Harwich Mariners
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League | Cape Cod Baseball League (East Division) |
Location | Harwich, Massachusetts |
Ballpark | Whitehouse Field at Monomoy Regional High School |
League championships | 1933, 1983, 1987, 2008, 2011 |
Colors | Red, White and Navy |
Manager | Steve Englert |
General Manager | Kevin Boggan / Alex Lumb |
President | Mary Henderson |
Website | www.harwichmariners.org |
The Harwich Mariners are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Harwich, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's East Division. The Mariners play their home games at Whitehouse Field in the historic village of Harwich Center.
Harwich has won two CCBL championships in the 21st century, most recently in 2011 by defeating the Falmouth Commodores two games to none to win the best of three championship series. The title was the team's fourth in the CCBL's modern era and fifth overall. The team has been led since 2003 by field manager Steve Englert.
History
Pre-modern era
Early years
Organized baseball in the town of Harwich dates to the late 1800s. As early as 1873, the "Independent Base Ball Club" had been organized and was playing at the "Brooks Estate" in Harwich. The Harwich town club took on Sandwich in an 1884 contest, and played the "Yarmouth Grays" on multiple occasions in 1886. In 1903, the town's "Old Home Week" featured a three-game baseball series in which the Harwich team defeated Sandwich twice and Hyannis once. The home club was described as "the best that ever represented Harwich," and featured several collegiate players, as well as local hurler Dick Gage, who in 1905 was described as "by far the best pitcher on the Cape."
The early Cape League era (1923–1939)
In 1923, the Cape Cod Baseball League was formed and initially included four teams: Falmouth, Chatham, Osterville, and Hyannis. 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 the Great Depression.
Harwich originally entered the Cape League as part of a combined Chatham-Harwich team that competed in the league from 1927 to 1929. The team's home games were split between the two town fields. In the inaugural 1927 season, the team finished fourth in the five-team league, but nevertheless was described as "the hardest hitting team in the league." 1927 Chatham-Harwich first baseman Jack Burns went on to play in seven major league seasons for the St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers. In all three seasons from 1927 to 1929, the team featured Boston College batterymates pitcher Pete Herman and catcher George Colbert, as well as flashy infielder Artie Gore. The trio of Herman, Colbert and Gore later teamed up again with Barnstable to bring that club multiple Cape League championships in the 1930s. Gore went on to a major league umpiring career, working ten years in the National League, including two World Series assignments.
In 1930, the Chatham-Harwich team split and the two towns entered individual teams in the league, with Harwich playing its home games at Brooks Park. Throughout the 1930s as other teams struggled to stay in the league, Harwich was consistently among the best funded and best supported teams in the Cape League.
One of the first Harwich players to go on to the major leagues was Milton, Massachusetts native Bill Chamberlain. In 1932, Chamberlain was pitching for Harwich when he was noticed by a scout for the Chicago White Sox. Chamberlain was playing in Chicago by the end of the season.
In 1933, Harwich won its first Cape League championship. The team starred all-league selection Frank Skaff of Villanova, an outfielder who "covers acres of territory, catches everything in sight," and was "the dread of all opposing pitchers", and who went on to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers two years later. The Cape League split its regular season in 1933, and held a playoff for the league title between the winners of the first and second halves of the season. Harwich, winners of the season's second half, faced first-half winners and back-to-back defending league champion Falmouth. Harwich took the first game of the best-of-five championship series with a 4–2 home win, then went on the road and dished out a 10–1 pummelling at Falmouth Heights. The series returned to Harwich for Game 3, where the home team sent ace hurler Al Blanche to the mound. Blanche, a Somerville, Massachusetts native who went on to play with the major league Boston Braves, outdueled Falmouth's Harold Poole, 3–1, to complete the three-game sweep and secure the title for Harwich.
In 1937 and 1938, Harwich was led by player-manager Neil Mahoney, an all-Cape League selection at catcher who went on to be scouting director of the Boston Red Sox. Mahoney's 1937 Harwich team featured Holy Cross pitcher Art Kenney and former Chicago White Sox outfielder Bill Barrett. Barrett had played several productive seasons in the major leagues, and finished tops in the Cape League in 1937 with a .440 batting average, as his "potent bat of bygone glory still [carried] a mean threat." Kenney played in the following season for the major league Boston Bees (Braves). Mahoney's 1938 team narrowly missed bringing Harwich its second league title, finishing the season just one game behind pennant-winning Falmouth.
The Upper and Lower Cape League era (1946–1962)
After a hiatus during the years of World War II, the Cape League was reconstituted in 1946, with Harwich joining the Lower Cape Division. In the inaugural season of the revived league, Harwich defeated Barnstable in the playoffs for the Lower Cape title, but was shut down by Upper Cape champ Falmouth in the league championship series. The 1946 season also featured the league's first All-Star Game, held at Harwich's Brooks Park. The contest matched a team of CCBL all-stars against a team of Boston Red Sox tryout players chosen by scouts of the major league team.
In the 1949 and 1950 seasons, Harwich fielded two entries in the Cape League, as the Cape Verdean Club of Harwich joined the league's Lower Cape Division.
Harwich did not reach the league title series again until 1962 when the team was downed by Upper Cape powerhouse Cotuit after defeating Chatham for the Lower Cape title. Harwich's 1961 and 1962 teams featured CCBL Hall of Famer and longtime New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello, who played in the CCBL until 1964, then skippered Sagamore to the league title in 1965.
Modern era (1963–present)
In 1963, the CCBL was reorganized and became officially sanctioned by the NCAA. 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.
The league was originally composed of ten teams, which were divided into Upper Cape and Lower Cape divisions. Harwich joined Orleans, Chatham, Yarmouth and a team from Otis Air Force Base in the Lower Cape Division.
