 1983. He formed the Brewers because no other team in either CNRA South Shore league wanted him as a pitcher. The Brewers played their inaugural season in what many considered the “minor leagues” in the Lachine CNRA league. Frank was their front line pitcher and manager.

The team was not a great success and in the winter of 1984, a questionnaire was passed around to all Brewers players with main question being "Do you want to play for fun or do win the championship?" The answer to that question was a resounding "We want to win!"

Many players had expressed a desire to play for either the A’s or Tigers but there just was no room for them, so the new team was formed. Founding members of the new team included Ted Golding, Pierre Valois, Rod D'Amato and Frank Franchillini who all worked in CN Rail's head office 4th floor computer room.

The new team was called the Outlaws and they started play in the CNRA South Shore league in the spring of 1984. The rivalry between the Tigers, A's and Outlaws was instantaneous. There was no hate but there was no love either. Many considered the Outlaws to be a cocky bunch and perhaps they were but they knew that they would get their asses kicked coming into that league which was considered to be the major leagues vs the competition they had seen in Lachine.

A few weeks into the season, the team dumped Franchellini and signed all-star pitcher Julius Marchand and a few others from the Tigers.

The team quickly came together and started to attract really excellent quality guys and better ballplayers. They brought in the likes of Brian Laurie, Doug Levia, Scott Morningstar, Paul Brazier, Sid Leahy, Sylvain Leclerc and Keith Webster to name a few. The team became an instant success and ended up winning two championships in 1985 and 1987 but more importantly were part of a league that everyone could be proud to play in.

The Outlaws played for 9 seasons in the CNRA South Shore league until it folded after the 1993 season.

• Front: John Gallon, Paul Brazier, Rod D'Amato, Scott Morningstar, Pat Pineau.
  Back row: Keith Webster, Yvan Thiboutot, Sid Leahy, Ted Golding, Pierre Valois, Kenny Swinwood.
  Way back: He gets in all the pics!
  
• Front: Denis Pednault, Sylvain Leclerc, Rod D'Amato, Brian Laurie.
  Back row: Boog the scorekeeper, ???, Keith Webster, Scott Morningstar, Doug Levia, Ted Golding, Pierre Valois.
  
• Front: Yves Bouthillette, Sylvain Leclerc, Rod D'Amato, Pierre Valois, Frank Sivilla, Ted Golding, Ron Zinn.
  Back row: Doug Levia, Scott Morningstar, Brian Laurie, Sid Leahy, Keith Webster, Real Beaulne, Tony Ferlisi.