Cape Cod Baseball League

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Contents 1 League Information 1.1 Current 1.2 Historical 1.3 Alumni 2 Teams 2.1 Current 3 Movie 3.1 External Links 4 See Also

League Information

Current

The Cape Cod Baseball League has been the premier amateur baseball league in the nation since 1885. It is one of the many summer Collegiate Baseball Leagues. CCBL uses wooden bats.

Historical

From Major League legends Pie Traynor, Mickey Cochrane, Red Rolfe, Carlton Fisk, Thurman Munson, Mike Flanagan, Jeff Reardon, to current standouts Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Jeromy Burnitz, Sean Casey, Darin Erstad, Nomar Garciaparra, Mark Mulder, Todd Helton, Frank Thomas, Jason Varitek and Barry Zito, the Cape League has proven to the best playing experience for top Major League talent since the turn of the century. The CCBL is the place where "Tomorrow's Stars Shine Tonight."

Alumni

• There are a great number of alumni from the CCBL in the Major Leagues. During the 2006 Major League Baseball season, there were 198 former Cape Cod League players who played or were on injured reserve MLB rosters.

• 1071 CCBL Alumni played somewhere in professional baseball in 2006.

• A list of former Cape Cod League Players that have played for the Red Sox can be found at Red Sox Players who played in the Cape Cod League

Teams

Current

• Bourne Braves
• Brewster Whitecaps
• Chatham Athletics
• Cotuit Kettlers
• Falmouth Commodores
• Harwich Mariners
• Hyannis Mets
• Orleans Cardinals
• Wareham Gentlemen
• Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox

Movie

• Touching The Game: The Story of the Cape Cod League is a documentary of the CCBL, filmed in 2003.

External Links

• Cape Cod Baseball League Official site
• Touching The Game -at the Internet Movie Database
• National Alliance of College Summer Baseball

See Also

• Collegiate Baseball Leagues
• National Alliance of College Summer Baseball