| Orleans Firebirds | |
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| Information | |
| League | Cape Cod Baseball League (East Division) |
| Location | Orleans, Massachusetts |
| Ballpark | Eldredge Park |
| League championships | 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1986, 1993, 2003, 2005 |
| Former name(s) | Orleans Cardinals Orleans Red Sox Orleans Sparklers |
| President | Bob O'Donnell |
| General manager | Sue Horton |
| Manager | Kelly Nicholson |
| Website | www.capecodleague.com/orleans/ |
TheOrleans Firebirds, formerly theOrleans Cardinals, are acollegiate summer baseball team based inOrleans, Massachusetts. The team is a member of theCape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's East Division. The Firebirds play their home games atEldredge Park in Orleans, which opened in 1913 and is the CCBL's oldestballpark. The Firebirds are owned and operated by the non-profit Orleans Athletic Association.
Orleans has won two CCBL championships in the 21st century, most recently in 2005 when they defeated theBourne Braves two games to one to win the best of three championship series. The team was a dominant force in the CCBL during the 11-season span from 1947 to 1957 in which Orleans claimed seven league titles. The team has been led since 2005 byfield manager Kelly Nicholson.
Baseball in Orleans has been played atEldredge Park since 1913, when the land for the park was donated to the town by baseball enthusiast Louis Winslow "Win" Eldredge, "in consideration of [his] affection for and interest in the young people of Orleans and [his] desire to provide a playground for them."[1][2]
In 1923 the Cape Cod Baseball League was formed and included four teams:Falmouth,Chatham,Osterville, andHyannis.[3] This early Cape League operated through the 1939 season and disbanded in 1940, due in large part to the difficulty of securing ongoing funding during theGreat Depression.[4][5] Orleans' entry into the league came in 1928.Wareham had been added in 1927 to bring the number of teams to five,[6] and Orleans andPlymouth were to be added in 1928, though the Plymouth entry never materialized.[7]
Orleans featured several notable figures during this era.Lynn, Massachusetts nativeJohn "Blondy" Ryan played for Orleans in 1928 and went on to play for theWorld Series-winning1933 New York Giants.[8][9]New Hampshire nativeRed Rolfe played for Orleans in 1930 and went on to be the starting third-baseman for theNew York Yankees of the late 1930s.[10] Rolfe was a four-timeAmerican League all-star, and won five World Series titles with the Bronx Bombers. While at Orleans, Rolfe played for skipperPatsy Donovan, a longtime major league player and manager who had managed theBoston Red Sox in 1910 and 1911, and who piloted the Orleans team in 1929 and 1930.[11][12][13]Al Weston andEd Wineapple played for Orleans in 1931. Weston was a formerBoston College star who had played with the major leagueBoston Braves in 1929,[14][15] and Wineapple a 1929Washington Senator who had played forOsterville in the CCBL for three years previously.[14][16]Lawrence, Massachusetts nativeJohnny Broaca played for Orleans from 1930 to 1932, and later pitched for the1936 World Series champion Yankees.[17][18][19]
Orleans withdrew from the league after the 1934 season due to funding issues, but returned in 1937.[20]Massachusetts GovernorCharles F. Hurley was on hand to throw out theceremonial first pitch to open the 1937 season in Orleans as the team facedHarwich.[21][22] Orleans fielded a team again in 1938, but then was forced to withdraw from the league again for the 1939 season, after which the league itself disbanded.[23]
Orleans' 1938 team featuredDanvers, Massachusetts nativeConnie Creeden, who batted over .400 for the season to lead the league, and who went on to play for the major leagueBoston Braves.[24] The team's ace pitcher in 1938 wasSomerville, Massachusetts nativeAl Blanche. Blanche was a Cape League veteran who had ledHarwich's 1933 title club, then spent two seasons in the majors with theBoston Braves before returning to the Cape League in 1938 to play for Orleans.[25][26][27] CCBL Hall of Famer Bill Enos played for Orleans during this period, and went on to be a longtime scout for theBoston Red Sox, as well as the first-ever scouting liaison for the Cape League toMajor League Baseball.[28]
The Cape League reorganized in 1946 after a hiatus duringWorld War II, and Orleans began play in the revived league in 1947. The team was originally known as theOrleans Sparklers, but soon became known as theOrleans Red Sox.[29] Orleans dominated the post-war period, appearing in the CCBL championship series in each of its first nine years in the league, and 11 times total between 1947 and 1959. During this span, the club won seven CCBL titles, including back to back championships in 1949 and 1950, and again in 1952 and 1953.
