The Hyannis Harbor Hawks , formerly the Hyannis Mets , are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Hyannis, Massachusetts . The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's West Division. The Harbor Hawks play their home games at Judy Walden Scarafile Field at McKeon Park . The team is owned and operated by the non-profit Hyannis Athletic Association.
161-543: Hyannis most recently won the CCBL championship in 1991 when they defeated the Chatham A's two games to none to win the best of three championship series. The title was the third in team history, having won back-to-back league championships in 1978 and 1979. Hyannis joined the CCBL in 1976 as an expansion team , bringing the number of teams in the league at the time to eight. Baseball in the villages of Barnstable dates back to
322-484: A .391 clip. With a club that included future major league player and Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell , the 1982 Mets reached the title series but were swept by Chatham . In 1987, Hyannis was led by a pair of CCBL Hall of Famers in pitcher Pat Hope and future major league all-star Robin Ventura . Hope set a league record with 11 victories, and hurled a perfect game against Wareham , while Ventura batted .370 and
483-836: A 14-year hiatus he returned to play again for Hyannis from 1927 to 1931. In between, Sherman had a brief stint in the majors with Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics in 1915. Sherman's long career with Hyannis, predating even the formation of the league itself in 1923, accounts for his being referred to by some as the "father of the [Cape] league." In 1923 the Cape Cod Baseball League was formed and originally included Falmouth , Chatham , and two Barnstable teams: Osterville and Hyannis. Hyannis played home games at Hallett's Field on Main Street in downtown Hyannis, and Osterville played at West Bay Field in Osterville. After
644-489: A 2.20 ERA in 1979 while working a league record 122.2 innings on the season. 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 Famers Glenn Davis , who batted .377 on the season, and Jim Sherman , who batted .339 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
805-615: 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 righty Ed Baird, who posted a 3–0 record with a 0.45 ERA, and George Greer , 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
966-412: 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 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
1127-609: A Brigadier General). Of many significant engagements, Captain Daniel Gallery 's capture of the German submarine U-505 stands out. The capture was so top secret (because of the enigma code books captured) that the ship's flag was kept by the Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet, and not handed over to Navy authorities until after the war. On 1 January 1946, Commander Minesweeping Forces, Atlantic Fleet (ComMinLant)
1288-416: A Cape Cod native from Truro . The pair had been teammates at Somerville High School , and led Osterville to the 1924 Cape League title. Hogan batted .385 on the season, was named team MVP, and reportedly smashed the "longest home run ever seen" at West Bay Field. He went on to enjoy a 13-year major league career, much of it with the hometown Boston Braves . MacFayden began his major league career in 1926 with
1449-767: 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 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 . His tragic 1979 death brought fond reminiscences from those who knew him at Chatham. Munson
1610-454: 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
1771-581: A defenseman for the 1929 Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins , and played for Osterville through 1931. He went on to a career in law, becoming a New York Supreme Court justice. When the Hyannis and Osterville teams combined in 1931, the new team was led by player-manager Danny Silva , who had filled the same role for Osterville the previous season. Silva had played briefly for the Washington Senators in 1919, and after his playing days became
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#17327916794351932-745: A deputy commander of the fleet, took over that mission. Task Force 20 was succeeded by Task Force 80 effective 1 October 2012, with TF-80 being under the command of the director of the Maritime Headquarters, Fleet Forces Command. The Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC), United States Naval Observatory (USNO), Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), Naval Oceanography Operations Command, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Professional Development Center, were all realigned under U.S. Navy Information Dominance Forces on 1 October 2014. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2015,
2093-568: A first-round playoff series victory and an appearance in the West Division finals for the first time since 2015. 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 Hyannis. * During the CCBL's 1923–1939 era, postseason playoffs were
2254-837: A home run in the CCBL All-Star Game. Bagwell was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017, the fifth former Cape Leaguer to be so honored. 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
2415-437: 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 catcher Thurman Munson , 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 at Veterans Field. Chatham again finished in first place in
2576-497: A longtime umpire in the CCBL. In the early 1960s when a knowledgeable and universally respected figure was needed to unify the newly-reorganized Cape League, Silva was chosen and served as the first commissioner of the league's modern era, a position he held from 1962 to 1968. Silva was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class of 2000. From 1933 to 1937, Barnstable was led by player-manager Ed "Pete" Herman,
2737-539: 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 in the Lower Cape championship series. In 1963, the CCBL was reorganized and became officially sanctioned by
2898-415: A new Western Hemisphere Group, USS John Hancock (DD-981) was reassigned to Destroyer Squadron 24 . The re-organization was to be phased in over the summer and take effect 31 August 1995, with homeport shifts occurring through 1998. In September 1995 the following ship assignments were intended to apply at the end of the transitional period: In February 2000, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command
3059-543: A new team for the 1959 season, dubbed the Barnstable Red Sox . The Cape League was reorganized in 1963 and became officially sanctioned by the NCAA as a collegiate league. This marked the beginning of the league's "modern era". The Barnstable Red Sox had played in the Cape League from 1959 to 1962, but were not part of the newly-reorganized league in 1963. However, after the league's Bourne Canalmen dropped out of
3220-521: A nickname with an MLB team to either change their nicknames or buy their uniforms and merchandise only through MLB-licensed vendors. In 2009, two CCBL teams, Orleans and Chatham proceeded to change their nicknames. In 2010, Hyannis followed suit and became the Hyannis Harbor Hawks , the name an homage to the ospreys , or "fish hawks" who routinely nest atop the light stanchions at McKeon Park . The Harbor Hawks were skippered throughout