The 1960s and 1970s
The Harwich teams of the mid- and late-1960s featured several notable players. Harwich's native son and Boston College hurler Peter Ford spent four summers with the team, posting a combined ERA of 3.36 with 18 wins and two league all-star selections. Ford later served as a Cape League vice president, and was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2010.
Harwich's 1966 team featured CCBL Hall of Famer Ed Drucker, who batted .382, set a league record with eight triples, and was named league MVP. The 1967 Harwich team featured Northbridge, Massachusetts native and future major leaguer Glenn Adams, a center fielder who slugged three triples in a single game for the Mariners, and blasted a homer in the CCBL All-Star Game at Eldredge Park.
In 1968, CCBL Hall of Fame manager John Carroll took the reins and led the Mariners to a 26–13 record, winning the Lower Cape Division in the team's final season at Brooks Park. The team included pitcher Bill Richardson, who went on to become the Governor of New Mexico and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. In the 1968 title series, Harwich faced Upper Cape champ Falmouth, who prevailed three games to one in what was the first of Falmouth's four consecutive titles from 1968 to 1971. The following year the Mariners moved to their new home at Whitehouse Field. The CCBL held its 1969 All-Star Game at the new ballpark, the Lower Cape emerging with a 4–0 victory.
CCBL Hall of Famer Fred Ebbett took over the Mariners' managerial post in 1971 after over 20 highly successful seasons coaching baseball at Harwich High School. Ebbett skippered the team in 1971 and 1972, then again from 1975 to 1977. He went on to serve as CCBL Commissioner from 1984 to 1996, where he was a driving force behind the league's momentous transition to an all-wooden bat league in the mid-1980s.
The Mariners qualified for the playoffs in 1974 behind CCBL Outstanding Pitcher Award winner Andy Muhlstock, but were bested in the semi-final round by Orleans. Piloted by first-year manager Don Prohovich, Harwich advanced to the CCBL title series in 1978 and followed up that appearance with a return to the finals in 1979. In both title series, the Mariners were defeated by a dominant Hyannis team that had rolled through the two regular seasons with records of 31–11 and 33–7–1.
The 1980s bring a pair of league titles
In both 1981 and 1982, the Mariners boasted the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award winner: Greg Myers in 1981, and Scott Murray in 1982. The 1981 team featured Florida State University's Mike Yastrzemski, son of Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski. Nearing the end of his major league playing career, the elder Yaz found himself with time on his hands that summer due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike. As a result, he spent much of June and July in the Harwich Mariners' dugout keeping an eye on his son's progress. The 1982 Mariners featured CCBL Hall of Fame slugger Pat Pacillo, who walloped 10 homers on the season.
In 1983, Harwich finally broke through and claimed a CCBL title. Skippered by Steve Ring, the team returned the powerful Pacillo, who was good again for eight homers and a .338 batting average, and even went 1–0 with a 4.82 ERA as a pitcher. Rob Souza went 7–2 on the mound in the regular season, and led the league with a 2.45 ERA. The star of the team however was the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect Award winner, Cory Snyder. The CCBL Hall of Famer clouted an amazing league record 22 home runs with 50 RBI and 47 runs scored. He hit home runs in four consecutive at bats on July 7–8, and twice hit three home runs in a game. The Mariners finished the regular season in third place, but eliminated Hyannis two games to one in the playoff semi-finals to earn a berth in the best-of-five title series against top-seeded Cotuit.
In Game 1 of the 1983 championship series, the Mariners came out on the wrong end of a 1–0 pitchers' duel, won on an RBI single by Kettleer Will Clark. Games 2 and 3 were played as a doubleheader. In the front end of the twinbill, Harwich jumped all over the Kettleers with a seven-run second, including a grand slam by Jon Pequignot. Souza went the distance in a 16–6 Mariner rout at Lowell Park. The back end of the doubleheader was played at Whitehouse Field, where Harwich hurler Jeff Koenigsman stymied the Cotuit attack. The Mariners took it, 7–3, to go up two games to one. Games 4 and 5 were played the following day as another doubleheader. With their backs against the wall and trailing through much of Game 4 at home, the Kettleers staged a late-inning comeback to knot the series with an 8–7 win. The Game 5 finale at Harwich was an all-time classic. Cotuit got a three-run homer in the top of the first, and Harwich answered in the bottom of the frame with a Pacillo grand slam. Harwich starter Mike Ulian was hit hard for seven runs, and Souza, who had pitched a complete game the day before, came on and was effective in long relief. Mariner Doug Shields cranked a three-run homer in the seventh, and the score was tied at 7–7 going to the final frame. Cotuit's Greg Barrios launched a two-run dinger in the top of the ninth to put the Kettleers up, 9–7, and hope was waning for the Whitehouse faithful. The Mariners came down to their final out with nobody on in the bottom half of the inning, but Pacillo doubled, and Pequignot came through with a clutch homer to send the game to extra innings. Both teams threatened but did not score in the 10th. Robbie Smith came on in relief of Souza in the 11th and set down Cotuit in order. In the bottom of the 11th, Harwich's Jim Sasko drove in Pequignot from third for the series-winning RBI and Harwich's first Cape League championship in the modern era.
The 1984 Mariners finished the regular season atop the league with an impressive 27–15 record, due in large part to the contributions of four CCBL Hall of Famers. League Outstanding Pro Prospect Award winner Mike Loggins batted .343 with 13 homers and was MVP of the CCBL All-Star Game at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. Joe Magrane led the league with six wins and six complete games, posted a 2.46 ERA with 77 strikeouts in 80.1 innings, and pitched two shutout innings and was the winning pitcher in the CCBL All-Star Game. Fellow all-star pitcher Scott Kamieniecki went 4–1 for the Mariners with a 2.14 ERA and 54 strikeouts. Casey Close was a dual threat, batting .329 with six home runs while going 2–0 with a 3.19 ERA on the mound. Close returned to Harwich in 1985 and again enjoyed an all-star campaign with 11 home runs and 30 RBI. CCBL Hall of Famer Scott Hemond was league MVP for Harwich in 1986; the outfielder/catcher slugged six home runs and led the league with a .358 batting average.