The club was skippered by Herb Fuller in 1947 and 1948,[30][31] and featured CCBL Hall of Famers Roy Bruninghaus, a Cape League all-star pitcher for three decades for Orleans who had been playing with the team since the 1930s,[32] and Allen "Buzzy" Wilcox, another three-decade player, who was an infielder for Orleans for 17 years from the 1940s to the 1960s.[33] Orleans won the league title in its inaugural 1947 campaign, defeating the Upper Cape championMashpee Warriors in that year's championship series, which was played as a Labor Day home-and-home doubleheader. In Game 1 at Eldredge Park, Orleans got an 11-strikeout performance by Bruninghaus, and slugger Dave Bremner went 5-for-5 with a homer in the 12–7 win. Facing Mashpee's CCBL Hall of Fame ace hurler Donald Hicks in Game 2, Bremner continued his torrid pace, going 4-for-6, but Orleans trailed by two going to the final frame. In the top of the ninth, Orleans exploded for seven runs, then brought in Bruninghaus to close out the 15–10 win and clinch the club's first Cape League crown.[34] Fuller brought the club back to the title series in 1948 for a rematch with Mashpee, but this time Hicks and Mashpee came out on top.[35]
In 1949, CCBL Hall of Famer Laurin "Pete" Peterson joined the team as catcher/manager and piloted the club for the next 14 years.[29][36] Peterson's 1949 club finished atop the Lower Cape division and went on to meet Upper Cape champFalmouth in the best-of-five title series. Orleans took the first two games, winning Game 1 at home, 4–2, then capitalizing on nine Falmouth errors while riding a complete game by Roy Bruninghaus and a 4-for-4 day by Dave Bremner to a 6–2 Game 2 win at Falmouth Heights.[37] After Game 2, Orleans lost the services of stars Bruninghaus and Bremner, who were unavailable for the remainder of the series, and the result was a Game 3 drubbing atEldredge Park as Falmouth stayed alive by an 11–5 tally.[38] Game 4 was marred by controversy and charges of poor sportsmanship as Orleans brought in Stan Wilcox, who had not played for the club all season, and who had played professionally earlier in the year. Falmouth's defense was again riddled with errors, and Orleans walked away with a 6–1 series-clinching victory.[39][40]
Orleans was back in the title series in 1950, this time facing Upper Cape champSagamore in what became the first of five consecutive championship matchups between the perennial Upper and Lower Cape powerhouses. Orleans seemed ready to sweep the Clouters, taking Game 1, 8–3, and Game 2, 19–9, with Roy Bruninghaus going the distance on the mound for the win in both contests.[41][42] Sagamore hurler Ricky Anderson almost single-handedly turned the series around as he twirled complete games in both halves of a Labor Day doubleheader, beating Orleans 8–5 in the morning Game 3 at Orleans, and 10–6 in the afternoon Game 4 at Keith Field, and helping his own cause with a 4-for-8 day at the plate.[43] The deciding Game 5 was played at the neutralEzra Baker Field in Dennis, and Orleans left no doubt, riding back-to-back homers by Buzzy Wilcox and Bob Bremner in the fourth, and a complete game six-hit shutout by Bruninghaus to a championship-clinching 8–0 victory.[44]
Peterson's club was downed bySagamore in the 1951 CCBL championship,[45] but was back on top the following season. In the 1952 best-of-five Cape League championship series, Orleans swept the Clouters, with pitchers Bruninghaus and Bill McCrae allowing Sagamore only two runs in the series. Orleans took Games 1 and 2 by tallies of 5–1 and 3–1, then sealed the deal with a title-clinching 3–0 Labor Day shutout at Eldredge Park.[29]
Orleans repeated as champions in 1953, again sweepingSagamore in three straight for the title. In Game 1 at Keith Field, Orleans sent Bruninghaus to the mound and gave him ample support, including a three-run homer by Jim Gage in a 13–5 rout.[46] Game 2 at home was another Orleans romp, as hurler Bill McCrae tossed a three-hitter in a 12–1 win.[47] Orleans was down on the road, 6–5, in the eighth inning of Game 3, when Peterson brought in Bruninghaus to relieve starter John Linnell. Bruninghaus escaped the jam, and proceeded to tie the game himself with a homer in the top of the ninth. He went on to no-hit Sagamore for three more innings, while Orleans put the game away with a four-run 11th, capped by Junie Lee's three-run bomb, to take a 10–6 win that completed the repeat championship sweep.[48]
In the teams' fifth consecutive championship series meeting, Orleans bowed to Sagamore in the 1954 title tilt,[49] but Peterson's boys were back to face a new opponent the following season. After playoff series wins overNorth Truro AFS andYarmouth to claim the Lower Cape title, Orleans advanced to the 1955 championship round against theCotuit Kettleers. The series' first two games were played as a home-and-home double header, and in Game 1 atLowell Park, Orleans bats were on a tear and hurler John Mayo struck out ten in a complete game effort, as Orleans took the series lead with an 11–3 win. In Game 2 at home, Orleans lefty Ray Tucker tossed a four-hitter as the club scratched out a 4–2 victory to take a commanding series lead.[50] Orleans completed the sweep on the road as Tucker posted his second win of the series, fanning 13 Cotuit batters before Roy Bruninghaus relieved him with one out in the ninth, to nail down a 6–3 Orleans win that clinched the title.[51]
For the first time since joining the revived league, Orleans failed to reach the CCBL title series in 1956, but the club was right back in championship form the following season. The 1957 Orleans club was pitted against Upper Cape champWareham in the league title series. The Red Sox sent Doug Higgins to the mound in Game 1 and jumped ahead early with four runs in the first and never looked back, routing the Gatemen by a final of 10–1. Orleans completed the two-game sweep before a home crowd in Game 2, getting a homer and a pair of singles from Stan Wilcox on the way to a 5–3 victory that secured the club's seventh CCBL crown in 11 years.[52]
CCBL Hall of FamerArt Quirk posted a remarkable 9–0 record in 1958 with a 1.12earned run average as a pitcher for Orleans, while also leading the league with a .475batting average. Quirk went on to play in the majors for theBaltimore Orioles andWashington Senators.[53] In 1959, Orleans reached the CCBL title series for a final time during this era, facing old nemesisSagamore in a matchup of the two dominant clubs of the period. The Clouters proceeded to shut down Orleans, evening the score at three titles apiece over the adversaries' six title matchups in the decade.[54][55]
In 1963, the CCBL was reorganized and became officially sanctioned by theNCAA. The league would no longer be characterized by "town teams" who fielded mainly Cape Cod residents, but would now be a formal collegiate league. Teams began to recruit college players and coaches from an increasingly wide geographic radius.[56]
The league was originally composed of ten teams, which were divided into Upper Cape and Lower Cape divisions. The Orleans team was dubbed theOrleans Cardinals, and joinedHarwich,Chatham,Yarmouth and a team fromOtis Air Force Base in the Lower Cape Division.