3381-433: A pitcher from Boston College who had played previously in the league for Chatham . Herman began the 1933 season with an 18-game hitting streak, and later that season proved himself the team's iron man by pitching both halves of a doubleheader. Herman led the club to league championships in 1934 and 1937, and in 1938 it was reported that, "When it comes to picking an All-Cape, All-Time, Cape Cod League manager, 'Pete' will win
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#17327916794353542-411: A postseason playoff series was contested between the two half-season champions to determine the overall champion. * Regular seasons split into first and second halves are designated as (A) and (B). (*) - Indicates co-recipient Italics - Indicates All-Star Game Home Run Hitting Contest participant (1988 to present) Chatham Anglers The Chatham Anglers , more commonly referred to as
3703-407: 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),
3864-573: A speedy center fielder and future major leaguer who batted .361 for the Mets. Charlie Furbush of South Portland, Maine twirled for Hyannis in 2005 and 2006. He was named the league's Outstanding New England Player in 2006, posting a 1.83 ERA in 54 innings, tossing a no-hitter against Bourne , and being named the West Division All-Star Game starter. Hyannis boasted the league's top batsman in 2006 in Matt Mangini , who led
4025-505: 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 , and assistant coach John Schiffner took
4186-508: A surge capacity for emergency deployments. The ultimate objective is to reduce time at sea while increasing in-port time from 49% to 68%. While initially to be used by U.S. Navy carrier strike groups, the Optimized Fleet Response Plan will be adopted for all fleet operations. Accordingly, the carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) will be the first carrier to deploy under this new O-FRP cycle, replacing
4347-403: A team from Otis Air Force Base 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 , 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
4508-659: A torpedo flotilla, submarines, and fleet auxiliaries. The fleet was under the command of Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus . The Cruiser and Transport Force , under Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves served in Atlantic waters during World War I moving the American Expeditionary Forces to Europe. United States Battleship Division Nine joined the Grand Fleet in the UK. The Atlantic Fleet was reorganized into
4669-406: A winning record, enough to qualify them for the playoffs where they were subsequently ousted by Chatham . The 1976 team included future major leaguers Ross Baumgarten and CCBL Hall of Famer Nat "Buck" Showalter , who launched the Mets' season by going 4 for 4 with a home run and 6 RBI in the team's opening day 17–5 victory over Falmouth . Showalter went on to bat a whopping .434 for the season and
4830-531: Is a service component command of the United States Navy that provides naval forces to a wide variety of U.S. forces. The naval resources may be allocated to Combatant Commanders such as United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) under the authority of the Secretary of Defense . Originally formed as United States Atlantic Fleet ( USLANTFLT ) in 1906, it has been an integral part of the defense of
4991-463: The Atlantic Fleet ." Holy Cross star Ed Gill tossed no-hitters for Hyannis in 1916 and 1917, and in the latter did not allow a ball to be hit to the outfield. Gill went on to play in the major leagues for the Washington Senators . Cape Cod native Joel "Joe" Sherman of Yarmouth pitched for Hyannis for many seasons. As a young man, he had played for the team from 1906 to 1913. Then after
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5152-462: The Boston Red Sox , and pitched for a total of 17 years in the major leagues, winning a World Series title with the New York Yankees in 1932. MacFayden was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2012. The 1925 CCBL champion Osterville squad featured CCBL Hall of Famer Pat Sorenti, Boston College center fielder Tony Comerford , and second baseman Art Merewether , who had played briefly for
5313-677: The Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics , are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chatham, Massachusetts . The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's East Division. Chatham plays its home games at historic Veterans Field , 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
5474-565: 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 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 Kris Bryant and CCBL Home Run Derby champ Richie Shaffer . In 2013,
5635-820: The Chief of Naval Operations . The Atlantic Fleet was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, at the same time as the Pacific Fleet , as protection for new bases in the Caribbean acquired as a result of the Spanish–American War . The Fleet was a combination of the North Atlantic Fleet and the South Atlantic Squadron . The first commander of the fleet was Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans , who hoisted his flag in
5796-892: The Galapagos Islands ). In 2006 the U.S. Atlantic Fleet was renamed United States Fleet Forces Command. The command is based at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia and is the Navy's service component to U.S. Northern Command and is the Joint Functional Maritime Component Command under the U.S. Strategic Command . The command's mission is to organize, man, train, and equip naval forces for assignment to Unified Command Combatant commanders ; to deter, detect, and defend against homeland maritime threats; and to articulate Fleet warfighting and readiness requirements to
5957-544: The Hyannis Mets , so named in the hope that the team might enlist financial assistance from the New York Mets , which was not forthcoming. In its inaugural season, the new Hyannis franchise played its home games at Barnstable High School , and was skippered by Ben Hays, who had previously managed in the league with Chatham . The Mets finished the regular season in fourth place in the eight-team league and posted
6118-522: 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. Chatham's team, known as the Chatham Red Sox , joined Orleans , Harwich , Yarmouth and
6279-622: The NFL's New York Giants . In 1999, Plansky was ranked by Sports Illustrated as the #25 all-time greatest sports figure from Massachusetts . He was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2001. Other Hyannis sluggers included NYU's Ken Strong , another collegiate football star who went on to a long NFL career and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Brockton, Massachusetts native and Boston College shortstop Freddie Moncewicz played for Hyannis between 1923 and 1927, winning
