The Chatham Anglers, more commonly referred to as the Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics, are a
collegiate summer baseball
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team based in
Chatham, Massachusetts
Chatham () is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Chatham is located at the southeast tip of Cape Cod and has historically been a fishing community. First settled by the English in 1664, the township was originally called Mo ...
. The team is a member of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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(CCBL) and plays in the league's East Division. Chatham plays its home games at historic
Veteran's Field
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Nestled within a natural bowl of embankmen ...
, the team's home since 1923, in the town of Chatham on the Lower Cape. The A's have been operated by the non-profit Chatham Athletic Association since 1963.
Chatham has won five CCBL championships, most recently in 1998, when they defeated the
Wareham Gatemen in the championship series. The team has been led since 2017 by former
Oklahoma State University
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field manager Tom Holliday.
History
Pre-modern era
The early Cape League era (1923–1939)
In 1923 the Cape Cod Baseball League was formed and included four teams: Chatham,
Falmouth,
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
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. Chatham competed in the Cape League from the league's inaugural 1923 season through the 1926 season, then from 1927 to 1929 competed as a combined Chatham-
Harwich
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team with home games split between Veterans Field and Harwich's Brooks Park.
Chatham's 1923 team included CCBL Hall of Famer Merrill Doane. Doane, a 1924 graduate of
Chatham High School, remained involved in the Cape League and Chatham baseball for over 60 years. One of the longest-tenured general managers in Cape League history, Doane was instrumental in the league's transition to an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate league in the early 1960s, and helped build the powerful Chatham teams of the 1960s.
In 1925,
Brockton High School star
Pat Creeden played third base for Chatham, and went on to play briefly for the
Boston Red Sox
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in 1931.
In the 1927 season, the combined Chatham-Harwich 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
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.
In all three seasons of the joint Chatham-Harwich team, the club featured
Boston College
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batterymates pitcher Pete Herman and catcher George Colbert, as well as flashy infielder
Artie Gore
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. 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
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, including two
World Series
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assignments.
In 1930, Chatham again fielded its own team, as Harwich split off and became a separate club. Pete Herman remained with the Chatham team as its player-manager in 1930 and 1931, leading the team on an exciting stretch run and second-place finish just two games behind pennant-winning
Wareham in 1930.
Chatham withdrew from the league prior to the 1932 season as a result of the town's decision not to appropriate funds for the team. Throughout the rest of the 1930s, Chatham's town team competed in the Cape Cod Twilight League, winning that league's title seven consecutive seasons from 1933 to 1939.
The Upper and Lower Cape League era (1946–1962)
After a hiatus during the years of
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, the Cape League was reconstituted in 1946, with Chatham joining the Lower Cape Division. Chatham has been a member of the Cape League ever since.
CCBL Hall of Fame skipper John Carroll took the helm at Chatham in 1961.
The following season, Carroll's club finished the regular season in first place atop the Lower Cape Division, but failed to reach the Cape League title series, losing to
Harwich
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in the Lower Cape championship series.
Modern era (1963–present)
The 1960s: A new league and a first championship
In 1963, the CCBL was reorganized and became officially sanctioned by the
NCAA
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. 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. Chatham's team, known as the Chatham Red Sox, joined
Orleans,
Harwich
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,
Yarmouth and a team from
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in the Lower Cape Division.
Chatham continued to be managed by John Carroll, whose 1963 club featured CCBL Hall of Famer Ken Voges of
Texas Lutheran University
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, who led the league with an astronomical .505 batting average.
The Red Sox finished the regular season with a 28–6 record, good enough for first place in the Lower Cape Division, but fell to
Orleans in the playoffs.
Chatham continued its regular season dominance in 1964, 1965 and 1966, finishing atop the Lower Cape Division each year, but falling in each season's CCBL title series. The 1964 team was piloted by
Bill "Lefty" Lefebvre, who had played in the Cape League for
Falmouth in the 1930s, and had later played in the major leagues with
Boston
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and
Washington
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. Lefebvre's team featured CCBL Hall of Fame second baseman Steve Saradnik of
Providence College, who batted .314,
and pitcher
Charlie Hough
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Pla ...
, who went on to a 25-year major league knuckleballing career.
In 1965, Lefebvre was succeeded by CCBL Hall of Fame manager Joe "Skip" Lewis, who led the team through 1969.
Lewis' 1965 squad returned Saradnik, and added another two CCBL Hall of Famers in
University of Connecticut
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righty Ed Baird, who posted a 3–0 record with a 0.45 ERA,
and
George Greer
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, who batted .349 and led the league in doubles and triples.
The star-studded 1966 Chatham team returned Saradnik, Baird and Greer, and added another three CCBL Hall of Famers: catcher Tom Weir, who led the league with a .420 batting average,
all-star hurler
Joe Jabar, who went 7–0 with a 1.53 ERA and took home the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award,
and
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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native
Tom Grieve
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. Drafted out of high school in the first round, sixth overall, of the
1966 Major League Baseball draft by the
Washington Senators, Grieve played in 25 games for Chatham and batted .416 prior to signing with Washington and moving on to a lengthy major league career.
In 1967, it finally came together for Lewis' boys. Saradnik, Greer, Baird and Jabar all returned and were hungry for a title. Added to the mix was
Kent State University
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catcher
Thurman Munson
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, who hit .420 on the season and was named league MVP. During the regular season, Chatham pitcher Don Gabriel tossed a no-hitter against
Harwich
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at Veterans Field.
Chatham again finished in first place in the Lower Cape Division, and met Upper Cape powerhouse
Falmouth for the second consecutive season in the title series. In Game 1 of the championship, Chatham pitcher John Frobose twirled 13 innings in a game that was called due to darkness and ended in a 1–1 tie. Chatham took Game 2, 7–1, behind the stellar pitching of Baird. Jabar, the league's Outstanding Pitcher, was the star of Game 3, tossing a complete game five-hitter, and knocking in the game-winning RBI in Chatham's 3–2 victory, clinching the series and giving Chatham its first Cape League championship.
Munson went on to be selected by the
New York Yankees
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in the first round, fourth overall, of the
1968 Major League Baseball draft. A perennial all-star for the Bronx Bombers, Munson won two World Series and was named the Yanks' first captain since
Lou Gehrig
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. His tragic 1979 death brought fond reminiscences from those who knew him at Chatham. Munson was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class of 2000, and his name graces the league's annual award for batting champion.