Orleans was skippered in the 1960s byDave Gavitt, an Orleans pitcher in the late 1950s and later theCEO of theBoston Celtics and member of theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[57][58] Gavitt brought Orleans to the league championship series in the 1963 inaugural year of the modern era, but the team fell short againstCotuit.[59] CCBL Hall of FamerLou Lamoriello played for Orleans in 1963,[53] as did fellow CCBL Hall of Famer Tom Yankus, a three-year league all-star who threw a no-hitter for Orleans on July 4, 1965. Yankus later managed Orleans from 1974 to 1980.[60] The 1965 season also saw CCBL Hall of Famer John Awdycki lead the league with a .407 batting average.[53]
In 1966,University of New Hampshire star Calvin Fisk played first base for Orleans. Near the end of the season, Calvin's younger brotherCarlton Fisk joined him in Orleans, and proceeded to belt a homer in his first at-bat for the Cardinals. Though the younger Fisk played in only a handful of games for the Cardinals, he made a lasting impression. Carlton was drafted in 1967 by the hometownBoston Red Sox, where he was a perennial all-star throughout the 1970s In 2000, he was inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame inCooperstown, New York.[61][62][63]
In 1967, the CCBL All-Star Game was held at Eldredge Park, and the Cardinals' ownChuck Seelbach emerged as the winning pitcher.[64] Seelbach also tossed a no-hitter that season at Eldredge Park against aChatham team that featured future major league starThurman Munson.[65] The 1968 Orleans team featured CCBL Hall of Famer Phil Corddry, who went 9–2 with 108 strikeouts in 92 innings for the Cardinals to win the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award.[66][67] Another future CCBL Hall of Famer,Jim Norris, batted .415 for the Cardinals in 1969, and claimed the league MVP Award.[32] Norris returned in 1970 to bat .333 with 19 stolen bases, but surrendered his league batting crown to teammateMike Eden, who led all hitters with a .378 mark.Holy Cross hurlerMike Pazik tossed a no-hitter for Orleans againstHarwich in 1971, allowing his only base runner via hit batsman.[68] CCBL Hall of Fame first baseman Brad Linden led the Cards in 1971 and 1972. Linden was a league all-star in 1972, batting .372 with a league-leading 10 homers.[69]
Orleans failed to capture a league title in the 1960s and 1970s, but reached the league championship series four times, including back to back losses in 1970 and 1971 against a powerfulFalmouth team that was in the process of completing a string of four consecutive league titles.[70][71][72] The 1974 Cardinals advanced to the title series, but were downed in the ninth inning of a decisive Game 5 byCotuit.[73][74][75][76] The 1975 and 1976 Cardinals featuredBoston College baseball and hockey starTom Songin, who went on to play for theBoston Bruins.[77][78][79] Orleans' Chuck Dale was the league's Outstanding Pitcher in 1978.[80]
In 1980 and 1981 the Cardinals featured shortstopWade Rowdon, the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect Award winner in 1981, he was also the MVP of the CCBL All-Star Game atFenway Park, a game that ended in a 4–4 tie.[81] Rowdon tied a league record with three homers in a single game againstWareham,[82] and led the 1981 team to the playoffs where they bouncedHarwich in the semi-finals, but were downed byCotuit in the league championship series.[83][84] The 1985 season was highlighted by Cardinal hurler Bob O'Brien's no-hitter againstCotuit in which he came short of a perfect game by just two walks and benefited from outfielder Glenn Fernandez's home run-robbing catch at the fence of a smash by Kettleers' sluggerGreg Vaughn.[85][86]
The Cardinals won their first league championship of the modern era in 1986. The team featured slugger Gary Alexander, who hit .313 with 12 home runs, and ace hurlers and future major leaguersJeff Conine andMike Ignasiak. Led by manager John Castleberry, the Cards boasted the league's best record in the regular season, and metChatham in the playoff semi-finals. In Game 1 at Eldredge Park, the Cardinals got a three-run clout fromBert Heffernan, and Ignasiak twirled a complete game to best the A's, 6–4. Game 2 atVeterans Field went to extra innings tied at 2–2. Chatham's ace, CCBL Hall of FamerMark Petkovsek, dominated Cardinal hitters, allowing only two hits through ten frames. In the 11th, Petkovsek gave up a lead-off single to Alexander, and was left in the game to face Kevin Garner, who popped one just over the right field fence for the series-winning walk-off score.[87]
The 1986 championship series pitted the Cardinals against two-time defending championCotuit. In Game 1 at home, Orleans gave starter Conine plenty to work with. The Cards exploded for four home runs, three of them by Alexander alone, and one by Garner off the bandstand in center field, in a 9–4 win. Ignasiak spun another gem in Game 2 atLowell Park, going the distance and holding the Kettleers to just two hits and no runs. The Cards got a homer from Alexander in the first, his fourth long ball of the title series.Todd Haney added the insurance with a two-run blast in the seventh to give Orleans the 3–0 win and title series sweep, with Alexander taking home playoff MVP honors for his brilliant power display.[88][89]
In 1988, Orleans reached the championship series again, powered by CCBL Hall of Fame sluggerFrank Thomas, who was said to have hit the longest ball ever out of Eldredge Park, and who hit three home runs in one game atWareham.[28] The team lost in the finals toWareham,[90] but Thomas went on to a stellar career with theChicago White Sox and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014. Eldredge Park hosted the CCBL All-Star Game in three consecutive seasons from 1988 to 1990. The 1988 event featured the league's inaugural All-Star Game Home Run Derby, won by the Cards' mighty Frank Thomas. The host team claimed the derby crown each of the three years, with Mike Thomas matching Thomas' feat in 1989, and Mike Gropusso doing the same in 1990.