6440-568: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York . Although no formal league had been established at this time, the poster became the source for the traditional dating of the Cape League's origin to 1885. From 1888 to 1892, the Hyannis town team was sponsored by "gentlemen of leisure" Charles B. Cory and Charles Richard Crane , who funded and played on the club. At Cory and Crane's expense, various well-known professional and amateur players were brought in to play alongside
6601-571: The Philadelphia Giants , who played Hyannis in 1926, 1928 and 1929, and featured the celebrated battery of Will "Cannonball" Jackman and Burlin White . In 1929, Hyannisport summer resident and ex- Boston mayor John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald performed his well-known rendition of Sweet Adeline at a benefit concert for the Hyannis baseball team. Osterville's 1924 pennant winners featured Shanty Hogan and Danny "Deacon" MacFayden ,
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6762-671: The Pittsburgh Pirates . The 1929 Osterville team featured Lynn, Massachusetts native John "Blondy" Ryan , who went on to play for the World Series -winning 1933 New York Giants , Vito Tamulis , who went on to play for the Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers , and former Dartmouth College football and ice hockey standout Myles Lane . Lane had just completed his rookie season in the National Hockey League ,
6923-726: The Scouting Force in 1923, which was under the United States Fleet along with the Pacific Fleet. In January 1939 the Atlantic Squadron, United States Fleet , was formed, with Vice Admiral Alfred Wilkinson Johnson commanded. The aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) was transferred to the Atlantic Ocean , to join three battleships . On 1 November 1940 the Atlantic Squadron
7084-456: The U.S. Pacific Fleet . Effective 17 May 2013, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command was officially designated as the naval component commander for the U.S. Northern Command. In this new capacity, the Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command is to contribute to the defense of North America through the coordination, collaboration, and communication with allied, coalition, and joint forces within
7245-412: The University of Maine 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 native and Boston College slugger Chris Shaw . Shaw clubbed seven dingers to lead the league for Chatham in 2014, and finished second in
7406-565: The Wareham Gatemen in the championship series. 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 . Chatham competed in the Cape League from the league's inaugural 1923 season through
7567-539: The battleship USS Maine (BB-10) on 1 January 1906. The following year, he took his 16 battleships, now dubbed the Great White Fleet , on a round-the-world cruise that lasted until 1909, a goodwill tour that also served the purpose of advertising the United States' naval strength and reach to all other nations of the globe. In January 1913 the fleet consisted of six first-line divisions,
7728-425: The 1926 season, then from 1927 to 1929 competed as a combined Chatham- Harwich 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
7889-475: The 1930 season, the two teams merged into a combined "Barnstable" team, with home games being split between the two ballparks. Funding for town teams during this period was difficult to secure. Teams depended largely on the town itself to appropriate funds, and the impact of the Great Depression made this an especially difficult annual town decision. As a result, the Barnstable team was forced to withdraw from
8050-542: 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, 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
8211-424: The 1973 regular season in first place atop the Cape League under skipper Ben Hays. The team featured future major leaguer Dave Bergman , 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
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#17327916794358372-447: 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
8533-440: The 1993 batting crown with a .371 average, and catching another no-hitter for Hyannis, this one thrown by future St. Louis Cardinals all-star Matt Morris . Varitek was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2002. After an all-star 1994 season for the Mets in which he tied the league record for doubles in a season (19), Indiana State University standout Dan Olson returned for another all-star campaign in Hyannis in 1995. He owned
8694-543: 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 for the Gatemen. The game remained scoreless until
8855-486: The 2004 event, but lost to Harwich , 9–3, in 2005. Also from 2002 to 2005, the Mets played an annual regular season home game at Fenton Field in Sandwich, Massachusetts , an event honoring the part Sandwich played in the early history of baseball on Cape Cod. Over the four-year span, the event saw the Mets play host to each of their four West Division CCBL rivals. The Mets' 2003 team featured CCBL Hall of Famer Sam Fuld ,
9016-402: The 2010s by Judson University coach Chad Gassman, who took the Hyannis post in 2009 after serving as pitching coach the prior season. Under Gassman, Hyannis qualified for postseason play six times in the 2010s, but reached the championship series only once. The 2012 Harbor Hawks team featured the league's Outstanding Pitcher and Outstanding Pro Prospect, Sean Manaea . Manaea went on to play in
9177-490: 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
9338-479: 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 . The A's took Game 1 of
9499-505: The A's. Lowell went on win World Series MVP honors with the 2007 Boston Red Sox . In 1995, Schiffner took the club to the CCBL title series, but lost to Cotuit . 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
9660-536: 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 , 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 's Tommy Lawrence of
9821-800: The Army XVIII Airborne Corps was designated Joint Task Force Commander to plan for any joint operations that might become necessary. Over-all direction was exercised by the President and the Secretary of Defense through the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who named the Chief of Naval Operations as their representative for the quarantine. Major elements of the Strategic Army Corps were designated for use by ARLANT and placed in advanced alert status. Logistic support for
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#17327916794359982-499: 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 slugger and CCBL Hall of Famer Mike Stenhouse , who starred for Chatham from 1977 through 1979, and longtime major league hurler and CCBL Hall of Famer Walt Terrell , who went 9–4 with
10143-632: The Bat . The Hyannis town team had its share of stars during the early years of the twentieth century. In 1909, former major leaguer Fred Klobedanz pitched for Hyannis. Klobedanz had pitched several seasons with the National League Boston Beaneaters , posting a 26–7 record in 1897 and a 19–10 record in the team's 1898 pennant-winning season . The 1909 Hyannis team also featured Princeton gridiron All-American Sanford White , and Brown University hurler Arthur Staff, who led