Harwich wore the league crown again in 1987 for the second time in five years. On the mound, team MVP Dan Kite posted six wins and four complete games with a 2.21 ERA, and future major league all-star Charles Nagy of the University of Connecticut and Andy Berg were CCBL all-stars in the Mariners' bullpen. The team also featured future major leaguers John Flaherty, University of Massachusetts infielder Gary Disarcina, and slugger Bob Hamelin, who led the league with 11 home runs. Led by manager Bill Springman, the Mariners finished the regular season with the league's best record, and met Cotuit in the playoff semi-finals. In Game 1, Harwich struck early at home with a three-run bomb by Steve Finken in a four-run first inning, and Kite went the distance on the hill, striking out 13 Kettleers en route to a 4–2 win. Finken hit a two-run dinger in Game 2 at Lowell Park, and teammate Tom Boyce added a pair of homers, but it wasn't enough as Cotuit prevailed, 9–8 in 10 innings. Cotuit's Troy Chacon allowed only two Mariners hits in Game 3 at Whitehouse Field, but one of them was a second-inning solo shot by Boyce. Harwich starter Nelson Arriete made the lone run stand up, going the distance in the 1–0 shutout to advance the Mariners to the title series against Y-D.
In Game 1 of the 1987 championship series at Whitehouse Field, the Red Sox chased Mariners starter Everett Cunningham from the mound in the fifth, and Nagy came on in relief trailing, 3–1. Boyce hit yet another clout in the seventh to narrow the margin, and Derek Lee proved the hero with a three-run go-ahead blast in the eighth. Nagy no-hit the Red Sox in 4 1/3 frames of relief, and the Mariners took the opener, 5–3. Kite went the distance for Harwich in Game 2 at Red Wilson Field, but scattered four runs and got little help from his bats in a 4–1 loss that knotted the series. Harwich got three runs in each of the first two innings of Game 3 on home turf, and Nagy came on in relief of starter Dave Menhart. For the second time in the series, Nagy no-hit the Red Sox over 4 1/3 innings of relief, and the Mariners came away with a 7–2 victory to secure the championship. Nagy, the playoff MVP, recorded the final out by way of strikeout against league MVP and batting champ Mickey Morandini, whom Nagy caught looking on a 3–2 count.
The 1990s
The Mariners qualified for postseason play only once in the 1990s, reaching the title series in 1997 under skipper Chad Holbrook, who had played in the Cape League in 1992 for Chatham. Holbrook's squad dropped the 1997 finals series to Wareham, a team that starred a familiar face: league MVP and CCBL Hall of Famer Carlos Peña, who had played for Harwich the previous season.
Notable players during the 1990s included Kevin Millar, a future Boston Red Sox fan favorite and member of the 2004 World Series team that ended the Red Sox' 86-year title drought. The Mariners also boasted the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award winner for three consecutive seasons with Eddie Yarnall (1995), Billy Coleman (1996) and Brent Hoard (1997).
In 1998, a new scoreboard was installed at Whitehouse Field, a donation of former Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent, Jr. in memory of his father, Fay Vincent, Sr. The Commissioner had been a longtime summer resident of Harwich and a fan of the Mariners and the CCBL, and wished to honor his late father who had been the baseball captain at Yale University in 1931. The scoreboard was dedicated on July 6, 1998 as part of "Fay Vincent Night at Whitehouse Field", and was billed by the CCBL as being "the largest scoreboard in New England south of Fenway Park." The 1998 Mariners were skippered by CCBL Hall of Famer Billy Best, who had played for Falmouth in 1979 where he set a CCBL record with his 32-game hitting streak.
The 2000s and the end of a long drought
The 2004 Mariners featured CCBL Hall of Famer Craig Hansen, a hard-throwing closer who recorded a perfect 0.00 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 22.1 innings of work. Other notable players during the decade included the 2002 CCBL Outstanding Relief Pitcher Award winner Shaun Marcum, and future major league all-star and Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum of the 2005 Mariners. The 2003 Mariners battled Orleans at Eldredge Park in a 20-inning marathon that set the record as the longest game in modern-era CCBL history. Harwich pushed across the go-ahead run in the top of the 20th, and second baseman Tug Hulett took the mound and recorded the save for the Mariners in the 5 hour, 52 minute affair. The Mariners' playoff drought continued well into the 2000s, as the team reached the postseason only once during the 20-year span from 1988 to 2007.
The Mariners' woes ended in 2008. The club featured future major league all-stars Brandon Belt and DJ LeMahieu, as well as one of the CCBL's top hitters, Tommy Medica, who batted .352 for the season. The Mariners opened the postseason with a two-game sweep of Orleans in the semi-finals, then faced Cotuit in the title series. After going on the road and pounding the Kettleers, 11–2, in Game 1, Harwich returned home for Game 2 with ideas of a sweep. Over 6,000 fans packed Whitehouse Field for the second game, but the series seemed headed back to Cotuit as the visitors took a 1–0 lead into the bottom of the ninth. A leadoff triple by Joe Sanders revived the Mariners' hopes, and with the bases loaded on a walk and hit batsman, skipper Steve Englert brought in pinch-hitter Mark Fleury. No stranger to late-inning heroics, Fleury had secured the East Division's 8–6 win in the CCBL All-Star Game with a two-run eighth-inning homer earlier in the season. Fleury rewarded Englert's confidence by coming through again, delivering Harwich's first league championship in 21 years with a 2-run walk-off poke to right-centerfield. For his clutch pinch-hit, Fleury was named playoff co-MVP with Jason Stidham, who had driven in seven runs for Harwich in Game 1 of the title series.