Orleans won another Cape League title in 1993 with a team led by skipper Rolando Casanova and starring futureBoston Red Sox all-star and Cape League Hall of FamerNomar Garciaparra, who hit .321 with 50 hits and 17 stolen bases for the Cards.[91][92] The team also included future major leaguersAaron Boone andJay Payton. In the playoffs, the Cardinals metChatham in a dramatic three-game semi-final series. In Game 1 atVeterans Field, Orleans hurler Chris Ciaccio went the distance in a pitchers' duel that was knotted at 1–1 going into the ninth. Payton clubbed the game-winning homer in the final frame to give the Cards the 2–1 victory. The A's answered in Game 2, shutting out the Cards, 4–0, at Eldredge Park. Orleans got the last laugh however, dominating the Game 3 finale at Chatham, taking the decisive game by a 7–1 tally.[93] In the championship series, the Cards faced a strongWareham team, and took Game 1 atClem Spillane Field by a 2–1 margin on a first-inning two-run homer byAaron Boone.[94] In Game 2 at Eldredge Park, Ciaccio sparkled again, allowing only four hits. Catcher Steve Fishman snuck a two-run homer down the line in the sixth, and the Cards walked away with a 5–1 win to sweep the series and claim the crown, with Ciaccio taking home playoff MVP honors.[95][96]
The Cardinals' 1994 team starred league Outstanding Pro Prospect Award winner Dave Shepard and CCBL Hall of FamerTodd Helton, who won the All-Star Game Home Run Derby at Eldredge Park and went on to enjoy an illustrious major league career that led to his 2024 induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.[97][98]
The 1999 Orleans team featured two future CCBL Hall of Famers in pitcherBen Sheets and league MVPLance Niekro, as well as future major leaguerMark Teixeira, who was named the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect.[99] Sheets, who was an all-star the previous season withWareham, posted a 1.10 ERA in 16.1 innings for Orleans in 1999.[100] Niekro batted .360 and clobbered 13 home runs on the season,[33] and also recorded a save on the mound as the Cardinals andWareham Gatemen set the record for the longest game in modern-era CCBL history with an 18-inning, 5 hour, 14 minute affair in Wareham. Four years later, Eldredge Park saw that record broken, as the 2003 Cardinals were downed in 20 innings byHarwich after 5 hours and 52 minutes.[101]
The 2001 Cardinals featured second basemanRuss Adams, the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect who became a first-round pick in the following year'sMLB draft. In 2002, Orleans was led by the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award winnerBrian Rogers, who posted a microscopic 0.40 ERA for the season, and all-star catcherRyan Hanigan, anAndover, Massachusetts native who was named the league's Outstanding New England Player. The team finished atop the East Division with an impressive 29–13–2 record, and prevailed overY-D in the playoff semi-finals, but was shut down byWareham in the title series.[102]
Manager Carmen Carcone brought the Cards back to the title series for a second consecutive season in 2003, the team powered by playoff MVP and CCBL home run derby champion Cesar Nicolas.[103] After taking the semi-final series fromBrewster, the Cardinals facedBourne in the championship series. Game 1 was a low-scoring extra-innings affair at Eldredge Park. After Bourne went ahead, 1–0, in the third, the Cards tied it in the fourth on a deep Nicolas dinger to left, his third homer of the playoffs. The teams remained even at 1–1 going into the bottom of the tenth, when the home team loaded the bases and won it on Myron Leslie's walk-off RBI single. Game 2 at Bourne was another tight one, with Game 1 winner Ryan Schroyer coming on in relief to get the final six outs, five of them by strikeout, to nail down the 5–4 Orleans victory and complete the series sweep.[104][105][106]
Skipper Kelly Nicholson took the Cards' helm in 2005, led the team to a first-place finish in the East Division, and was honored as the league's manager of the year.[107] Nicholson's Cardinals featured CCBL Outstanding Relief PitcherSteven Wright,[108] andEmmanuel Burriss, who led the league with 37 stolen bases. After taking the semi-final playoff series fromChatham by winning both ends of a day-night playoffdoubleheader,[109] Orleans once again metBourne for the title. Game 1 at Eldredge Park was scoreless going into the bottom of the ninth when the speedy Burriss scored the game's only run in dramatic walk-off fashion by tagging up on a foul pop. The Braves proceeded to clobber the Cards in Game 2 at Bourne by a score of 10–1. Orleans answered early in Game 3, scoring nine runs in the first three innings. The Cards shut down Bourne hitters behind the stellar pitching of Brad Meyers and closer Wright, and cruised to a 13–1 title-clinching victory.[110][111][112] Meyers shared playoff MVP honors with Burriss, who reached base five times and scored three runs in the finale.[113]
In 2006, Nicholson's team starred future CCBL Hall of Famer and Outstanding Pro Prospect Award winnerMatt Wieters.[114] A league all-star catcher, Wieters batted .307 with eight home runs, including a colossal shot off the right-centerfield bandstand at Eldredge Park.[115]
The 2009 season saw the team change its nickname, following an agreement between the Cape League andMajor League Baseball which stated that if a CCBL team shared a nickname with an MLB team, the team would have to obtain its uniforms through a Major League Baseball Properties-licensed vendor. Wanting to maintain its independence and longstanding relationship with local vendors, the Orleans team opted to change its moniker to theOrleans Firebirds.[116]
Throughout the 2010s, the team continued to be skippered by Kelly Nicholson, who surpassed Laurin "Pete" Peterson as the longest-tenured manager in team history.[117] The team qualified for the playoffs in nine of ten years in the decade, winning East Division titles in 2011, 2015 and 2017, and reaching the championship series in 2013 before falling toCotuit.[118][119]Eastham, Massachusetts native Sue Horton, the team's general manager since 2000, received the league's Dick Sullivan Executive of the Year Award in 2016.[120][121][122]
Notable players of the decade included CCBL Hall of FamerKolten Wong, who hit .341 with 22 stolen bases to claim the league MVP Award in 2010.[123] CCBL Hall of FamerMarcus Stroman played for the Firebirds in 2010 and 2011, allowing zero earned runs over 34 career innings pitched,[124] andTrevor Gott was the league's Outstanding Relief Pitcher for Orleans in 2011.[125] The Firebirds boasted the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award winners in back-to-back seasons with Kolton Mahoney in 2014,[126] and CCBL Hall of Famer Mitchell Jordan, who tied the league's modern era single season record with a 0.21 ERA in 2015.[127]
Firebirds Stephen Scott and Carter Aldrete won back-to-back All-Star Game Home Run Derby crowns in 2017 and 2018, and center fielderJimmy Herron was MVP of the 2017 All-Star Game for his game-winning RBI in the East Division's 5–3 win.[128] The 2018 Firebirds featured league Outstanding Pro ProspectJ.J. Bleday, a CCBL all-star outfielder who hit .311 with five home runs,[129][130] and hurlers Mitchell Senger and Aaron Ochsenbein, who tossed a combined no-hitter againstBrewster.[131]New Bedford, Massachusetts nativeJared Shuster was the league's Outstanding New England Player in 2019. A league all-star, Shuster posted a 4–0 record with a 1.40 ERA in 30 innings, striking out 35 while walking only five.[132]
The 2020 CCBL season was cancelled due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[133] 2021 FirebirdChase DeLauter tied for tops in the CCBL with nine home runs and claimed the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect award.[134][135] In 2022, the trio of Orleans moundsmen Bryce Warrecker, Josh Allen and Chris Clark combined to no-hitChatham, with starter Warrecker, the league's Outstanding Pitcher award winner, tossing six perfect innings.[136][137][138] The 2023 Firebirds were led by CCBL All-Star Game MVP Jo Oyama,[139] Outstanding Relief Award winner Sean Matson, and 10th Player recipient Derek Clark,[140] and swept through the East Division playoffs before falling toBourne in the league championship.[141]
TheCCBL Hall of Fame and Museum is a historymuseum andhall of fame honoring past players, coaches, and others who have made outstanding contributions to the CCBL.[142] Below are the inductees who spent all or part of their time in the Cape League with Orleans.