10304-436: 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 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
10465-715: The CNO as an Echelon 2 command. The previous title CFFC was disestablished at the same time. CUSFFC previously served as the Naval component of the US Joint Forces Command ( USJFCOM ) until the disestablishment of USJFCOM in August 2011. CFFC is also assigned as the supporting service component commander to Commander, United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) as well as to Commander, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). Enterprise entered an ESRA in 2008, but
10626-440: The Cape League for the 1938 season, but was back in 1939, though the league itself folded after that season. The town's teams had great success in the early Cape League, winning a combined seven league championships during the 17-year duration of the league. The Osterville team won the title in 1924 and 1925. Osterville and Hyannis agreed to share the title in 1926, as weather and the departure of college players for school prevented
10787-586: The Cape League title in 1991, with a team that included future major leaguers Rich Aurilia and Boston Red Sox captain Jason Varitek . In the playoff semi-finals against Wareham , Varitek caught a no-hitter tossed by the Mets' Richard King. The Mets matched up against Chatham in the championship series. In Game 1 at McKeon Park, Southern Illinois University hurler Mike Van Gilder tossed 8 1/3 stellar innings for Hyannis, and University of Miami pinch-hitter Juan Llanes poked an RBI single with two outs in
10948-475: The Commander in Chief, Atlantic (CINCLANT), Admiral Robert Dennison , to provide the unified command. He also retained control of all naval components involved in tactical operations, as the Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet. The responsibility for Army and Air Force components was assigned to the Continental Army Command (CONARC) and the Tactical Air Command under the designation of Army Forces, Atlantic (ARLANT), and Air Forces, Atlantic (AFLANT). The commander of
11109-401: 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
11270-404: The Fleet Forces Command. The directorate transitions all naval units from their operational phase to their tactical phase prior to their overseas deployment. The Director of Maritime Operations (DMO) is an active-duty two-star rear admiral in the U.S. Navy while the Deputy Director of Maritime Operations is a one-star rear admiral from the United States Naval Reserve . As of 2013, the DMO
11431-447: 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
11592-400: The Hyannis locals. In 1888, Cory and Crane outfitted the club in "suits which were of the best white flannel and red stockings," and secured the services of pitcher Dick Conway and catcher Mert Hackett , both formerly of the major league Boston Beaneaters . In 1889, Hackett was back, along with Barney Gilligan , who had played for the 1884 major league champion Providence Grays , where he
11753-403: 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
11914-455: The Mariners scored two of their own in the bottom of the opening frame, the Mets brought in all-star reliever Ed Olwine for some long relief. Olwine had tossed two and two-thirds innings of relief in the Game 3 afternoon tilt, and proceeded to finish out Game 4, throwing an additional eight and one-third masterful innings in the Mets' 7–3 championship-clinching win. Skipper Bob Schaefer left
12075-436: The Mets after the 1979 season, but his combined regular season record of 64–18–1 with two league championships in just two seasons with Hyannis is part of one of the most impressive managerial resumes in CCBL history. The Mets made the playoffs five times in the 1980s, reaching the championship series twice, but coming up short both times. The 1980 Mets boasted league batting champ and CCBL Hall of Famer Brick Smith , who hit at
12236-401: The Mets and was named the league's MVP and Outstanding Pro Prospect. The Mets faced Orleans in the semifinal playoffs, and took Game 1 at home. The Mets jumped out early in Game 2 at Eldredge Park on first-inning long balls by Schroeder and Jim Watkins. Watkins blasted another one in the eighth, and drove in six RBIs in the Mets' 10–7 series-clinching win. Hyannis moved on to meet Harwich in
12397-402: The Mets. League MVP Perry batted .401 for the regular season, but lost the batting title to Jones, who batted .413 and was named the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect. In the semi-final playoffs against Chatham , Hyannis sent Long to the mound for Game 1 at home, coming away with a 6–2 win. Game 2 at Veterans Field was closely contested until the Mets pushed across four runs in the ninth to take
12558-402: The Optimized Fleet Response Plan will align carrier strike groups to a 36-month training and deployment cycle. All required maintenance, training, evaluations, plus a single eight-month overseas deployment, are scheduled throughout this 36-month cycle in order to reduce costs while increasing overall fleet readiness. This new plan streamlined the inspection and evaluation process while maintaining
12719-552: The U.S. Northern Command's area of responsibility . Under this reorganization, the Commander, Navy Installations Command is responsible for area coordination for U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command. Additionally, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic is responsible for regional coordination for U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command. The Maritime Operations directorate leads all phases of the pre-deployment fleet response training plan (FRTP) cycle involving those naval units assigned to
12880-583: The United States entered the war, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's America and West Indies Station based at Admiralty House, Bermuda had his title changed to Senior British Naval Officer, Western Atlantic. USS Augusta visited Bermuda in September, 1941. On 7 December 1941 the Fleet comprised a number of separate components: § = Divisional flagship Battleships, Atlantic Fleet
13041-735: The United States of America since the early 20th century. In 2002, the Fleet comprised over 118,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel serving on 186 ships and in 1,300 aircraft, with an area of responsibility ranging over most of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole , the Caribbean Sea , Gulf of Mexico , and the waters of the Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Central and South America (as far west as
13202-644: The Upper Cape Division in 1947 where it competed against Barnstable's other newly-formed Cape League team from the village of Cotuit . Osterville, who had merged with Hyannis to form the Barnstable team in 1931, entered its own team in the league in 1948, but only played through the 1950 season. Early on, the Townies were not a particularly strong team. The team was reportedly not well-managed, and favored veteran players over younger but more talented ones. After much debate regarding sponsorship and naming,