The 2010s: Englert's boys win another one
Throughout the 2010s, Harwich continued to be piloted by Steve Englert, the longest-tenured manager in team history. The club reached the playoffs in eight of ten years in the decade, finishing first in the East Division three times.
Englert's 2011 squad was led by CCBL East Division All-Star Game starting pitcher Taylor Rogers, along with fellow all-stars Luke Voit at catcher, slugger Jabari Henry, and CCBL Hall of Fame reliever Chris Overman. As the playoffs began, the Mariners got a scare, with Brewster taking Game 1 of the first round series, but Harwich bounced back with an 8–2 Game 2 rout. The Mariners went down 2–0 early to the Whitecaps in Game 3, but scratched their way back behind 5.1 innings of scoreless relief by Eddie Butler, and Overman came on to get the final two outs to clinch the series with a 3–2 Harwich victory. In the East Division finals, the Mariners faced Y-D. After a Game 1 shutout of the Red Sox at home, Harwich sent Rogers to the mound with hopes of ending the series in Game 2 at Red Wilson Field. Rogers didn't disappoint, allowing only two Y-D hits through eight innings. Austin Nola homered for the Mariners, and Overman came in with runners on base in the ninth to close the door on the 4–2 Harwich victory to complete the series sweep.
In the 2011 title series, Harwich faced West Division champ Falmouth. The Mariners took Game 1 of the championship at home in a closely contested 5–4 game decided by first baseman John Wooten's go-ahead homer in the sixth. Wooten blasted another one in Game 2 at Falmouth, and the game went to the bottom of the ninth with Harwich leading, 7–5. With the title just three outs away, Englert brought in Overman to try to close out the Commodores in the final frame. Overman, who had not allowed an earned run in 28.1 innings during the season, proceeded to load the bases with no outs, but wiggled out of the jam by getting Falmouth's hot-hitting Reid Redman to pop out, then striking out the next batter, and finishing the job with a popout to the catcher to secure the Mariners' championship. Playoff MVP honors went to Mariner Mike Garza, who went 5-for-9 in the championship series.
Notable players during the 2010s included 2012 league MVP Phil Ervin, who batted .323 with 11 homers for the Mariners, CCBL Hall of Famer Ian Happ, a two-time CCBL all-star in 2013 and 2014, and 2016 league MVP Ernie Clement, a second baseman who hit .353 on the season. Harwich boasted the league's home run derby champs in 2012 and 2014 as JaCoby Jones and Sal Annunziata claimed the honors. Massachusetts native and multi-sport athlete Pat Connaughton pitched briefly for Harwich in 2013, and went on to a career in the National Basketball Association. Another multi-sport athlete, Kyler Murray of the University of Oklahoma, played for Harwich in 2017 and went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 2018. In a season highlighted by a regular season no-hitter by Jacob Palisch, and a playoff combined no-hitter against Chatham by hurlers Connor McCullough and Joe Boyle, the Mariners finished the 2019 regular season with only a .500 record, but cruised to the league championship series with playoff sweeps of Chatham and Y-D before being bounced in the finals by Cotuit.
The 2020s
The 2020 CCBL season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2021 Mariners boasted the league's MVP as well as its Outstanding Pitcher as third baseman Brock Wilken and hurler Trey Dombroski took home the awards. In 2023, longtime league executive Mary Henderson marked her 40th year as President of the Harwich Athletic Association and was named to the CCBL Hall of Fame.
CCBL Hall of Fame inductees
The CCBL Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame honoring past players, coaches, and others who have made outstanding contributions to the CCBL. Below are the inductees who spent all or part of their time in the Cape League with Harwich.
Year Inducted | Ref. | Name | Position |
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2001 | Fred Ebbett | Manager | |
2003 | Carlos Peña | Player | |
Cory Snyder | Player | ||
2005 | Pat Pacillo | Player | |
2007 | Scott Hemond | Player | |
2009 | Lou Lamoriello | Player | |
Joe Magrane | Player | ||
2010 | Peter Ford | Player / Executive | |
Mike Loggins | Player | ||
Casey Close | Player | ||
2011 | Scott Kamieniecki | Player | |
2012 | John Carroll | Manager | |
Billy Best | Manager | ||
2013 | Ed Drucker | Player | |
2018 | Craig Hansen | Player | |
2019 | Chris Overman | Player | |
2022 | Ian Happ | Player | |
2023 | Mary Henderson | Executive |
Notable alumni
- Dustin Ackley 2008
- Glenn Adams 1967
- Andy Allanson 1982
- Logan Allen 2019
- Arshwin Asjes 2006
- Alex Avila 2007
- Mike Barlow 1969
- Scott Barnes 2007
- Bill Barrett 1937
- Joey Bart 2017
- Jason Bartlett 2000
- Jim Beattie 1974
- Jordan Beck 2021
- Jalen Beeks 2013
- Brandon Belt 2008
- Cavan Biggio 2014–2015
- Al Blanche 1933–1934
- Skye Bolt 2014
- Joe Boyle 2019
- Dewon Brazelton 1999
- Dana Brown 1987
- Tod Brown 1993
- Mark Budzinski 1994
- Aaron Bummer 2013
- Danny Burawa 2010
- Billy Burns 2011
- Jack Burns 1927
- Eddie Butler 2011
- Daniel Cabrera 2019
- Carter Capps 2011