| Year Inducted | Ref. | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | [28] | Bill Enos | Player |
| Frank Thomas | Player | ||
| 2002 | [92] | Russ Ford | Executive |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Player | ||
| 2004 | [32] | Roy Bruninghaus | Player |
| Jim Norris | Player | ||
| 2006 | [33] | Allen (Buzzy) Wilcox | Player |
| Lance Niekro | Player | ||
| 2008 | [100] | Ben Sheets | Player |
| 2009 | [53] | John Awdycki | Player |
| Lou Lamoriello | Player | ||
| Art Quirk | Player | ||
| 2012 | [36] | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | Player / Manager |
| 2013 | [114] | Matt Wieters | Player |
| 2014 | [67] | Phil Corddry | Player |
| 2016 | [123] | Kolten Wong | Player |
| 2017 | [60] | Tom Yankus | Player / Manager |
| 2019 | [69] | Brad Linden | Player |
| 2022 | [124] | Marcus Stroman | Player |
| 2023 | [143] | Mitchell Jordan | Player |
| 2024 | [98] | Todd Helton | Player |
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| Year | Won | Lost | Regular Season Finish | Postseason* | Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 19 | 24 | 5th League | John "Dot" Whalen | [144][145][146] | |
| 1929 | 21 | 23 | 4th League | Patsy Donovan | [147] | |
| 1930 | 26 | 18 | 3rd League | Patsy Donovan | [148] | |
| 1931 | 29 | 18 | 2nd League | Eddie McGrath | [149] | |
| 1932 | 19 | 13 | 3rd League | Dick Phelan | [150][151] | |
| 1933 | 28 | 22 | 4th League (A) 2nd League (B) | Dick Phelan | [152][153] [154] | |
| 1934 | 21 | 27 | 4th League | [155] | ||
| 1935 | Did not play | |||||
| 1936 | Did not play | |||||
| 1937 | 10 | 37 | 5th League | Rusty Yarnell Jim Dudley | [156] | |
| 1938 | 24 | 30 | 3rd League | Buzz Harvey | [157] | |
* During the CCBL's 1923–1939 era, postseason playoffs were a rarity. In most years, the regular season pennant winner was simply crowned as the league champion.
However, there were four years in which the league split its regular season and crowned separate champions for the first (A) and second (B) halves. In two of those
seasons (1936 and 1939), a single team won both halves and was declared overall champion. In the other two split seasons (1933 and 1935), a postseason
playoff series was contested between the two half-season champions to determine the overall champion.
| Year | Won | Lost | Regular Season Finish* | Postseason | Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Won semi-finals (Harwich) Won championship (Mashpee) | Herb Fuller | ||||
| 1948 | Won semi-finals (Chatham) Lost championship (Mashpee) | Herb Fuller | ||||
| 1949 | Won championship (Falmouth) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | ||||
| 1950 | 31 | 11 | 1st Lower Cape Division | Won championship (Sagamore) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [158] |
| 1951 | 28 | 8 | 1st Lower Cape Division (A) T-2nd Lower Cape Division (B) | Won semi-finals (Dennis) Lost championship (Sagamore) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [159][160] |
| 1952 | Won championship (Sagamore) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | ||||
| 1953 | 30 | 5 | 2nd Lower Cape Division (A) 1st Lower Cape Division (B) | Won semi-finals (Yarmouth) Won championship (Sagamore) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [161][162] |
| 1954 | Lost championship (Sagamore) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | ||||
| 1955 | 24 | 6 | 1st Lower Cape Division | Won round 1 (North Truro AFS) Won semi-finals (Yarmouth) Won championship (Cotuit) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [163] |
| 1956 | 30 | 4 | 1st Lower Cape Division | Won round 1 (Yarmouth) Lost semi-finals (Dennis) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [164] |
| 1957 | 29 | 9 | 1st Lower Cape Division | Won round 1 (Dennis) Won semi-finals (Yarmouth) Won championship (Wareham) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [165] |
| 1958 | 22 | 8 | 1st Lower Cape Division | Won round 1 (Dennis) Lost semi-finals (Yarmouth) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [166] |
| 1959 | 27 | 8 | 1st Lower Cape Division | Won round 1 (Yarmouth) Won semi-finals (Dennis) Lost championship (Sagamore) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [167] |
| 1960 | 17 | 15 | 2nd Lower Cape Division (T) | Lost round 1 (Harwich) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [168] |
| 1961 | 16 | 16 | 2nd Lower Cape Division | Won round 1 (Dennis) Lost semi-finals (Yarmouth) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [169] |
| 1962 | 13 | 17 | 2nd Lower Cape Division (T) | Lost round 1 (Harwich) | Laurin "Pete" Peterson | [170][171] |
* Regular seasons split into first and second halves are designated as (A) and (B).