13363-511: The West Division and was led by a trio of top moundsmen. Aaron Civale posted an 0.36 ERA with five saves in 25 innings, Dakota Hudson hurled 42.2 innings with a 1.68 ERA and 41 strikeouts, and Devin Smeltzer , the West Division All-Star Game co-MVP, threw a nine-inning no-hitter against Harwich in which he missed a perfect game by a single walk. In the playoffs, the Hawks defeated Cotuit in
13524-537: The beginning of its pre-deployment training cycle. On 24 July 2009, Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr. relieved Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert as Commander. News reports in July 2011 said that in connection with the disestablishment of the United States Second Fleet , Fleet Forces Command would take over Second Fleet's duties on 30 September 2011. Effectively this meant Task Force 20 (TF 20), under
13685-403: The best-of-five championship series. In Game 1 at home, the Mets found themselves down 6–1 early, but exploded behind two homers from Bob Teegarden, storming back for a 15–6 win. Teegarden launched another one in Game 2, and Pete Filson pitched a gem in the Mets' 6–1 win. The Mariners refused to roll over, however, taking Game 3 at Hyannis, 5–2. In Game 4, Jeff Twitty allowed two Mariner runs in
13846-436: 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
14007-749: The capacity, it supports the Maritime Operations Center. The Director of Maritime Headquarters (DMHQ) is an active-duty two-star rear admiral in the U.S. Navy while the Deputy Director of Maritime Headquarters is a one-star rear admiral from the United States Naval Reserve . As of July 2013, the DMHQ was Rear Admiral Bradley R. Gehrke . The Maritime Headquarters is organized into the following directorates: U.S. Fleet Forces Subordinate Commands include
14168-538: The current operations were ordered to other bases in the United States. From the late 1960s, nuclear ballistic missile submarines of the fleet began to make thousands of deterrent patrols. The first patrol in the Atlantic Fleet area of operations was made by USS George Washington (SSBN-598) . In 1972, Commander, Anti-Submarine Warfare Force, Atlantic Fleet (Task Force 81) was headquartered at Quonset Point Naval Air Station . Under ASWFORLANTFLT
14329-417: The detachment was known as COMASDEVLANT. Admiral King was appointed Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet, on 20 December 1941. Rear Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll was designated, with the rank of vice admiral, to relieve him as Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet. He took command on 1 January 1942, and was advanced to the rank of admiral on 1 July 1942. To carry out this mission and other tasks CinCLant had in
14490-513: The early days of the sport on Cape Cod . The Barnstable Cummaquids were organized in 1867 and battled the " Yarmouth Mattakeesetts" on at least three occasions that year. After splitting their first two recorded contests, the seemingly evenly-matched teams met for a highly-anticipated third game, this time as an attraction at the Barnstable County Fair. The Cummaquids took the lopsided match, 30–13, and with their victory secured
14651-481: 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 in the championship series. The team returned Currier who had another brilliant season, posting
14812-406: The entire Strike Group. The organizational structure to support the carrier strike groups focuses more on placing Strike Group commanders under the authority of the certifying officer, or the numbered fleet commander. Under this new division of responsibility, the air-side type commander gains authority over the air wing, and the surface-side type commander gains authority over the carrier itself and
14973-607: 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,
15134-463: The first pitch and take in a few innings of the Mets' July 11 game with Brewster . From 2002 through 2005, the Mets played an annual regular season home game at Tom Nevers Field in Nantucket , in what was billed as the "Nantucket Pennant" game. Falmouth won the 2002 Nantucket game, but the Mets avenged the loss by defeating the Commodores in the 2003 island rematch. Hyannis defeated Y-D , 9–7, in
15295-541: The first, but settled down and didn't allow another run, going the distance in a 4–2 Hyannis victory that earned the Mets their first CCBL crown. Schaefer's squad repeated the feat in 1979 with an even more impressive 33-win regular season, and a second championship victory over Harwich . 1979 was the team's first season of play in the newly-reconstructed McKeon Park. The team returned CCBL Hall of Famers Long and Perry, and featured yet another CCBL Hall of Famer in outfielder Ross Jones . Long posted an impressive 8–1 record for
15456-514: The first-round series, then shut down Bourne in the West finals to reach the league championship series, where the Harbor Hawks were defeated two games to one by Y-D . In 2016, the Harbor Hawks named the baseball field at McKeon Park in honor of longtime CCBL president Judy Walden Scarafile . Harbor Hawks took home top honors at the 2016 CCBL All-Star Game, as slugger Kameron Esthay claimed
15617-619: The fleet's commander Ernest J. King from a two-star to a four-star. King's flagship was USS Texas (BB-35) . Subsequently, the headquarters was in a rather odd assortment of ships; the USS ; Augusta (CA-31) , then the old wooden ship USS Constellation , USS Vixen (PG-53) , and then USS Pocono (AGC-16) . In 1948, the HQ moved into the former naval hospital at Norfolk, Virginia , and has remained there ever since. In July 1942, eight months after
15778-574: The following night the lights were transported to Hyannis for the second game of the home-and-home series between the two clubs. The Cape League was revived after World War II , and was originally composed of 11 teams across Upper Cape and Lower Cape divisions. Barnstable's entry in the 1946 Lower Cape Division was known as the Barnstable Townies and played at the Barnstable High School field in Hyannis. The team moved to
15939-446: 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 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
16100-569: The growing maritime threats coming from the Atlantic. The renaming of the command has been placed on hold, pending further review of the U.S. military footprint, resources, strategy and missions, from the global force posture review. In accordance with the Navigation Plan 2013–2017 guidance from the Chief of Naval Operations , U.S. Fleet Forces Command was to be based upon the three tenets of war-fighting, forward operations, and readiness. To achieve these objectives, Fleet Forces Command
16261-429: The helm at Chatham. Schiffner, who had been Hill's assistant since 1990, had played in the CCBL for Harwich 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 , an all-star second baseman who hit .307 for
16422-430: The league MVP in 1984, as CCBL Hall of Famer Joey Cora 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 , but were shut down by Cotuit . McIntosh led the league with a .392 batting average, and Petkovsek went 7–1 for the A's and returned to Chatham