The 1970s
In the late 1960s, Chatham had dropped the nickname "Red Sox", and reverted to the colloquial Chatham Townies moniker of earlier years. In 1972, the Chatham Athletic Association settled on Chatham Athletics as the team's new moniker, and the Chatham A's were born. The A's finished the 1973 regular season in first place atop the Cape League under skipper Ben Hays. The team featured future major leaguer
Dave Bergman
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, the CCBL batting champ who hit at a .341 clip, and CCBL Hall of Fame hurler
John Caneira, the league's Outstanding Pitcher, who posted a 9–1 record and led the league with a 1.37 ERA while striking out 118 and walking only 23 in 92 innings.
CCBL Hall of Fame manager Ed Lyons took the reins in 1976, and led the A's to another first-place finish.
Chatham was led by the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect Steve Taylor, and CCBL Hall of Famer Mickey O'Connor, a 6-foot-6 southpaw who went 9–0 with a 1.07 ERA and eight complete games, and was the league's Outstanding Pitcher.
The team ousted
Hyannis in the playoffs, but was shut down by
Wareham in the title series. Lyons skippered the Athletics for seven seasons, with the team qualifying for postseason play in six of the seven years.
The A's of the late 1970s featured Jim Lauer, who set a CCBL record with three home runs in a single game against
Hyannis,
Harvard University
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slugger and CCBL Hall of Famer
Mike Stenhouse
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, who starred for Chatham from 1977 through 1979,
and longtime major league hurler and CCBL Hall of Famer
Walt Terrell
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, who went 9–4 with a 2.20 ERA in 1979 while working a league record 122.2 innings on the season.
The 1980s and a second championship
Lyons again skippered Chatham to a first-place finish in 1980 before succumbing to
Falmouth in the championship series. The 1980 A's starred CCBL Hall of Fame outfielder
Jim Sherman, a league all-star who batted .339 on the season and returned to Chatham in 1981 and enjoy another all-star season, batting .335.
In 1982, skipper Ed Lyons announced mid-season that he would be retiring after the summer. Lyons had managed six seasons at
Wareham in the early 1970s, and was now in his seventh season with Chatham, but had yet to win a league title. Lyons' 1982 A's finished the regular season in fourth place with a pedestrian 20–21–1 record, having slipped into the playoffs on the final day of the season with a victory over
Orleans. The team starred future major league all-star
Kevin Seitzer
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, who hit .291 on the season and .677 in the playoffs, slugger Billy Merrifield, who clouted eight homers on the season, team MVP Brett Elbin, all-star centerfielder Greg Schuler, and the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect, pitcher Gary Kanwisher, who led the league with a 1.57 ERA. Lyons' staff included young third base coach John Schiffner. The A's matched up against first place
Wareham in the playoff semi-finals, and promptly disposed of the Gatemen in two games.
In the championship series, Chatham met up with
Hyannis in a best three-out-of-five title tilt. The A's went on the road for Game 1, and came away with a tight 5–4 win in 11 innings. Game 2 at Veterans Field also went to extra frames, with the Mets taking a 4–3 lead in the 11th, but the home club tied it in the bottom half, and then took the lead in the 12th to win by another 5–4 tally. Reliever Kurt Lundgren got the win in both games, coming on in the eighth inning of Game 1, then in the 12th inning of Game 2 to nail it down after starter Kanwisher held the mound through eleven. After two nail-biters, Game 3 at
McKeon Park was a runaway. The A's led off the game with a dinger by Elbin and another by Merrifield, scoring four runs in the first for starter Jeff Brewer, and never looked back. Brewer tossed a complete game four-hitter, and the A's pummeled the Mets, 9–0, to complete the three-game sweep and claim Chatham's second league crown.
In 1983, A's slugger Bob Larimer tied a league mark by crushing three home runs in a single game; his feat demonstrated power to all fields as his trio of clouts against
Falmouth left the yard in left, center, and right fields respectively.
Chatham boasted the league MVP in 1984, as CCBL Hall of Famer
Joey Cora
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was the A's all-star second baseman, batting .373 and leading the league with 28 stolen bases.
The 1985 A's returned to the league championship series behind the play of CCBL Hall of Famers
Tim McIntosh and
Mark Petkovsek
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He ...
, but were shut down by
Cotuit
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. McIntosh led the league with a .392 batting average,
and Petkovsek went 7–1 for the A's and returned to Chatham the following season to win another seven games.
The late 1980s saw a pair of future major league sluggers in the Chatham lineup.
Albert "Joey" Belle played for the A's in 1986, and went on to crush 381 major league homers.
Jeff Bagwell
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spent the summers of 1987 and 1988 in Chatham. He struggled in his first season, but followed up with an all-star 1988 campaign in which he hit .315 with a .449 on-base percentage, and went 4-for-4 with a home run in the CCBL All-Star Game. Bagwell was inducted into the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
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in 2017, the fifth former Cape Leaguer to be so honored.
The 1990s: a decade of dominance
Chatham was one of the league's most successful teams throughout the 1990s, finishing in first place atop the East Division five times, qualifying for the playoffs in eight of the ten years, reaching the league championship series six times, and taking home three CCBL crowns.
Skipper
Rich Hill's 1992 Chatham squad posted an impressive 31–11 regular season record, and featured ace reliever Scott Smith and CCBL Hall of Fame hurler Steve Duda. Duda had pitched for the A's in 1991, posting a 4–4 record and tossing a no-hitter against
Y-D. He was even better in 1992, going 6–1 with a 0.90 ERA.
Duda led the A's into the 1992 playoffs against
Brewster by tossing a complete game in Chatham's 4–2 Game 1 victory. The A's completed the sweep of the Whitecaps with a 1–0 victory in Game 2 to secure Chatham's spot in the league title series against
Cotuit
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.