| Year | Won | Lost | Tied | Regular Season Finish | Postseason | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 2nd Lower Cape Division | Won semi-finals (Chatham) Lost championship (Cotuit) | Dave Gavitt |
| 1964 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2nd Lower Cape Division | Dave Gavitt | |
| 1965 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 2nd Lower Cape Division | Dave Williams | |
| 1966 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2nd Lower Cape Division | Dave Gavitt | |
| 1967 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2nd Lower Cape Division (T) | Won play-in game (Yarmouth) Lost semi-finals (Chatham) | Dave Gavitt |
| 1968 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2nd Lower Cape Division | Tony Williams | |
| 1969 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 2nd Lower Cape Division | Lost semi-finals (Chatham) | Tony Williams |
| 1970 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 3rd League | Won semi-finals (Wareham) Lost championship (Falmouth) | Tony Williams |
| 1971 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2nd League | Won semi-finals (Wareham) Lost championship (Falmouth) | Tony Williams |
| 1972 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1st League (T) | Lost semi-finals (Chatham) | Tony Williams |
| 1973 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 5th League | Tony Williams | |
| 1974 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2nd League | Won semi-finals (Harwich) Lost championship (Cotuit) | Tom Yankus |
| 1975 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2nd League | Lost semi-finals (Cotuit) | Tom Yankus |
| 1976 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 6th League | Tom Yankus | |
| 1977 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 6th League | Tom Yankus | |
| 1978 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 4th League | Lost semi-finals (Hyannis) | Tom Yankus |
| 1979 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 6th League | Tom Yankus | |
| 1980 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 8th League | Tom Yankus | |
| 1981 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3rd League | Won semi-finals (Harwich) Lost championship (Cotuit) | Jack Donahue |
| 1982 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 5th League (T) | Jack Donahue | |
| 1983 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 6th League | Jack Donahue | |
| 1984 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 2nd League | Lost semi-finals (Cotuit) | John Castleberry |
| 1985 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4th League | Lost semi-finals (Chatham) | John Castleberry |
| 1986 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1st League | Won semi-finals (Chatham) Won championship (Cotuit) | John Castleberry |
| 1987 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 5th League | John Castleberry | |
| 1988 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2nd East Division | Won semi-finals (Y-D) Lost championship (Wareham) | John Castleberry |
| 1989 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 5th East Division | John Castleberry | |
| 1990 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 2nd East Division | Lost semi-finals (Y-D) | John Castleberry |
| 1991 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2nd East Division | Lost semi-finals (Chatham) | John Castleberry |
| 1992 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 5th East Division | Rolando Casanova | |
| 1993 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2nd East Division | Won semi-finals (Chatham) Won championship (Wareham) | Rolando Casanova |
| 1994 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1st East Division | Lost semi-finals (Brewster) | Rolando Casanova |
| 1995 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 2nd East Division | Lost semi-finals (Chatham) | Rolando Casanova |
| 1996 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 4th East Division | Rolando Casanova | |
| 1997 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 5th East Division | Don Norris | |
| 1998 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 5th East Division | Don Norris | |
| 1999 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 2nd East Division | Lost semi-finals (Chatham) | Don Norris |
| 2000 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2nd East Division (T) | Lost play-in game (Chatham) | Don Norris |
| 2001 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 3rd East Division | Don Norris | |
| 2002 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1st East Division | Won semi-finals (Y-D) Lost championship (Wareham) | Carmen Carcone |
| 2003 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 2nd East Division | Won semi-finals (Brewster) Won championship (Bourne) | Carmen Carcone |
| 2004 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3rd East Division | Carmen Carcone | |
| 2005 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1st East Division | Won semi-finals (Chatham) Won championship (Bourne) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2006 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3rd East Division | Kelly Nicholson | |
| 2007 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 4th East Division | Kelly Nicholson | |