16583-401: The league following the 1972 season, the number of teams in the league was reduced to an uneven seven, and an opportunity was perceived by then state senator and CCBL Hall of Famer John "Jack" Aylmer . A Barnstable native and member of the 1952 Barnstable Barons, Aylmer became the driving force of a movement to bring an expansion team to Hyannis. In 1976 the new team began play in the CCBL as
16744-517: 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. After a hiatus during the years of World War II , the Cape League was reconstituted in 1946, with Chatham joining the Lower Cape Division. Chatham has been
16905-416: The league title as player-manager in 1926 and 1927, then played for the Boston Red Sox in 1928, and returned to his post as Hyannis player-manager in 1929. Newburyport, Massachusetts native Paddy Creeden joined Hyannis while still a student at Brockton High School in 1924. He played for Hyannis again from 1926 to 1930, and was described as a "very smart ball player, especially fast on his feet and one of
17066-556: The league title. The win capped a stellar season for Merrill, who won 13 games for Barnstable while batting .394. The powerful team had seven players who batted over .300, and also featured burly slugger John Spirida , who went on to play pro football for the Washington Redskins in 1939. In 1939, the final year of the early Cape League, night baseball was introduced for the first time. Portable lights were staged for Barnstable's game against Falmouth at Falmouth Heights, and
17227-444: 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
17388-409: 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 . The 2020 CCBL season
17549-636: The league with a .310 average, and was West Division starting third baseman in the All-Star Game. University of Hawaii hurler Matt Daly provided the highlight of the 2007 season with a no-hitter against Wareham at McKeon Park. Mets Slugger Chris Dominguez crushed three home runs in a single game in 2008, the first CCBL player to accomplish the feat since Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas did it for Orleans twenty years earlier. In late 2008, Major League Baseball announced that it would enforce its trademarks, and required those CCBL teams who shared
17710-444: 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 native Tom Grieve . 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
17871-527: The league's leading base stealers." After a brief stint with the Boston Red Sox early in 1931, Creeden returned to play with Barnstable for the remainder of that season. During this era, Hyannis played periodic exhibitions against well-known barnstorming teams such as the House of David , who defeated Hyannis in a 1927 contest, the Lizzie Murphy All-Stars , whom Hyannis defeated in 1930, and
18032-515: The major leagues for the Oakland A's , throwing a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox in 2018. The Harbor Hawks boasted the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect for a second consecutive year as Jeff Hoffman won the 2013 award. Harbor Hawk switch-pitching phenom Ryan Perez made national headlines hurling from both sides in the 2014 CCBL All-Star Game, and earning the game's West Division MVP Award. In 2015, Gassman's club finished in first place atop
18193-517: The meantime been reorganized, as of 1 March 1941, into ten task forces (commanded by flag officers) numbered from one to ten and named according to their intended employment. Task Force One was the Ocean Escort Force, TF2—Striking Force, TF3—Scouting Force, TF4—Support Force, TF5—Submarine Force, TF6—Naval Coastal Frontier Forces, TF7—Bermuda Force, TF8—Patrol Wings, TF9—Service Force, and Task Force 10 , 1st Marine Division (commanded by
18354-438: The more than 100,000 men involved was directed by a newly established Peninsula Base Command. Preparatory steps were taken to make possible the immediate callup of high priority Army National Guard and Army Reserve units. Tactical Air Command moved hundreds of tactical fighter, reconnaissance, and troop carrier aircraft to the southeast. To make room for all these units, the bombers, tankers, and other aircraft not required for
18515-541: The newly commissioned Hornet , which was in the process of working up. During World War II "Transports, Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet" was part of this command (ComTransPhibLant). Smaller units included the Antisubmarine Development Detachment, Atlantic Fleet (ASDEVLANT) located at Quonset Point, Rhode Island . The detachment was responsible for the study and development of antisubmarine gear during World War II . The Commander of
18676-487: The night at the '95 mid-summer CCBL classic, claiming the All-Star Game Home Run Derby crown, then going 3-for-4 and taking home MVP honors in the West Division's 4–0 All-Star Game shutout victory. Hyannis qualified for the postseason three times and reached the CCBL championship series once in the 2000s, being swept in 2000 by Brewster . The 2000 season saw internationally-acclaimed recording star and Martha's Vineyard resident Carly Simon on hand at McKeon Park to toss out
18837-423: The ninth to give the Mets the walkoff win. Don Wengert was strong on the mound for the Mets in Game 2 at Chatham, and Hyannis got two-run blasts from Greg Shockey in the first and Matt Luke in the sixth to win 5–2 and complete the series sweep and claim a third CCBL crown. Chad McConnell took home playoff MVP honors. In 1993, Varitek returned to Hyannis from the 1991 title team and was named league MVP, winning
18998-444: The nomination hands down." Herman had brought several players with him from the Chatham team, including infielder Artie Gore and catcher George Colbert. Gore was a crowd favorite, known for his "chatter, pepper, and flashy fielding," he went on to enjoy a ten-year umpiring career in the National League . Colbert, a popular power-hitter, had been Herman's batterymate at Boston College. Described as "loud and humorous", Colbert kept
19159-410: The numbered fleet commanders. The two sets of staffs were formerly under the administrative authority of their respective air and surface U.S. Navy type commands . This realignment allowed key operational leaders authority and direct access to the personnel required to more effectively accomplish the navy's mission. The numbered fleet commanders are now responsible for the training and certification of
19320-537: 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 and Washington . Lefebvre's team featured CCBL Hall of Fame second baseman Steve Saradnik of Providence College , who batted .314, and pitcher Charlie Hough , who went on to
19481-443: The pre-game home run derby crown, and shortstop Zach Rutherford went 3-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs on his way to being named West Division game MVP. The 2018 Harbor Hawks featured league MVP and batting champion Matthew Barefoot, who finished the season with a .379 mark. After the 2019 season, Gassman, the longest-tenured manager in team history, announced he would not be returning after 11 seasons with Hyannis. The 2020 CCBL season