The A's took Game 1 of the 1992 championship series at Veterans Field, powered by a two-run blast by Mike Smedes. Game 2 at
Lowell Park was an all-time classic. The game went into the 12th inning tied at 2–2 thanks to 11 stellar innings by A's starter Duda, who threw 125 pitches on three days' rest, and appeared to get stronger as the game moved along. Chatham played small-ball in the top of the 12th, pushing across Jeremy Carr, who had walked and reached third on a stolen base and a Cotuit error, then scored on a Brian Garrett single. Smith came on in relief of Duda in the bottom of the frame, and set down the Kettleers in order to clinch the series for the A's and secure Chatham's third CCBL title, with Duda taking home playoff MVP honors.
Midway through the 1993 season, manager Rich Hill left to take a head coaching job at the
University of San Francisco
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, and assistant coach John Schiffner took the helm at Chatham. Schiffner, who had been Hill's assistant since 1990, had played in the CCBL for
Harwich
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from 1974 through 1976, and had served previously as Chatham assistant coach from 1978 to 1982. He went on to pilot Chatham for a league record 25 years, and was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2018.
Schiffner's 1994 squad featured CCBL Hall of Famer
Mike Lowell
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, an all-star second baseman who hit .307 for the A's.
Lowell went on win
World Series MVP
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honors with the
2007 Boston Red Sox
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. In 1995, Schiffner took the club to the CCBL title series, but lost to
Cotuit
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.
In 1996, Chatham featured the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect, fireballing reliever
Matt Anderson, but the team struggled early on, losing eight in a row at one point. The A's finished the regular season a hair over the .500 mark, and met first place
Brewster in the East Division playoffs. In Game 1, Chatham's Matt Purkiss clobbered a two-run homer in the third and ace Keith Evans worked 11 innings allowing only four hits as the A's and Whitecaps took a 2–2 tie into the 12th. In the top of the 12th, Chatham's
Scott Friedholm smashed a three-run homer to left, and Anderson came on in the bottom half of the frame to nail down the victory. Chatham completed the sweep with a 3–0 win in Game 2 on the strength of second baseman
Jermaine Clark
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's two-run double, and advanced to the title series against
Falmouth.
The 1996 championship series opened at
Guv Fuller Field, with Chatham catcher Scott Fitzgerald stifling the Falmouth attack early on in Game 1, cutting down three stolen base attempts in the first three innings. Chatham pushed across three runs playing small-ball and A's starter
Seth Etherton
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was masterful, twirling eight shutout innings and striking out 14 before turning it over to Anderson for the ninth-inning save in the A's 3–0 win. Evans took the mound for the A's in Game 2 at home and followed up his 11-inning semi-finals outing with a complete game gem. Clark, whom Schiffner described as the team's spark plug all season, went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles to go with his usual stellar work in the field, and the A's downed the Commodores, 6–2, for the title. Evans and Clark shared playoff MVP honors as Chatham sealed its fourth Cape League championship and its first to be clinched at Veterans Field.
Schiffner's 1998 club was loaded with talent. Slugger
Matt Cepicky was a .327 hitter who won the All-Star Game Home Run Derby, and took home East Division MVP honors in the East's 3–2 All-Star Game victory at Veterans Field. In addition to Cepicky, the A's boasted an abundance of top moundsmen. 6-foot-8 righty
Kyle Snyder was the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect, Tim Lavigne was the Outstanding Relief Pitcher, and CCBL Hall of Famer Rik Currier had an all-star season, posting a 5–2 record with a 2.37 ERA.
After sweeping
Brewster in the playoff semi-finals, the A's met
Wareham in the best-of-five championship series.
Snyder started Game 1 of the 1998 title set for Chatham at
Clem Spillane Field, but got roughed up by the Gatemen, who took the opener, 6–4. The A's held serve in Game 2 at Chatham as Jeremy Wade tossed a complete game five-hitter in the home club's 5–1 victory. Game 3 at Wareham was a classic pitcher's duel as Currier was matched up against CCBL Hall of Famer and future major league all-star
Ben Sheets
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for the Gatemen. The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the 14th when the Gatemen walked off with the game's only run. The A's evened the series again in Game 4 at home, taking the lead in the bottom of the eighth on RBIs by Ryan Earey and Barry Gauch, and hanging on to win, 4–3. Behind the solid mound-work of Devon Nicholson, Chatham clung to a 3–1 lead through seven in a tense Game 5 finale that saw Gatemen skipper Don Reed tossed in the seventh. The A's broke it open in the eighth on a Brian Peterson two-run double, and tacked on another to make it a 6–1 title-clinching win. Cepicky, who went 12-for-32 with six RBI in the playoffs, shared MVP honors with Earey, who was strong in two relief appearances on the hill while going 3-for-10 at the plate.
The 1999 A's enjoyed a 30-win season and finished first in the East Division, falling to
Cotuit
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in the championship series. The team returned Currier who had another brilliant season, posting a 7–0 record with a 1.34 ERA, and being named the league's Outstanding Pitcher. Currier was joined on the staff by CCBL Hall of Famer Derrick DePriest, who did not allow an earned run in 22.2 innings of work, and was named the league's Outstanding Relief Pitcher.
The 2000s and the advent of the Anglers
The early 2000s saw a pair of CCBL Hall of Fame relievers take the mound for Chatham. Hard-throwing righty
David Bush posted a 0.84 ERA and led the league with 11 saves in 2000, then returned in 2001 to record an even stingier 0.34 ERA.
Fireballer Zane Carlson spent three sparkling seasons with the A's from 2001 through 2003. He earned 12 saves in each of his first two years, and 10 more in his third, with a combined three-year ERA of 2.23.
Bush and Carlson led the 2001 squad to the CCBL championship series, but the team was defeated by
Wareham.
Former A's manager Ed Lyons was honored by the team in 2001, as the 1982 title-winning skipper's uniform number "29" became the first number to be retired by the franchise. In 2006, the team paid the same honor to longtime assistant coach
Matt Fincher, retiring his number "23".
The 2005 A's boasted a wealth of talent, as CCBL batting champion
Chris Coghlan
Christopher B. Coghlan (pronounced KAHG-lihn; born June 18, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Florida / Miami Marlins, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue ...
was joined by future major league all-stars
Todd Frazier
Todd Brian Frazier (born February 12, 1986), nicknamed "The Toddfather", is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rang ...
, CCBL MVP
Evan Longoria
Evan Michael Longoria (born October 7, 1985), nicknamed "Longo", is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2008 through 2017, and the S ...