- Stephen Cardullo 2009
- Keefe Cato 1978
- John Cerutti 1980
- Bill Chamberlain 1932
- Ernie Clement 2016
- Casey Close 1984–1985
- Pat Connaughton 2013
- Doug Corbett 1972
- Jake Cousins 2015
- Darron Cox 1987
- Evan Crawford 2007
- Xzavion Curry 2018
- Gerry Davis 1978
- Tony DeFrancesco 1982–1983
- Gary DiSarcina 1987
- Trey Dombroski 2021
- Chris Dominguez 2007
- Josh Donaldson 2006
- Sean Doolittle 2005
- Jason Dubois 1999
- Taylor Dugas 2010
- Joe Dunand 2016
- Brad Eldred 2000
- Phillip Ervin 2012
- Danny Farquhar 2007
- Cole Figueroa 2007
- Derek Fisher 2013
- John Flaherty 1987
- Eric Fryer 2006
- Herb Gallagher 1938
- Jeff Gardner 1984
- John Gast 2009
- Kevin Gausman 2011
- Dave Gavitt
- Jake Gelof 2022
- Jody Gerut 1996–1997
- Johnny Giavotella 2006–2007
- Mike Gillette 1987
- Jake Goebbert 2009
- Brian Goodwin 2010
- Artie Gore 1927–1929
- Reid Gorecki 2000
- Phil Gosselin 2009
- Oz Griebel 1970
- Gino Groover 2022
- Mark Guthrie 1986
- Brandon Guyer 2006
- Dave Haas 1986
- Bob Hamelin 1987
- Todd Haney 1985
- Craig Hansen 2004
- Ian Happ 2013–2014
- J. A. Happ 2003
- Jon Harris 2014
- Scott Hemond 1986
- Randy Hennis 1986
- Tim Herrin 2017
- John Hicks 2010
- Tommy Hinzo 1984
- Rick Hirtensteiner 1988
- J. J. Hoover 2008
- Adam Housley 1992–1993
- Sam Howard 2013
- Daniel Hudson 2007
- Tug Hulett 2003
- Todd Incantalupo 1996
- Jonathan India 2016–2017
- Ryan Jackson 1991
- Eric Jagielo 2012
- Kevin Jarvis 1989
- Pierce Johnson 2010–2011
- Eric Jokisch 2009
- JaCoby Jones 2012
- Scott Kamieniecki 1984
- Art Kenney 1937
- George Kirby 2018
- Joe Klink 1982
- Eric Knott 1994
- George Kontos 2005
- Matt Koperniak 2019
- Marc Krauss 2008
- Zach Kroenke 2004
- Blake Lalli 2005
- Lou Lamoriello 1961–1962
- Mike Lansing 1988
- Russ Laribee 1976
- Joe La Sorsa 2018
- Derek Lee 1987
- DJ LeMahieu 2008
- Brent Lillibridge 2004
- Tim Lincecum 2005
- Andre Lipcius 2018
- Corey Littrell 2012
- Eric Ludwick 1992
- Barry Lyons 1979, 1981
- Joe Magrane 1984
- Neil Mahoney 1937–1938
- Mikie Mahtook 2010
- Mitch Maier 2002
- Trey Mancini 2012
- Chris Manno 2008
- Joe Mantiply 2011
- Shaun Marcum 2002
- Jake McCarthy 2017
- Joe McCarthy 2014
- Sam McConnell 1996
- Marshall McDougall 1999
- Aaron Meade 2009
- Tommy Medica 2008
- Adam Melhuse 1991
- Matt Merullo 1984
- Brian Meyer 1985
- Levi Michael 2010
- Kevin Millar 1992
- David Miller 1993
- Owen Miller 2017
- Adam Morgan 2010
- Hal Morris 1985
- Taylor Motter 2010
- Kevin Mulvey 2004–2005
- Heath Murray 1993
- Kyler Murray 2017
- Charles Nagy 1987
- Packy Naughton 2016
- Jim Negrych 2005
- John Nelson 1999
- Sheldon Neuse 2015
- Josh Newman 2002
- Jeff Niemann 2002–2003
- Aaron Nola 2012
- Austin Nola 2010–2011
- Rafael Novoa 1987–1988
- Dick Offenhamer 1939
- Kirt Ojala 1989
- Adam Ottavino 2005
- Pat Pacillo 1982–1983
- Mike Pazik 1968–1969
- Greg Peavey 2010
- Carlos Peña 1996
- Dillon Peters 2013
- Tyler Pill 2010
- Jared Poché 2014
- Ross Powell 1988
- Chris Pritchett 1990
- Matt Quatraro 1994–1995
- Dan Radison 1970
- Cal Raleigh 2016
- Matt Ramsey 2010
- A. J. Reed 2012–2013
- Mark Reynolds 2003
- Bill Richardson 1968
- Mike Robertson 1989–1990
- Taylor Rogers 2011
- Matt Ruebel 1989
- Alex Sanchez 1986
- Joe Saunders 2001
- Tim Scannell 1989
- Darryl Scott 1988
- Chandler Shepherd 2013
- Kelly Shoppach 2000
- Jim Siwy 1979
- Scott Sizemore 2005
- Frank Skaff 1933
- Eric Skoglund 2012
- Josh Smith 2017
- Pavin Smith 2016
- Cory Snyder 1983
- Peter Solomon 2016
- Noah Song 2017
- Paul Sorrento 1985
- Adam Stern 2000
- Mel Stottlemyre Jr. 1984
- Todd Stottlemyre 1985
- Chris Stratton 2011
- Sean Sullivan 2022
- Darnell Sweeney 2011
- R. J. Swindle 2003
- Kyle Teel 2022
- Dave Telgheder 1987
- Clete Thomas 2004
- Wyatt Toregas 2003
- Bob Tufts 1975
- Brian Turang 1988
- Brant Ust 1997
- Chris Vallimont 2017
- Anthony Varvaro 2004
- Cam Vieaux 2015
- Matt Vierling 2017
- Luke Voit 2011
- Christian Walker 2011
- Kevin Ward 1981–1982
- Tony Watson 2006
- Zach Watson 2018
- Terry Wells 1984
- Joey Wiemer 2019
- Brock Wilken 2021–2022
- Antone Williamson 1992
- Austin Wilson 2011–2012
- J. T. Wise 2007
- Ron Witmeyer 1987
- Brandon Woodruff 2012
- Mike Wright 2010
- Ed Yarnall 1995
- Mark Zagunis 2013
- Josh Zeid 2007
- Brad Ziegler 2002
- Alan Zinter 1988
Yearly results
Results by season, 1927–1939
Year | Won | Lost | Regular Season Finish | Postseason* | Manager | Ref |
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1927† | 16 | 20 | 4th League | Frank Davies | ||
1928† | 22 | 22 | 3rd League | Robert Cushman | ||
1929† | 23 | 21 | 2nd League | Johnny Mitchell | ||
1930 | 17 | 27 | 6th League | Lucius "Jeff" Jones | ||
1931 | 17 | 31 | 6th League | Lucius "Jeff" Jones | ||
1932 | 21 | 13 | 2nd League | Joe Harraghy | ||
1933 | 31 | 18 | 3rd League (A) 1st League (B) |
Won championship (Falmouth) | Joe Harraghy | |
1934 | 20 | 27 | 5th League | Mike Welch | ||
1935 | 16 | 30 | 4th League (A) 2nd League (B) |
George Colbert | ||
1936 | 23 | 25 | 3rd League (A) 3rd League (B) |
Bill Boehner | ||
1937 | 27 | 19 | 2nd League | Neil Mahoney | ||
1938 | 31 | 23 | 2nd League | Neil Mahoney | ||
1939 | 32 | 21 | 2nd League (A) 2nd League (B) |
Marty McDonough |
* 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.