19642-597: The previously-scheduled Eisenhower in the deployment lineup. Additionally, the Carrier Strike Group Eight command staff will deploy with the Truman while the Eisenhower will serve as the new flagship for Carrier Strike Group Ten . On 2 December 2020, Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite announced that U.S. Fleet Forces Command will be renamed back to United States Atlantic Fleet to focus more on
19803-410: The prize of a "beautiful silver mounted carved black walnut bat costing $ 15." The Barnstable team met up with a team from Yarmouth again in 1883 for a July 4 contest that had become an annual event. U.S. Congressman Samuel Winslow hurled for Barnstable while a student at Harvard in 1884. An 1885 poster advertising another July 4 contest, this time between Barnstable and Sandwich , was uncovered by
19964-566: The refit took longer than expected. Thus on 11 September 2009, it was announced that the carrier strike group deployment schedule would be changed to accommodate the delay in the return of the Enterprise from its current overhaul. This resulted in extending both Carrier Strike Group Eleven 's 2009–2010 deployment and Carrier Strike Group Ten 's 2010 deployment to eight months. Enterprise returned to Naval Station Norfolk on 19 April 2010 after completing its post-overhaul sea trials, signifying
20125-408: 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
20286-459: The rest of the ships of the battle group. On 23 May 2006, the Chief of Naval Operations renamed COMLANTFLT to Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM or CUSFFC), ordered to carry out the missions currently performed by COMFLTFORCOM (CFFC) and serve as primary advocate for fleet personnel, training, requirements, maintenance, and operational issues, reporting administratively directly to
20447-439: The scheduling of a decisive game. Hyannis took the title in 1927, and Osterville was back on top in 1928. The combined Barnstable team was league champion in 1934 and 1937. The Barnstable teams of this era were replete with college stars and semi-pro players, many of whom went on to major league careers. Hyannis boasted a "parade of sluggers" that included Georgetown University football star Tony Plansky , who went on to play for
20608-427: 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
20769-415: The series with an 8–4 victory. Facing Harwich in the title series for a second consecutive season, the Mets dropped a slugfest in Game 1, 12–10. Game 2 was a 12–2 Hyannis rout of the Mariners. Games 3 and 4 were played as a home-and-home doubleheader. The Mets took the afternoon front end at home, 12–6. In the nightcap at Whitehouse Field , Hyannis jumped out to a 5–0 lead in the top of the first, but when
20930-481: 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 , who hit .291 on
21091-513: The sweep with a 3–0 win in Game 2 on the strength of second baseman Jermaine Clark '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
21252-538: The team as player-manager through much of the following decade. During this period, the Hyannis team periodically played squads from naval ships docked at or near Cape Cod. In 1909, 1,500 fans saw Hyannis turn a rare triple play in a victory over the team from the USS Missouri , and in 1911 and 1914, Hyannis played several games against the team from the USS Nebraska , billed as the "Base Ball Champions of
21413-537: The team loose with entertaining antics such as catching slow pitchers barehanded. Herman's clubs also featured several future major leaguers. Boston College pitcher Ed Gallagher twirled for Barnstable in 1931, then played for the Boston Red Sox in 1932, and returned to play for Barnstable again in 1933. Another 1933 Barnstable hurler, Emil "Bud" Roy , went on to play briefly for the Philadelphia Athletics . Quincy, Massachusetts native Ted Olson
21574-475: The team was rejuvenated under the new moniker Barnstable Barons , and found itself among the top teams in the league in 1951 and 1952, but in June 1952 impulsively withdrew from the league after a disputed forfeit ruling. The Barnstable team was reorganized in 1955 under the old nickname "Townies", but this iteration only lasted two seasons. After another two seasons without a team in the league, Barnstable put forward
21735-554: The title of Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet was amended to Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMLANTFLT). In the CNO Guidance for 2003, Admiral Vernon Clark stipulated that the terms Carrier Battle Group and Amphibious Readiness Group would be replaced by Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESGs), respectively, by March 2003. Cruiser-Destroyer and Carrier Groups (CARGRU) were also redesignated, as Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), and aligned directly under
21896-400: 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
22057-635: Was Hunter-Killer Force, Atlantic Fleet (Task Force 83), with Carrier Divisions 14 and 16 (Wasp and Intrepid, respectively), as well as the Quonset ASW Group (TG 81.2) with Fleet Air Wing 3 and surface units. More information on Anti-Submarine Warfare Force, Atlantic Fleet's, activities during the Cuban crisis can be found at the National Security Archive's document collections. The Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic
22218-549: Was Rear Admiral Dan Cloyd. Maritime Operations is organized into the following directorates: The Maritime Headquarters (MHQ) leads all phases prior to the pre-deployment training cycle, including resourcing, policy development, assessment, procurement, and pre-introduction of naval units assigned to the Fleet Forces Command. The MHQ transitions all naval units from their strategical phase to their operational phase prior to their pre-deployment training cycle, and in
22379-466: Was a dominant pitcher for Barnstable in 1934 and 1935, and went on to play for the Boston Red Sox . CCBL Hall of Famer Lennie Merullo also played for Barnstable in 1935, and went on to play seven seasons with the Chicago Cubs . Barnstable's 1937 league title was won in exciting fashion as ace pitcher Norman Merrill tossed a no-hitter to beat Bourne , 5–0, on the final day of the season to clinch
22540-432: Was a teammate of Cape Cod native Ed Conley and batterymate of Baseball Hall of Fame hurler Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn . Hackett was back again as team captain in 1891, and in the first game of the season, Hyannis hosted a team from Boston that featured Baseball Hall of Famer George Wright at shortstop. After the season, Cory published an extended ode to the Hyannis ballclub in the style of Ernest Thayer 's Casey at
22701-491: Was activated to command minesweepers assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. The Commander, Mine Forces, Atlantic was responsible for all Fleet mine warfare operations. Units under his command were divided into Minesweeping Squadrons (MineRon)s. Between 1947 and 1985, the fleet command was a concurrent appointment with the United States Atlantic Command . The Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT)