, and second-year Chatham hurler
Andrew Miller, the CCBL's Outstanding Pitcher and Outstanding Pro Prospect, who was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2012.
In late 2008,
Major League Baseball
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announced that it would enforce its trademarks, and required those CCBL teams who shared a nickname with an MLB team to either change their nicknames or buy their uniforms and merchandise only through MLB-licensed vendors. Chatham opted to drop its "Athletics" moniker, and became the Chatham Anglers, a name which celebrated the town's nautical heritage and allowed for continued use of the "A's" nickname. The team also retained its uniform colors and pinstripe pattern.
The 2010s and the end of the Schiffner era
The Anglers qualified for postseason play in seven of ten years in the 2010s, but remained in a championship drought for a second consecutive decade. The 2011 Anglers featured future major league all-star and
National League MVP The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers' ...
Kris Bryant
Kristopher Lee Bryant (born January 4, 1992), nicknamed "KB", is an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and San ...
and CCBL Home Run Derby champ
Richie Shaffer. In 2013, the Anglers finished in first place atop the East Division, and starred the CCBL's Outstanding Pitcher, Lukas Schiraldi, and all-star infielder
J. D. Davis
Jonathan Gregory "J.D." Davis, nicknamed Dizzie (born April 27, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman and left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at California State ...
, who took home All-Star Game MVP honors for the East Division for his double and three-run homer in the East's 9–4 victory.
Chatham boasted the CCBL's Outstanding New England Player in consecutive seasons in 2013 and 2014.
West Haven, Connecticut
West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is located on the coast of Long Island Sound. At the 2020 census, the population of the city was 55,584.
History
Settled in 1648, West Haven (then known as West Farms) ...
's Tommy Lawrence of the
University of Maine
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took home the honors in 2013 after a stellar season in the Chatham bullpen. Lawrence posted a 3–0 record with a 1.58 ERA, striking out 23 and walking just a single batter in 28 1/3 innings. The following summer, it was
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was firs ...
native and
Boston College
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slugger
Chris Shaw. Shaw clubbed seven dingers to lead the league for Chatham in 2014, and finished second in the league with 31 RBIs.
Manager John Schiffner stepped down after the 2017 season, having held the post for a league record 25 summers.
In 2018, first-year skipper
Tom Holliday led the Anglers to the league championship series, where they were downed by
Wareham. Holliday's club finished first in the East Division in 2019, but was bounced from the playoffs by
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-on- ...
.
The 2020s
The 2020 CCBL season was cancelled due to the
coronavirus pandemic
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.
CCBL Hall of Fame inductees
The
CCBL Hall of Fame and Museum is a history
museum
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and
hall of fame
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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 Chatham.
Notable alumni
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Jay Aldrich
Jay Robert Aldrich (born April 14, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles.
Aldrich attended Montclair State University, and in 1981 he played collegiate summ ...
1981
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Gabe Alvarez
Gabriel de Jesus Alvarez (born March 6, 1974) is a Mexican college baseball coach and former Major League Baseball third baseman for the Detroit Tigers (1998–2000) and the San Diego Padres (2000).
Playing career
A 6'1, 205 lb right-hand ...
1993–1994
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Matt Anderson 1996
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James Avery
James La Rue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Philip Banks in ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', Shredder in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Judge Michael Conover on ''L. ...
2003–2004
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Jeff Bagwell
Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (born May 27, 1968) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros.
Originally a Boston Red Sox fourth- ...
1987–1988
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Jason Bay
Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978) is a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder. Bay played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Seattle Marine ...
1999
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Albert Belle
Albert Jojuan Belle (born August 25, 1966), known until 1990 as Joey Belle, is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1989 to 2000, most notably for the Cleveland Indians. Known for his fierce, competitive temperament ...
1986
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Dave Bergman
David Bruce Bergman (June 6, 1953 – February 2, 2015) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman, designated hitter and left fielder who played between 1975 and 1992.
Early life
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Bergman was an alumnus of ...
1973–1974
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Austin Bergner 2017–2018
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Harry Berrios 1992
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Ken Bolek Ken Bolek (born December 20, 1953) is a former minor league baseball coach, major league coach and minor league manager. He was the director of baseball at IMG Academy, a high level training school for elite baseball players from all levels of amat ...
1975
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Sean Bouchard
Sean Walter Bernard Bouchard (born May 16, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
A native of San Diego, California, Bouchard attended Cathe ...
2016
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Kip Bouknight 1999
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Brad Boxberger
Bradley George Boxberger (born May 27, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas ...
2008
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Scott Bradley 1979–1980
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Ryan Braun
Ryan Joseph Braun (born November 17, 1983) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played his entire career for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2007 to 2020. Braun also played right field and f ...
2000
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Charles Brewer 2007–2008
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Brooks Brown 2005
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Corey Brown 2006
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Warren Brusstar
Warren Scott Brusstar (born February 2, 1952) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played nine years in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Cubs. He is currently the pitch ...
1971
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Kris Bryant
Kristopher Lee Bryant (born January 4, 1992), nicknamed "KB", is an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and San ...
2011
*
J. B. Bukauskas
Jacob Allen "J. B." Bukauskas (born October 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball, North Carolina Tar Heels of the Univer ...
2016
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Nick Burdi
Nicholas Edward Burdi (born January 19, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals baseball, Louisville Cardinals of the University of Louisville. ...
2012
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Zack Burdi
Zachary M. Burdi ( ; born March 9, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Ray ...
2014
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Jack Burns 1927
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Michael Busch 2018
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David Bush 2000–2001
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Eric Byrnes
Eric James Byrnes (born February 16, 1976), is a baseball analyst and former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Se ...
1995
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Shawn Camp 1996
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John Caneira 1973
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Luke Carlin 2001
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Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...
2007
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Justin Cassel
Justin J. Cassel (born September 25, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Prior to beginning his professional career, he played college baseball at the University of California, Irvine. Cassel has als ...
2004
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Daniel Castano
Daniel Alexander Castano (born September 17, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization. He made his MLB debut in 2020.
Amateur career
Castano attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. During ...
2015
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Matt Cepicky 1998
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Andrew Chin
Andrew Chin (born September 22, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 15th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
Career Amateur
Chin attended ...