| 2008 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1st East Division | Lost semi-finals (Harwich) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2009 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 2nd East Division | Won play-in game (Chatham) Lost semi-finals (Bourne) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2010 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 3rd East Division | Won round 1 (Brewster) Lost semi-finals (Y-D) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2011 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 1st East Division | Lost round 1 (Y-D) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4th East Division | Won round 1 (Harwich) Lost semi-finals (Y-D) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2013 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2nd East Division | Won round 1 (Harwich) Won semi-finals (Chatham) Lost championship (Cotuit) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2014 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 2nd East Division | Lost round 1 (Y-D) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2015 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1st East Division | Won round 1 (Chatham) Lost semi-finals (Y-D) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2016 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 3rd East Division | Lost round 1 (Y-D) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2017 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 1st East Division | Won round 1 (Chatham) Lost semi-finals (Brewster) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2018 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 5th East Division | Kelly Nicholson | |
| 2019 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2nd East Division | Lost round 1 (Y-D) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due tocoronavirus pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 5th East Division | Kelly Nicholson | |
| 2022 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 3rd East Division | Lost round 1 (Y-D) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2023 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 2nd East Division | Won round 1 (Harwich) Won semi-finals (Y-D) Lost championship (Bourne) | Kelly Nicholson |
| 2024 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 4th East Division | Lost round 1 (Y-D) | Kelly Nicholson |
| The Pat Sorenti MVP Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 1969 | Jim Norris |
| 1972 | Brad Linden |
| 1999 | Lance Niekro |
| 2010 | Kolten Wong |
| The Robert A. McNeece Outstanding Pro Prospect Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 1981 | Wade Rowdon |
| 1994 | Dave Shepard |
| 1999 | Mark Teixeira |
| 2001 | Russ Adams |
| 2004 | Tyler Greene |
| 2006 | Matt Wieters |
| 2018 | J.J. Bleday |
| 2021 | Chase DeLauter |
| The BFC Whitehouse Outstanding Pitcher Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 1968 | Phil Corddry |
| 1978 | Chuck Dale |
| 1985 | John Howes |
| 2002 | Brian Rogers |
| 2014 | Kolton Mahoney |
| 2015 | Mitchell Jordan |
| 2022 | Bryce Warrecker |
| 2024 | Itsuki Takemoto |
| The Russ Ford Outstanding Relief Pitcher Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 2000 | Taft Cable* |
| 2005 | Steven Wright |
| 2011 | Trevor Gott |
| 2023 | Sean Matson |
| The Daniel J. Silva Sportsmanship Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 1973 | Jeff Washington |
| 1975 | Ed Kuchar |
| 1989 | Brian Bark |
| 2000 | Bryan Prince |
| 2002 | Ryan Hanigan |
| 2019 | Max Troiani |
| 2022 | Garrett Guillemette |
| The Manny Robello 10th Player Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 1993 | Nomar Garciaparra |
| 2002 | Ryan Hanigan |
| 2007 | Nate Freiman |
| 2011 | Ben Waldrip |
| 2012 | Jake Hernandez |
| 2013 | Matt Troupe |
| 2021 | Tyler Locklear |
| 2023 | Derek Clark |
| The John J. Claffey Outstanding New England Player Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 2002 | Ryan Hanigan |
| 2019 | Jared Shuster |
| The Thurman Munson Award for Batting Champion | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 1965 | John Awdycki (.407) |
| 1969 | Jim Norris (.415) |
| 1970 | Mike Eden (.378) |
| All-Star Game MVP Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 1981 | Wade Rowdon |
| 1995 | Gary Burnham |
| 1999 | Mark Teixeira |
| 2001 | Russ Adams |
| 2005 | Colin Curtis |
| 2006 | Josh Satin |
| 2007 | Dennis Raben |
| 2017 | Jimmy Herron |
| 2023 | Jo Oyama |
| All-Star Home Run Hitting Contest Champion | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 1988 | Frank Thomas |
| 1989 | Mike Thomas |
| 1990 | Mike Gropusso |
| 1994 | Todd Helton |
| 2003 | Cesar Nicolas |
| 2008 | Angelo Songco |
| 2017 | Stephen Scott |
| 2018 | Carter Aldrete |
| The Star of Stars Playoff MVP Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Player |
| 1986 | Gary Alexander |
| 1993 | Chris Ciaccio |
| 2003 | Cesar Nicolas |
| 2005 | Brad Meyers* |
| 2005 | Emmanuel Burriss* |
(*) - Indicates co-recipient
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| Year | Players | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Tom Yankus, Chuck Richards,Lou Lamoriello, Steve Dichter, Buzzy Wilcox, Frank Canning | [172] |
| 1964 | James Shaw, Theodore Friel, Richard Horton, Dick Hlister,Brian Edgerly,Bill Livesey | [173] |
| 1965 | Tom Yankus, John Awdycki, Richard Drucker, Robert Zavorskas | [174] |
| 1966 | Jim Purcell, Jim Conlon, Jack Avis, Joe Pellechi | [175] |
| 1967 | Jim Purcell, Jim Conlon, Steve Cushmore,Chuck Seelbach, Terry DeWald, Jim Snyder | [176][177] |
| 1968 | Phil Corddry,Pat Osburn, Bob Maher, Alan Bush, Rich Sturman, Steve Rogers | [178] |
| 1969 | Jim Norris,Bob Hansen, Bud Dagirmanjian, Bruce Saylor, Joe Anarino, Tommy King | [179] |
| 1970 | Jim Norris, Charles Janes, Scott Rahl,Mike Eden | [180] |
| 1971 | Frank Weisse, Bob Grossman | [181] |
| 1972 | Brad Linden, Tom White | [182] |
| 1973 | (None) | [183] |
| 1974 | Dave Opyd, Tim Coen, Lou Conte, Jim Doherty, Jeff Washington | [184] |