22862-564: Was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic . Chatham missed the CCBL Playoffs in each season 2021 to 2023, marking the first time since the league moved to an eight-team playoff format that the Anglers failed to qualify for the postseason in three consecutive seasons. The 2023 season saw the end of the Holliday era after Chatham's skipper was forced to resign mid-season due to "personal health reasons." Assistant coach Marty Lees
23023-544: Was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic . 2021 saw Michigan's Clark Elliott claim the league batting crown for Hyannis with a .344 average. CCBL Hall of Famer Eric Beattie, who pitched in the league for Bourne in 2003, took the helm as Harbor Hawks skipper in 2022, and promptly earned the league's Manager of the Year award in his first season. Led by the league's 10th Player award winner Rikuu Nishida and Outstanding New England Player Jordy Allard, Beattie's 2022 Hawks notched
23184-583: 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 of the joint Chatham-Harwich team, the club 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
23345-849: Was designated as the Deputy Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command until 1986. Major crises the Atlantic Fleet was involved in during the Cold War included the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and the 1965 United States occupation of the Dominican Republic . The general purpose forces of the Army, Navy, and Air Force began to be reorganized in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis on 16 October 1962. The command organization, as finally developed, called for
23506-647: Was established in Puerto Rico , and the Western Hemisphere Group became Naval Surface Group 2 . After the September 11 terrorist attacks , the Atlantic Fleet sent aircraft carriers and cruisers towards New York, on the fleet commander's own initiative. On 1 October 2001, the Chief of Naval Operations designated Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT) as concurrent Commander, Fleet Forces Command (CFFC). In October–November 2002,
23667-407: Was formed on 1 July 1975, incorporating a number of previously separate smaller commands – mine warfare vessels/units, service vessels, and frigates, destroyers and cruisers, along with associated destroyer squadrons and cruiser/destroyer groups. As part of a reorganization announced in July 1995 of the Atlantic Fleet's surface combatant ships into six core battle groups, nine destroyer squadrons, and
23828-476: 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 was joined by future major league all-stars Todd Frazier , CCBL MVP Evan Longoria , and second-year Chatham hurler Andrew Miller ,
23989-522: 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. 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
24150-422: 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 in 1931. In the 1927 season, the combined Chatham-Harwich team finished fourth in the five-team league, but nevertheless
24311-399: Was made up of three Battleship Divisions Of these, Battleship Division 5 was a training unit consisting of the oldest remaining battleships in service, while Division 6 was responsible for working up the two most recently commissioned battleships, North Carolina and Washington . The aircraft carriers Yorktown and Long Island were directly attached to Aircraft, Atlantic Fleet, as was
24472-415: 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
24633-409: Was named Chatham’s interim manager. 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 Chatham. * There were no postseason playoffs during the period 1923–1931. The regular season pennant winner
24794-483: Was named acting manager on July 12, and led the team to a 3-11-1 record before stepping down to accept a job as head coach at Stillwater High School . Assistant coach Todd Shelton was named interim manager on July 28, and led the team to a 5-1 record over its final six games, highlighted by a four-game winning streak to end the season. Chatham's managerial instability continued in 2024. On August 21, 2023, Georgia Gwinnett College head coach Jeremy "Sheets" Sheetinger
24955-416: Was named the 13th manager in Chatham history. On July 24, 2024, less than 340 days after he was hired, Sheetinger resigned due to personal reasons. He spent a total of 47 days on Cape Cod during the 2024 summer, compiling a 16-15 record across 31 games. On the same day Sheetinger’s resignation was announced, pitching coach Eric Beattie, a CCBL Hall of Fame pitcher with Bourne and former manager of Hyannis ,
25116-448: Was named the 1976 CCBL MVP. In only their third year in the league, the Mets finished the 1978 season with a 31–11 record, the best in the league. Managed by CCBL Hall of Famer Bob Schaefer , who had played and managed in the league with Sagamore and Bourne , the team was powered by three CCBL Hall of Fame players: pitcher Dennis Long, Holy Cross standout Ron Perry Jr. , and slugging catcher Bill Schroeder , who belted 15 home runs for
25277-632: Was realigned to a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) and Maritime Headquarters (MHQ) command structure. Additionally, the Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM) is designated as the Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander North (JFMCC-N) to the U.S. Northern Command . Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander North consists of two Maritime Command Elements (MCE), with Maritime Command Element-East (MCE-E) being Task Force 180 and Maritime Command Element-West (MCE-W) provided from units assigned to
25438-542: Was renamed the Patrol Force. The Patrol Force was organized into type commands: Battleships, Patrol Force; Cruisers, Patrol Force; Destroyers, Patrol Force; and, Train, Patrol Force (the logistics arms). On 1 February 1941, the Atlantic Fleet was resurrected and organized from the Patrol Force . Along with the Pacific Fleet and Asiatic Fleet , the fleet was to be under the command of a full admiral, which jumped
25599-421: Was simply crowned as the league champion. Played from 1927 to 1929 as combined "Chatham-Harwich" team * Regular seasons split into first and second halves are designated as (A) and (B). (*) - Indicates co-recipient Italics - Indicates All-Star Game Home Run Hitting Contest participant (1988 to present) United States Fleet Forces Command The United States Fleet Forces Command ( USFFC )
25760-420: Was the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect. The 1987 team also included slugger Albert "Joey" Belle , who went on to hit 381 major league home runs. The 1989 Mets were skippered by CCBL Hall of Famer Ed Lyons, and featured league Outstanding Pro Prospect and future Philadelphia Phillies all-star pitcher Tyler Green , but the club was again swept in the title series, this time by Y-D . Hyannis once again claimed
25921-483: Was traditionally a navy four-star admiral who also then held the positions of Commander-in-Chief United States Atlantic Command (CINCLANT) and NATO 's Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT). But after a major reorganization of the U.S. armed forces structure following the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986, CINCLANFLT was separated from the two other billets. The admiral commanding the Atlantic Fleet
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