2014
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Jermaine Clark
Jermaine Marcel Clark (born September 29, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for several teams between 2001 and 2005.
Amateur career
A native of Berkeley, California, Clark attended Will C. Wood High School and the Univers ...
1996
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Tony Cogan
Anthony Michael Cogan (born December 21, 1976) is a retired American professional baseball pitcher. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball in 2001 for the Kansas City Royals. Cogan, who has been listed as 6' 2", bats and throws le ...
1996
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Chris Coghlan
Christopher B. Coghlan (pronounced KAHG-lihn; born June 18, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Florida / Miami Marlins, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue ...
2005
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Mike Colangelo
Mike Colangelo (born October 22, 1976) is an American former outfielder who played in parts of three seasons for the Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
A native of Teaneck, New ...
1996
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P. J. Conlon 2014
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Andy Cook 1988
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Scott Coolbaugh
Scott Robert Coolbaugh (born June 13, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1989 and 1994. He is the assistant hitting coach for ...
1985–1986
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Tim Cooney 2011
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Joey Cora
José Manuel Cora Amaro (born May 14, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball player with an 11-year career in MLB spanning the years 1987 and 1989–1998 and current third base coach for the New York Mets. He played for the San Diego Padres of t ...
1984
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Will Craig
William Isaac Craig (born November 16, 1994) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes.
Amateur career
C ...
2015
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Pat Creeden 1925
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Brad Cresse 1997
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Jermaine Curtis
Jermaine Antwann Curtis (born July 10, 1987) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Career Amateur
Curtis attended the University of California, Los Angeles ...
2007
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John Curtis 1967
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Jamie D'Antona
James Joseph D'Antona (born May 12, 1982 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is a former professional Major League Baseball infielder with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Early life
A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, D'Antona played baseball alongside future ...
2002
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Jeff Datz
Jeffrey William Datz (born November 28, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and coach who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1989, and who is currently a scout for the New York Yankees.
Playing career
A native of Camde ...
1981
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Glenn Davis 1980
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J. D. Davis
Jonathan Gregory "J.D." Davis, nicknamed Dizzie (born April 27, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman and left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at California State ...
2013
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David DeJesus
David Christopher DeJesus (; born December 20, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Ray ...
1998–1999
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Nick Derba 2004–2006
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Tom Drees
Thomas Kent Drees (born June 17, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He appeared in four games for the Chicago White Sox in , all as a reliever.
Career
Drees attended Creighton University, and in 1984 he played collegiate summer bas ...
1984
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Matt Duffy
Matthew Michael Duffy (born January 15, 1991), nicknamed "Duffman", is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He played college baseball at Long Beach State. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) f ...
2009
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Matt Dunbar 1989
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Parker Dunshee
Parker Edward Dunshee (born February 12, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.
Amateur career
Dunshee attended Zionsville Community High School in Zionsville, Indiana, where he played baseball, ...
2015
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Allan Dykstra 2006–2007
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Ed Easley 2006
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Adam Engel 2012
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John Ericks 1987
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Danny Espinosa
Daniel Richard Espinosa (born April 25, 1987) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, and Tampa Bay Rays.
Amateur ca ...
2006
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Seth Etherton
Seth Michael Etherton (born October 17, 1976) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current pitching coach for the USC Trojans. He played college baseball at USC from 1995 to 1998. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) fo ...
1995–1996
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Stuart Fairchild
Stuart Alexander Fairchild (born March 17, 1996) is a Taiwanese-American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Wake Forest University. Fairchild was drafted by the ...
2016
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Buck Farmer
George Runie "Buck" Farmer (born February 20, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers.
Early life
Farmer attended Rockdale ...
2011
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Tim Federowicz
Timothy Joseph Federowicz (born August 5, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and ...
2007
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Huck Flener
Gregory Alan Flener (born February 25, 1969) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB)
Career
Flener attended Armijo High School (Fairfield, Ca ...
1989
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Darrin Fletcher 1986
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Randy Flores
Randy is a given name, popular in the United States and Canada. It is primarily a masculine name. It was originally derived from the names Randall, Randolf, Randolph, as well as Bertrand and Andrew, and may be a short form (hypocorism) of th ...
1995
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Ron Flores
Ronald Joel Flores (born August 9, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed relief pitcher who played with the Oakland Athletics from 2005 to 2007.
Amateur career
A native of Whittier, California, Flores graduated from ...
1998
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Jason Foley 2016
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P. J. Forbes
Patrick Joseph Forbes (born September 22, 1967) is an American former professional baseball infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2001 for the Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies. He was later a minor league ba ...
1988
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Jake Fraley
Jake Arnold Fraley (born May 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Seattle Mariners.
Amateur career
Fraley attended Caravel Academy in Bear ...
2014–2015
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Jeff Frazier 2003
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Todd Frazier
Todd Brian Frazier (born February 12, 1986), nicknamed "The Toddfather", is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rang ...
2005–2006
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Marvin Freeman
Marvin Freeman (born April 10, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies. He worked as both a starting pitcher and a reliever in his career.
Biograp ...
1983
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Scott Friedholm 1996
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Tom Funk
Thomas James Funk (born March 13, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Houston Astros during the 1986 season. He appeared in eight games and enjoyed early success before faltering and being sent down to the minors. ...
1982
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Kyle Funkhouser
Kyle James Funkhouser (born March 16, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals, and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers with the 115th overall se ...
2013
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Hunter Gaddis
Hunter Reid Gaddis (born April 9, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Amateur career
Gaddis attended Sequoyah High School in Canton, Georgi ...
2018
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Matt Gage
Matthew Robert Gage (born February 11, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Amateur career
A native of Johnstown, New York, Gage ...
2013
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Zac Gallen
Zachary Peter Gallen (born August 3, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in 2019.
Early life
Gallen was born on August 3, 1 ...
2014–2015
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Rusty Gerhardt 1969
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Chris Getz
Christopher Ryan Getz (born August 30, 1983) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays. Getz currently serves as the assista ...
2003–2004
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Danny Godby
Danny Ray Godby (born November 4, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in 13 games played for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball during the 1974 season. An outfielder who threw and batted right-hand ...