| 1975 | Glenn Gulliver, John Siemanowski | [185] |
| 1976 | Roger LaFrancois, John Smith, Gerry Callaghan | [186] |
| 1977 | Bill Swiacki | [187] |
| 1978 | Rusty Piggott | [188] |
| 1979 | John Mortillaro, Colin McLaughlin, Rick Walter, Ed Woelbel | [189] |
| 1980 | Ken Mulry | [190] |
| 1981 | Wade Rowdon, Ken Lisko, Greg Schulte | [191] |
| 1982 | Jeff Jacobson | [192] |
| 1983 | Ken Hayward,Tommy Gregg, Bill Mendek | [193] |
| 1984 | Ken Hayward,Dave Otto | [194] |
| 1985 | Chip Hale, John Howes, Rusty Harris | [195] |
| 1986 | Rusty Harris, Gary Alexander,Mike Ignasiak | [196] |
| 1987 | Chris Lutz,Mike Ignasiak,Mike Humphreys | [197] |
| 1988 | Jesse Levis,Matt Howard, Sam Drake,Brian Barnes, Mike Grimes, Jason Klonoski | [198] |
| 1989 | Brian Bark,Lance Dickson,Mike Thomas | [199][200] |
| 1990 | Ted Corbin,Mike Gropusso,Mike Kelly | [201] |
| 1991 | Ted Corbin, Joe Vogelgesang, Sean Gavaghan | [202] |
| 1992 | Lionel Hastings, Kurt Bierek,Wayne Gomes,Kelly Wunsch | [203] |
| 1993 | Lionel Hastings, Clint Fair,Nomar Garciaparra,Aaron Boone, Ryan Frace, Bob Bigelli | [204] |
| 1994 | Clint Fair,Jeff Smith, Will Rushing, Chris Ciaccio, Dave Shepard,Todd Helton | [205] |
| 1995 | Chad Moeller, Tim Giles, Phil Long, Chuck Beale,Gary Burnham | [206] |
| 1996 | Ryan Hankins, Jonathan Lyons, Rob Morrison | [207] |
| 1997 | Ryan Hankins, Jake Webber | [208] |
| 1998 | Vaughn Schill, Manny Crespo, Pat Collins | [209] |
| 1999 | Tim Hummel, Peter Bauer, Shawn Weaver, Jason Arnold,Lance Niekro,Mark Teixeira | [210] |
| 2000 | Bryan Prince,Chad Tracy, Brad Stockton, Matt Incinelli, Taft Cable | [211] |
| 2001 | Troy Caradonna,Russ Adams, Tyler Davidson,Larry Broadway | [212] |
| 2002 | Matt Maniscalco,Ryan Hanigan, David Coffey,Brian Rogers, Whitley Benson,Scott Baker,Mike Rapacioli | [213] |
| 2003 | Jon Zeringue, Billy Lockin, Rhett James,David Purcey,Cesar Nicolas | [214] |
| 2004 | Jordan Brown, Chris Nicoll,Tyler Greene | [215] |
| 2005 | Emmanuel Burriss,Colin Curtis,Steven Wright, Brad Meyers | [216] |
| 2006 | Matt Wieters,Josh Satin,Brett Cecil, Clayton Shunick | [217] |
| 2007 | Brad Boxberger, Will Atwood,Ryan Perry,Dennis Raben | [218] |
| 2008 | Rich Poythress,Tim Wheeler, Matt Thomson, Martin Viramontes,Adam Wilk,Angelo Songco | [219] |
| 2009 | Gary Brown,Rob Rasmussen,Alex Hassan, Casey Gaynor, Elliot Glynn | [220] |
| 2010 | Kolten Wong,Marcus Stroman, Kyle Simon | [221] |
| 2011 | Ben Waldrip,Matt Duffy,Trevor Gott, Tyler Johnson | [222] |
| 2012 | Jake Hernandez,Matthew Boyd,Kyle Crockett, Pat Christensen,Conrad Gregor | [223] |
| 2013 | Ross Kivett,Jordan Luplow, Trent Szkutnik, Matt Troupe,Chris Marconcini | [224] |
| 2014 | David Fletcher,David Thompson, Nate Bannister, Kolton Mahoney, Reilly Hovis,Bobby Dalbec | [225] |
| 2015 | Ronnie Dawson,Kyle Lewis, Mitchell Jordan, Nick Zammarelli,Sean Murphy,Eric Lauer,Willie Abreu | [226] |
| 2016 | Ethan Paul,Riley Adams, Riley Mahan,Brian Miller,Adam Haseley,Joe Ryan,Brandon Bielak,Drew Lugbauer | [227] |
| 2017 | Ethan Paul,Jimmy Herron,Niko Decolati,Ryan Rolison,Daniel Lynch,Logan Gilbert,Joey Murray,Stephen Scott,Romy González | [228] |
| 2018 | JJ Bleday,Kevin Kelly,Nick Osborne | [229] |
| 2019 | Max Troiani,Jared Shuster,Noah Skirrow | [230] |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due tocoronavirus pandemic | |
| 2021 | Chase DeLauter, Peyton Chatagnier, Hayden Thomas, Nick Wallerstedt | [231] |
| 2022 | Nate Furman, Travis Honeyman,Luke Keaschall, Bryce Warrecker | [232] |
| 2023 | Derek Clark, Jonathan Gonzalez, Matt Halbach, Sean Matson, Jo Oyama, Jack Penney | [233][234] |
| 2024 | Cody Bowker, Callan Fang, Jack Gurevitch, Hudson Shupe, Itsuki Takemoto, Ben Zeigler-Namoa | [235] |
Italics - Indicates All-Star Game Home Run Hitting Contest participant (1988 to present)
| Year | Pitcher | Opponent | Score | Location | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Roy Bruninghaus | Yarmouth | 4–0 | Perfect game | [236] | |
| 1956 | John Linnell | Brewster | 8–0 | [170] | ||
| 1962 | John Bouzan | Yarmouth | 3–0 | Eldredge Park | 7-inning game | [170][237] |
| 1963 | Chuck Richards | Otis AFB | 5–1 | Otis AFB | [238][239] | |
| 1964 | Ray Hartmann | Otis AFB | 17–0 | Eldredge Park | [238][240] | |
| 1965 | Tom Yankus | Yarmouth | 4–0 | Eldredge Park | [60][238][241] | |
| 1967 | Chuck Seelbach | Chatham | 1–1 | Eldredge Park | 7-inning game; Tie game | [65][238] |
| 1971 | Mike Pazik | Harwich | 6–0 | Eldredge Park | [68][242] | |
| 1985 | Bob O'Brien | Cotuit | 8–0 | Eldredge Park | [85][86][243] | |
| 2000 | Jon Steitz | Bourne | 7–2 | Coady Field | 6-inning game | [244][245] |
| 2018 | Mitchell Senger | Brewster | 3–2 | Stony Brook Field | Combined | [131] |
| Aaron Ochsenbein | ||||||
| 2022 | Bryce Warrecker | Chatham | 4–0 | Eldredge Park | Combined | [137] |
| Josh Allen | ||||||
| Chris Clark |
| Manager | Seasons | Total Seasons | Championship Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 1929–1930 | 2 | |
| Herb Fuller | 1947–1948 | 2 | 1947 |
| Laurin "Pete" Peterson | 1949–1962 | 14 | 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957 |
| Dave Gavitt | 1963–1964 1966–1967 | 4 | |
| Dave Williams | 1965 | 1 | |
| Tony Williams | 1968–1973 | 6 | |
| Tom Yankus | 1974–1980 | 7 | |
| Jack Donahue | 1981–1983 | 3 | |
| John Castleberry | 1984–1991 | 8 | 1986 |
| Rolando Casanova | 1992–1996 | 5 | 1993 |
| Don Norris | 1997–2001 | 5 | |
| Carmen Carcone | 2002–2004 | 3 | 2003 |
| Kelly Nicholson | 2005–2024 | 19* | 2005 |
(*) - Season count excludes 2020 CCBL season cancelled due tocoronavirus pandemic.
The Firebirds were one of the first teams in the Cape Cod Baseball League to have student broadcast interns.