† Played from 1927 to 1929 as combined "Chatham-Harwich" team
Results by season, 1946–1962
Harwich | ||||||
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Year | Won | Lost | Regular Season Finish* | Postseason | Manager | Ref |
1946 | Won semi-finals (Barnstable) Lost championship (Falmouth) |
Charley Jones | ||||
1947 | Lost semi-finals (Orleans) | Jim Baldwin | ||||
1948 | Jim Baldwin | |||||
1949 | ||||||
1950 | 28 | 14 | 2nd Lower Cape Division | |||
1951 | 24 | 12 | 3rd Lower Cape Division (A) T-2nd Lower Cape Division (B) |
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1952 | ||||||
1953 | 13 | 22 | 4th Lower Cape Division (A) 5th Lower Cape Division (B) |
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1954 | ||||||
1955 | 14 | 16 | 5th Lower Cape Division | Francis Hibbert | ||
1956 | 11 | 23 | 5th Lower Cape Division | |||
1957 | 12 | 25 | 5th Lower Cape Division | |||
1958 | 10 | 20 | 5th Lower Cape Division | |||
1959 | 18 | 12 | 2nd Lower Cape Division | Lost round 1 (Orleans) | ||
1960 | 17 | 15 | 2nd Lower Cape Division (T) | Won round 1 (Orleans) Lost semi-finals (Yarmouth) |
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1961 | 14 | 17 | 4th Lower Cape Division | Lost round 1 (Yarmouth) | Francis Hibbert | |
1962 | 13 | 17 | 2nd Lower Cape Division (T) | Won round 1 (Orleans) Won semi-finals (Chatham) Lost championship (Cotuit) |
Dave Gavitt |
Cape Verdeans (1949–1950) | ||||||
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Year | Won | Lost | Regular Season Finish* | Postseason | Manager | Ref |
1949 | ||||||
1950 | 5 | 34 | 8th Lower Cape Division |
* Regular seasons split into first and second halves are designated as (A) and (B).
Results by season, 1963–present
Year | Won | Lost | Tied | Regular Season Finish | Postseason | Manager |
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1963 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 4th Lower Cape Division | Don Stanford | |
1964 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 4th Lower Cape Division | Ray Yetten | |
1965 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 4th Lower Cape Division | Ray Yetten | |
1966 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 3rd Lower Cape Division | Tony Williams | |
1967 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 4th Lower Cape Division | Tony Williams | |
1968 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 1st Lower Cape Division | Lost championship (Falmouth) | John Carroll |
1969 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 4th Lower Cape Division | John Carroll | |
1970 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 7th League | Don Stanford | |
1971 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 8th League | Fred Ebbett | |
1972 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 5th League | Fred Ebbett | |
1973 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 7th League | George Woodworth | |
1974 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3rd League | Lost semi-finals (Orleans) | George Woodworth |
1975 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 7th League | Fred Ebbett | |
1976 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 5th League | Fred Ebbett | |
1977 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 5th League | Fred Ebbett | |
1978 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 3rd League | Won semi-finals (Chatham) Lost championship (Hyannis) |
Don Prohovich |
1979 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 3rd League | Won semi-finals (Cotuit) Lost championship (Hyannis) |
Don Prohovich |
1980 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 7th League | Don Prohovich | |
1981 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 2nd League | Lost semi-finals (Orleans) | Don Prohovich |
1982 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 7th League | Don Prohovich | |
1983 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 3rd League | Won semi-finals (Wareham) Won championship (Cotuit) |
Steve Ring |
1984 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 1st League | Lost semi-finals (Wareham) | Steve Ring |
1985 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3rd League | Lost semi-finals (Cotuit) | Steve Ring |
1986 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 6th League | Steve Ring | |
1987 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 1st League | Won semi-finals (Cotuit) Won championship (Y-D) |
Bill Springman |
1988 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 3rd East Division | Mike Kinnersley | |
1989 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 4th East Division | Mike Kinnersley | |
1990 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4th East Division | Fran O'Brien | |
1991 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 5th East Division | Robin Dreizler | |
1992 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 3rd East Division | Steve Ring | |
1993 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 5th East Division | Jay Kemble | |
1994 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 5th East Division | Bruce Peddie | |
1995 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 5th East Division | Jay Kemble | |
1996 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 3rd East Division | Mike Maack | |