1965–1967
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Yan Gomes 2008
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Artie Gore
Arthur Joseph Gore (November 13, 1907 – September 29, 1986) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1947 to 1956. Gore umpired 1,464 major league games in his 10-year career. He umpired in two World Series and ...
1929
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Jason Grabowski
Jason William Grabowski (born May 24, 1976) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers from 2002 to 2005.
Amateur career
Grabowski graduated from The Morgan School in ...
1995–1996
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Josiah Gray
Josiah Gray (born December 21, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second r ...
2017
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Gary Green 1982
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Grant Green
Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...
2008
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Adam Greenberg 2001
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George Greer
George W. Greer (born 1942) is a retired Florida circuit judge who served in Florida's Sixth Circuit Court ( Pinellas- Pasco counties), family law division, in Clearwater, Florida. He received national attention in 2005 when he presided over t ...
1965–1967
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Tom Grieve
Thomas Alan Grieve (born March 4, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1979 for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. He was nicknam ...
1966
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Jeff Groth 1978
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Jesse Hahn
Jesse Allen Hahn (born July 30, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Rays selecte ...
2009
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Dave Hajek 1988
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David Hale 2008
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Brad Halsey
Bradford Alexander Halsey (February 14, 1981 – October 31, 2014) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees in 2004, for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2005, and for the Oakland Athl ...
2001
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Garrett Hampson
Garrett Reese Hampson (born October 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball center fielder and second baseman in the Miami Marlins organization. Hampson was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 3rd round of the 2016 Major League B ...
2014–2015
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Jason Hart 1997
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Matt Harvey
Matthew Edward Harvey (born March 27, 1989), nicknamed The Dark Knight, is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, ...
2008–2009
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Rod Henderson
Rodney Wood Henderson (born March 11, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Montreal Expos in 1994 and the Milwaukee Brewers in 1998, and who is currently a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Playing ca ...
1991
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Lincoln Henzman
Garrett Lincoln Henzman (born July 4, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Lexington Counter Clocks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
Amateur career
Henzman attended Lexington Christian Academy in Lexington ...
2016
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Mark Higgins 1983
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Rich Hill 2000–2001
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Taylor Hill 2009
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Chad Holbrook
Chad Holbrook (born January 14, 1971) is an American baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the College of Charleston Cougars baseball, College of Charleston Cougars. Prior to becoming head coach for the Cougars, Holbrook was he ...
1992
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Ricky Horton 1978
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Charlie Hough
Charles Oliver Hough (; born January 5, 1948) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) knuckleball pitcher and coach who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Florida Marlins from 1970 to 1994.
Pla ...
1964
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Peter Hoy 1987
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David Huff 2004–2005
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Jared Hughes
William Jared Hughes (born July 4, 1985) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2011 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Phil ...
2005
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Rick Huisman
Richard Allen Huisman (born May 17, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals in 1995 and 1996.
Amateur career
Huisman attended Timothy Christian High School in Elmhurst, Illinois and g ...
1989
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Chris Iannetta
Christopher Domenic Iannetta (, ; born April 8, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Seattle Mariners, and Arizona Diamondbac ...
2002
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Joe Inglett 1997
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Joseph Jabar
Joseph M. Jabar (born July 9, 1946) is an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He was appointed to the bench in 2009, after serving as a judge on the Superior Court.
Early years and athletic career
A native of Waterville, Ma ...
1966–1967
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Ray Jarvis 1964
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Connor Joe 2013
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Greg Jones 2018
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James Karinchak
James Stephen Karinchak (born September 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Bryant University, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians i ...
2016
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Matt Kata
Matthew John Kata (born March 14, 1978) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astr ...
1997–1998
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Alex Katz
Alex Katz (born July 24, 1927) is an American figurative artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and prints.
Early life and career
Alex Katz was born July 24, 1927, to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, as the son of an émigré who ha ...
2014
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Mark Kiefer 1987
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Paul Kilgus 1982
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Scott Klingenbeck
Scott Edward Klingenbeck (born February 3, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in parts of four seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, and Cincinnati Reds.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Klingenbeck ...
1991
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Ryan Klosterman
Ryan P. Klosterman (born May 28, 1982) is an American baseball coach and former shortstop. He is the head baseball coach at Bryant University. Klosterman played college baseball at Clemson University in 2001 and at Vanderbilt University from 2002 ...
2003
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Andrew Knapp 2012
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Reiss Knehr 2017
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Matt Koch
Matthew David Koch (born November 2, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners, and for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippo ...
2011
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Kenny Koplove
Kenneth Scott Koplove (born August 2, 1993) is an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who has played internationally with the Israel national baseball team and is currently a free agent.
In high school, as a senior Koplove was nam ...
2013
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Bobby Korecky 2001
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Tim Lahey 2003
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Chris Lambert 2003
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Shea Langeliers
Shea Ryan Langeliers (born November 18, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. He played college baseball for the Baylor Bears.
Amateur career ...
2017
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Dominic Leone
Dominic Joseph Leone (born October 26, 1991), nicknamed Dominator, is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers. The Seattle Mariners selected Leone in the 16th roun ...
2011
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Jeff Liefer 1995
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Pat Light
Patrick James Light (born March 29, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. In early 2023, Mr. Light attempted to move on from his baseball pa ...
2011
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Todd Linden
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2000
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Evan Longoria
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2005
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Mike Lowell
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1994
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Tyler Lyons
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2009
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Mike MacDougal
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1998
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Ty Madden 2019
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Alek Manoah
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2018
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Justin Marks 2008
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Evan Marzilli
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Amateur career
Marzilli attended Bishop H ...
2011
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Isaac Mattson
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Amateur career
Mattson attended Ha ...
2016
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Patrick Mazeika
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2014
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Marcus McBeth
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Amateur career
A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, McBeth attended Woodru ...
2000
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Mike McCoy 2001
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Collin McHugh
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2007
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Tim McIntosh 1986
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Tom McMillan 1972
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Kevin Mench
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1998
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Whit Merrifield
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2009
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Drew Meyer
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Meyer attended Bishop England High School in Charleston, South Carolina, as w ...
2000–2001
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Chris Michalak
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1991
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Andrew Miller 2004–2005
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Tommy Milone
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2007
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Nate Mondou 2015
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Ray Montgomery 1989
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Trey Moore
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1993
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Kevin Morgan 1989
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Mike Moriarty
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Moriarty was born in Camden, New J ...
1994
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Colt Morton 2002
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Thurman Munson
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1967
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Greg Norton
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Norton was born in Davenport, Iowa, as this was the most local Catholic hospital to his family’s home in Rock Island, Illinois. He ...
1992
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Dan O'Brien
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O'Br ...
1974
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Rouglas Odor
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Odor attended the University of New Or ...
1987
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Ross Ohlendorf
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2003
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Chad Orvella
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2002
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Mike Pagliarulo
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1980
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Andre Pallante 2017
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Kevin Parada 2021
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Bobby Parnell
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2004
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Dan Peltier 1988
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Jeremy Peña
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2017
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Mark Petkovsek
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He ...
1985–1986
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Ed Phillips
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Phillips began his career in 1988 with radio station Triple M, where he stayed until 1997. It was around this time that he acquired his on-air handle "Laugh ...
1963
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Chad Pinder
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Pinder attended Poquoson High School ...
2012
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Chris Pittaro 1981
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Alex Presley
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Ear ...
2005
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A. J. Puckett
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Ca ...
2015
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Zach Putnam 2007
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Kevin Reese
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1999
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Tom Riginos 1988
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Matt Rizzotti 2006
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Brian Roberts 1998
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Dewey Robinson
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Dewey Robinson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1898, and made his B ...
1975
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John Schneider 2001
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Scott Schoeneweis
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1993
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Jaime Schultz
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Schultz attended Mapl ...
2012
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Tanner Scott 2014
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Andre Scrubb
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2015
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Kyle Seager
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2007–2008
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Kevin Seitzer
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1982
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Richie Shaffer 2011
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Bryan Shaw 2007
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Chris Shaw 2014
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Jim Sherman 1980–1981
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Zack Short 2015
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Kyle Snyder 1998
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Chad Sobotka
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Chad Sobotka was born in Sarasota, Florida, on July 10, 1993, to parents ...
2013
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Sammy Solís
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2008
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Peter Soteropoulos
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A native of Danvers, Massachusetts, Soteropoulos played college baseball at the University of Connect ...
2001
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Jacob Stallings
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2009–2010
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Tim Stauffer
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High school and college
Stauffe ...
2002
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Steve Stemle 1996
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Mike Stenhouse
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1977–1979
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Todd Steverson
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1991
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Steve Stone 1968
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Marc Sullivan 1978
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Dave Swartzbaugh 1988
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Mark Sweeney
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1988
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Steve Taylor
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1976
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Joey Terdoslavich
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2009
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Walt Terrell
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1979
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Shawn Tolleson
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Tolleson played High School b ...
2009
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Spencer Torkelson
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2018–2019
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Jim Tracy 1976
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John Trautwein 1982
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Pat Valaika 2012
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Logan Verrett
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2009–2010
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Ken Vining
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1994–1996
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Derek Wallace 1991
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Joe Wallis
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Adam Warren 2008
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Carson Whisenhunt 2022
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Alex White 2007–2008
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Matt White 1997
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Garrett Whitlock
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Whitlock attended Providence Chris ...
2016
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Howard J. Whitmore Jr. 1926
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Matt Williams 1991
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Scott Williamson
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1996
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Bobby Witt
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1983
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Tanner Witt 2021
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Rob Wooten
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Wooten earned a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science from the Uni ...
2007
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2006
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Chris Young 2000
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2001
Yearly results
Results by season, 1923–1931
* There were no postseason playoffs during the period 1923–1931. The regular season pennant winner was simply crowned as the league champion.
† Played from 1927 to 1929 as combined "Chatham-Harwich" team
Results by season, 1946–1962
* Regular seasons split into first and second halves are designated as (A) and (B).
Results by season, 1963–present
League award winners
(*) - Indicates co-recipient
All-Star Game selections
''Italics'' - Indicates All-Star Game Home Run Hitting Contest participant (1988 to present)
No-hit games
Managerial history
(*) - Season count excludes 2020 CCBL season cancelled due to
coronavirus pandemic
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John Schiffner, one of the Cape League's all-time winningest skippers
Chatham boasts one of the winningest managers in
Cape Cod Baseball League
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history in John Schiffner, affectionately known as "Schiff" across amateur baseball. Schiffner retired after his 25th year managing the Chatham A's in 2017, and served as either the team's manager or an assistant coach for 34 total seasons. Schiffner joined legendary Chatham manager Ed Lyons as an assistant coach just two years after graduating from
Providence College. While at Providence, Schiffner had spent three summers playing in the Cape League for the
Harwich Mariners
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from 1974 to 1976. After being drafted and playing part of a minor league season in the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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organization in 1977, Schiffner returned to the Cape as an Assistant Coach in Harwich for the summer. During the 1977 playoffs, A's Manager Ed Lyons approached Schiffner and invited him to join his staff for the following summer, and Schiffner quickly accepted the offer.
Schiffner served as an Assistant Coach under Lyons in Chatham from 1978 to 1982, then returned in 1990 in the same role after a stint scouting for the
Montreal Expos
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. Schiffner became the Chatham A's manager on July 7, 1993, when manager
Rich Hill accepted the head coaching position at the
University of San Francisco
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and took his new post immediately. Schiffner took over a last place team more than halfway into the season, but oversaw a stunning 16-7 record down the stretch as the A's claimed a first-place finish and Schiffner was offered the position of manager on a permanent basis, a major breakthrough for him after a significant number of unsuccessful managerial interviews in Chatham and elsewhere around the Cape League in previous years.
Including that 1993 campaign, Schiffner managed the A's for 25 years, stepping down at the end of the 2017 Cape Cod Baseball League season. He managed the A's to CCBL championships in 1996 and 1998, and became widely regarded as the face and voice of Cape Cod Baseball.