1997 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1st East Division | Won semi-finals (Chatham) Lost championship (Wareham) |
Chad Holbrook |
1998 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 3rd East Division | Billy Best | |
1999 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 5th East Division | Scott Lawler | |
2000 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 4th East Division | Buddy Custer | |
2001 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 4th East Division | Buddy Custer | |
2002 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 4th East Division | Buddy Custer | |
2003 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 4th East Division (T) | Steve Englert | |
2004 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 5th East Division | Steve Englert | |
2005 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 3rd East Division | Steve Englert | |
2006 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 5th East Division | Steve Englert | |
2007 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 5th East Division | Steve Englert | |
2008 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 2nd East Division | Won semi-finals (Orleans) Won championship (Cotuit) |
Steve Englert |
2009 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 5th East Division | Steve Englert | |
2010 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4th East Division | Lost round 1 (Y-D) | Steve Englert |
2011 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2nd East Division | Won round 1 (Brewster) Won semi-finals (Y-D) Won championship (Falmouth) |
Steve Englert |
2012 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 1st East Division | Lost round 1 (Orleans) | Steve Englert |
2013 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 3rd East Division | Lost round 1 (Orleans) | Steve Englert |
2014 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1st East Division | Won round 1 (Brewster) Lost semi-finals (Y-D) |
Steve Englert |
2015 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 5th East Division | Steve Englert | |
2016 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 1st East Division | Lost round 1 (Chatham) | Steve Englert |
2017 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 5th East Division | Steve Englert | |
2018 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 3rd East Division | Lost round 1 (Chatham) | Steve Englert |
2019 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 4th East Division | Won round 1 (Chatham) Won semi-finals (Y-D) Lost championship (Cotuit) |
Steve Englert |
2020 | Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | |||||
2021 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2nd East Division | Lost semi-finals (Brewster) | Steve Englert |
2022 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 4th East Division | Lost round 1 (Brewster) | Steve Englert |
2023 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 3rd East Division | Lost round 1 (Orleans) | Steve Englert |
League award winners
The Pat Sorenti MVP Award | |
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Year | Player |
1966 | Ed Drucker |
1986 | Scott Hemond |
2012 | Phil Ervin |
2016 | Ernie Clement |
2021 | Brock Wilken |
The Robert A. McNeece Outstanding Pro Prospect Award | |
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Year | Player |
1983 | Cory Snyder |
1984 | Mike Loggins |
The BFC Whitehouse Outstanding Pitcher Award | |
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Year | Player |
1974 | Andy Muhlstock |
1981 | Greg Myers |
1982 | Scott Murray |
1995 | Eddie Yarnall* |
1996 | Billy Coleman |
1997 | Brent Hoard |
2021 | Trey Dombroski |
The Russ Ford Outstanding Relief Pitcher Award | |
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Year | Player |
2002 | Shaun Marcum* |
The Daniel J. Silva Sportsmanship Award | |
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Year | Player |
1979 | Gary Kaczor* |
1985 | Casey Close* |
2014 | Anthony Hermelyn |
2016 | Johnny Adams |
The Manny Robello 10th Player Award | |
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Year | Player |
1994 | Matt Quattraro |
2008 | Andrew Giobbi |
2010 | Clint Moore |
2015 | Johnny Adams |
2016 | Austin Filiere |
2018 | Andre Lipcius |
The John J. Claffey Outstanding New England Player Award | |
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Year | Player |
2008 | Ryan Quigley |
The Thurman Munson Award for Batting Champion | |
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Year | Player |
1986 | Scott Hemond (.358) |
All-Star Game MVP Award | |
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Year | Player |
1984 | Mike Loggins |
1989 | Jim Austin |
1994 | Dan Kurtz |
2000 | Ryan Stegall |
2016 | B.J. Myers |
All-Star Home Run Hitting Contest Champion | |
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Year | Player |
2009 | Connor Powers |
2012 | JaCoby Jones |
2014 | Sal Annunziata |
The Star of Stars Playoff MVP Award | |
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Year | Player |
1987 | Charles Nagy |
2008 | Jason Stidham* |
2008 | Marc Fleury* |
2011 | Mike Garza |
(*) - Indicates co-recipient
All-Star Game selections
Year | Players | Ref |
---|---|---|
1963 | Don Antonangeli, Luke Lambeley | |