Schiffner announced that the 2017 season would be his last after a Chatham Anglers game in Harwich in July 2017. Soon after, he revealed that he was leaving Chatham to become an assistant coach at the
University of Maine
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, where he would work with new Maine head coach
Nick Derba, the catcher of the powerful 2005 Chatham A's team and one of Schiffner's favorite former players. Schiffner had previously served as the volunteer assistant coach at Maine during the 2013 season, when Derba was the Black Bears' hitting coach under current Stetson University head coach Steve Trimper. On August 10, 2017, the Chatham Athletic Association announced that former
Oklahoma State University
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head baseball coach Tom Holliday would succeed Schiffner, beginning with the 2018 Cape Cod Baseball League season.
Schiffner also served as the head baseball coach for 33 years at Plainfield High School (Connecticut), Plainfield High School in Plainfield, Connecticut, where he also taught history for over three decades. He is the winningest coach in Connecticut state high school baseball history, and often spotted future Cape League talent on high school fields across the state, including current Major League pitchers
Matt Harvey
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and
Dominic Leone
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, both of whom pitched against Schiffner's teams in high school and went on to play for him in Chatham before reaching the Majors. Schiffner was inducted into the Connecticut High School Coaches' Association Hall of Fame in November 2017.
Internship program
The Chatham Athletic Association offer
internshipsin Sports Business and Sports Media. Students majoring in sport management, business, marketing, and accounting/finance are mentored on sports-business processes including trend analysis, inventory management, profitability analysis, and marketing projects.
Live broadcasts
In 2003, Chatham became the first Cape Cod Baseball League team to start broadcasting games, and has received national attention as a training grounds for young broadcasters.
The Anglers provide live broadcasts for all 44 regular season games in addition to the playoffs. All home games have a live video and audio stream while road games are audio only. Viewers can find the live video and audio stream by visiting th
Broadcast Centralpage of the Anglers website. Fans can also listen by calling TRZ Teamline toll free to for all broadcasts 1-800-846-4700, code 3841.
Below is a list of those who have served as broadcast announcers for the A's.
* Guy Benson (Northwestern University) 2003–2006
* Dan D'Uva (Syracuse University, Fordham University) 2003–2008
* Kyle Whitehead (Northwestern University) 2007
* Mike Toper (Syracuse University) 2007
* Brian Clark (Fordham University) 2008, 2009
* Scott Braun (University of Miami) 2009, 2010
* Aaron Canada (George Mason University) 2010, 2011
* Chris Fitzgerald (University of Oregon) 2011, 2012
* Brandon Liebhaber (Northwestern University) 2012, 2013
* Keith Zubrow (Syracuse University) 2013
* Jonny Wincott (Syracuse University) 2014, 2015
* Dom Cotroneo (Arizona State University) 2014, 2015
* Jake Eisenberg (University of Maryland) 2016
* Evan Stockton (Syracuse University) 2016
* Drew Carter (Syracuse University) 2017
* Max Herz (Vanderbilt University) 2017
* Josh Schaefer (Arizona State University) 2018, 2019
* Cooper Boardman (Syracuse University) 2018, 2019
* Emmanuel Berbari (Fordham University) 2021
* Ben Shulman (Syracuse University) 2021
* Joe Puccio (Syracuse University) 2022
* Ian Unsworth (Syracuse University) 2022
In popular culture
Summer Catch (2001, Movie)
The Chatham A's were featured prominently in the 2001 Warner Bros. motion picture ''Summer Catch'', starring Freddy Prinze Jr. and Jessica Biel, a comedic sports movie depicting fictional ballplayers spending a summer in Chatham filled with baseball and booze. Though the movie is an extreme fictionalization, some of the fictional players are loosely based on past A's players, and real life A's manager John Schiffner is the fictional team's coach, as portrayed by actor Brian Dennehy. The majority of the movie was filmed in South Carolina, though small portions of scenic shots were taken in Chatham at Veterans Field. The A's actual logos, colors, and uniforms are used in the movie, along with loose copies of other Cape Cod Baseball League team names, logos, and colors.
The Last Best League (2004, Book)
Jim Collins' ''The Last Best League'' (2004, ) is a non-fiction account of the 2002 Chatham A's, which featured infielder
Jamie D'Antona
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and manager John Schiffner as the book's protagonists. Collins follows and recounts every move the players, coaches, fans, and others make in the ethnographic account of the full 2002 Cape Cod Baseball League and Chatham A's season. The book delves deeply into the life and baseball journey of John Schiffner, who was already the longest-tenured manager in the league and the undisputed face of Cape Cod Baseball at the time of the book's writing, even though he still stood 15 years away from retirement. Schiffner and his longtime assistant coach
Matt Fincher are profiled heavily in the book. Fincher was the longtime head baseball coach at University of South Carolina Upstate, University of South Carolina-Upstate.
D'Antona, a highly touted power hitter from Wake Forest University who quickly becomes Collins' primary player focus in the book, is depicted as a laid-back ballplayer whose potential is hindered by occasional lapses in judgment and lack of effort. Collins follows D'Antona extensively both on and off the field, including to his job at the Chatham Fish Pier, where D'Antona delivered fresh fish to businesses all over Chatham at the crack of dawn. Following a short Major League career and a stint playing professionally in Japan, D'Antona returned to Chatham as the Anglers' hitting coach in 2017, working under John Schiffner in his final season as A's manager.
The two members of the 2002 A's who went on to the longest professional baseball careers are
Chris Iannetta
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and
Tim Stauffer
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Amateur career
High school and college
Stauffe ...
. A starting pitcher from the University of Richmond, Stauffer was the best pitcher on the 2002 A's and amongst the best in the entire Cape League that summer. He was selected fourth overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2003 MLB Draft based largely off his performance on Cape Cod, and pitched in the Major Leagues for 10 seasons. He appeared in 201 MLB games, posting a 3.97 career ERA before retiring after the 2015 season. Iannetta, a catcher who just completed his 12th Major League season in 2017, is not one of the predominant characters in ''The Last Best League''. One of a select few freshman hitters in the Cape League, Iannetta struggled all summer at the plate after his first year at the University of North Carolina, and was not asked back to Chatham the next summer, according to Collins in the book. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2004 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies, and has played in over 1000 MLB games, including over 900 starts at catcher for four different teams.
See also
* :Chatham Anglers players, Chatham Anglers players
References
External links
Rosters
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Other links
Chatham Anglers official siteCCBL Home Page
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Amateur baseball teams in Massachusetts
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