1964 | Dennis Jensen | |
1965 | Frank Joyal, Ted Mareno | |
1966 | Calvin Fisk, Pete Ford, Ed Drucker, Bob Chandler, Carl Schlender | |
1967 | Calvin Fisk, Joe Lasorsa, Glenn Adams | |
1968 | Pete Ford, Mike Jacobs, John Reid, Fred Levine | |
1969 | Alan Bush, Mike Pazik | |
1970 | Dan Radison | |
1971 | Rex Peters | |
1972 | Dale Lydecker, Frank Zawatski, Doug Corbett | |
1973 | Robin Outwater | |
1974 | Barry Sullivan, Andy Muhlstock, Jim Beattie | |
1975 | Barry Sullivan | |
1976 | Abbey Gladstone, Tom Germano | |
1977 | Larry Brown, Pat Murphy, Gary Masse | |
1978 | Larry Brown, Pat Murphy, Paul Voight, Gerry Davis | |
1979 | Ted Rockwell | |
1980 | John Cerutti | |
1981 | Gary Miller-Jones, Tim Byron, Barry Lyons | |
1982 | Andy Allanson | |
1983 | Cory Snyder, Jay Hunt, Robbie Souza | |
1984 | Casey Close, Mike Loggins, Jeff Gardner, Scott Kamieniecki | |
1985 | Casey Close, Todd Stottlemyre, Brian Meyer | |
1986 | Scott Hemond, Alex Sanchez | |
1987 | Steve Arriete | |
1988 | Rick Hirtensteiner, Brian Ahern, Darryl Scott, John Byington | |
1989 | Mike Truschke, Scott Campbell, Chris Martin, James Austin, Steve Wolf | |
1990 | Carmine Cappuccio, Nick Sproviero | |
1991 | Pat Leahy | |
1992 | Gerad Cawhorn, Reed Aljian, Terry Harvey, Chuck Kulle | |
1993 | Bob Ribinski | |
1994 | Ryan Kane, Dan Kurtz | |
1995 | Pat Cutshall, Eddie Ferrer, Ed Yarnall, Josh Potter | |
1996 | Pat Cutshall, Jody Gerut, Billy Coleman | |
1997 | Justin Ross, Jeff Wagner, Jason Trott, Andy Lee, Brent Hoard, Sonny Cortez | |
1998 | Rodney Nye, B.J. Green | |
1999 | Charles Bilezikjian, Kevin Zaug | |
2000 | Ryan Stegall, Jason Bartlett, Adam Stern, Rob Moravek | |
2001 | Burney Hutchinson, Joe Saunders, Luke Robertson | |
2002 | Chris Snavely, Mitch Maier, Brad Ziegler, Shaun Marcum, Cesar Nicolas | |
2003 | Brad McCann, Justin Hedrick | |
2004 | Jon Aughey, Ben Copeland, John Slone, Dan Brauer, Craig Hansen | |
2005 | Scott Sizemore, Chris Emanuele, Tim Lincecum, Chad Flack | |
2006 | Antone DeJesus, Tony Watson, Dan Merklinger, Josh Donaldson | |
2007 | Cole Figueroa, Kyle Day, Corey Young, Evan Crawford, Chris Dominguez | |
2008 | Mark Fleury, DJ LeMahieu, Chris Manno, Brian Dupra, J. J. Hoover | |
2009 | Daniel Grovatt, Aaron Meade, Connor Powers | |
2010 | Pratt Maynard, Clint Moore, Levi Michael, Ronnie Richardson, Matty Ott, Braden Kapteyn, Adam Morgan | |
2011 | Taylor Rogers, Jabari Henry, Luke Voit, Chris Overman, Carter Capps, Austin Wilson | |
2012 | Phillip Ervin, David Whitehead, Eric Jagielo, JaCoby Jones, Brian Ragira | |
2013 | Ian Happ, Branden Cogswell, Derek Fisher, Aaron Bummer, Chandler Shepherd, Jalen Beeks | |
2014 | Ian Happ, Kyle Barrett, Anthony Hermelyn, Matt Gonzales, Jacob Evans, Sal Annunziata | |
2015 | Cavan Biggio, Johnny Adams, Adam Pate, Luke Scherzer, Spencer Trayner | |
2016 | Ernie Clement, Joe Dunand, Pavin Smith, B.J. Myers, Hunter Williams, Peter Solomon, Zach Schellenger, Packy Naughton, Shane McCarthy | |
2017 | Cobie Vance, Nick Dalesandro, Tyler Baum | |
2018 | Aaron Schunk, Tanner Morris, Andre Lipcius, Andrew Misiaszek, Tom Sutera | |
2019 | Christian Fedko, Daniel Cabrera, Joe Boyle, Connor McCullough, Will Heflin, Jacob Palisch, Joey Wiemer Jr., Chris Galland, Niko Kavadas | |
2020 | Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | |
2021 | Brock Wilken, Tatem Levins, Pres Cavenaugh, Chris Newell, Carter Putz, Trey Dombroski, Andrew Mosiello, Eric Reyzelman, Owen Coady | |
2022 | Joe Vetrano, Nick Goodwin, Tommy Seidl, Zane Probst, Drew Conover, Brock Wilken | |
2023 | Bryan Arendt, Ali Camarillo, Tom Chmielewski, Mason Guerra, Aiden Moza, Devin Obee |
Italics - Indicates All-Star Game Home Run Hitting Contest participant (1988 to present)
No-hit games
Year | Pitcher | Opponent | Score | Location | Notes | Ref |
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1963 | Don Antonangeli | Yarmouth | 4–0 | Simpkins Field | ||
1967 | Joe Lasorsa | Yarmouth | 2–0 | Simpkins Field | 5-inning game | |
2016 | Peter Solomon | Chatham | 10–0 | Veteran's Field | Combined | |
Zach Schellenger | ||||||
Tommy DeJuneas | ||||||
Nick Brown | ||||||
2018 | Zack Hess | Bourne | 1–0 | Whitehouse Field | 7-inning game; Combined |
|
Kyle Brnovich | ||||||
Joe La Sorsa | ||||||
2019 | Jacob Palisch | Orleans | 2–0 | Eldredge Park | 7-inning game | |
2019 | Connor McCullough | Chatham | 1–0 | Veteran's Field | Playoff game; Combined |
|
Joe Boyle |
Managerial history
Manager | Seasons | Total Seasons | Championship Seasons |
---|---|---|---|
Dave Gavitt | 1962 | 1 | |
Don Stanford | 1963 | 1 | |
Ray Yetten | 1964–1965 | 2 | |
Tony Williams | 1966–1967 | 2 | |
John Carroll | 1968–1969 | 2 | |
Don Stanford | 1970 | 1 | |
Fred Ebbett | 1971–1972 1975–1977 |
5 | |
George Woodworth | 1973–1974 | 2 | |
Don Prohovich | 1978–1982 | 5 | |
Steve Ring | 1983–1986 1992 |
5 | 1983 |
Bill Springman | 1987 | 1 | 1987 |
Mike Kinnersley | 1988–1989 | 2 | |
Fran O'Brien | 1990 | 1 | |
Robin Dreizler | 1991 | 1 | |
Jay Kemble | 1993 1995 |
2 | |
Bruce Peddie | 1994 | 1 | |
Mike Maack | 1996 | 1 | |
Chad Holbrook | 1997 | 1 | |
Billy Best | 1998 | 1 | |
Scott Lawler | 1999 | 1 | |
Buddy Custer | 2000–2002 | 3 | |
Steve Englert | 2003–2023 | 20* | 2008, 2011 |
(*) - Season count excludes 2020 CCBL season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic.