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Chiefs since 1989 when they began play as the Andre Chiefs.
An all-time roster of the Chiefs, under the Hosmer name from
1957 on, is being compiled from a variety of sources and is
expected to appear here soon.
# | NAME | YEARS | POSITION |
29 | Allen, Kevin | 2006-2007 | OF |
4 | Almquist, Steve | 1989 | IF |
31 | Anderson, Matt | 2008-2011 | C |
15 | Andre, Chuck | 1989-present | Manager |
11 | Andre, Mike | 2006-present | 3B-DH |
27 | Aramburu, Derek | 1991 | LHP |
8 | Babbitt, Mark | 1998-1999 | C |
12 | Baillargeon, Mike | 2009-2012 | 2B-SS |
8 | Baiungo, Matt | 1996 | IF |
31 | Baker, Ryan | 2002-2003 | RHP |
19 | Ballentine, Craig "Doc" | 1991 | RHP |
19 | Barbati, Mike | 2008-2017 | IF |
31 | Barker, Richie | 1994 | RHP |
22 |
Barnes, Mike (Number Retired) | 1989-2000 | RF |
4 | Batchelor, Beau | 2010 | C |
3 | Belt, Steve | 1990-1992 | IF |
1 | Bercume, Jeff | 2007-2012 | IF-OF |
41 | Bishop, Connor | 2006-2009 | LHP |
25 | Blake, Mark | 2006-2007 | RHP |
17 | Boleski, Matt | 2006-2014 | OF-LHP |
46 | Bonito, Dan | 2012-2015 | IB-LHP |
19 | Bradanese, Marc | 1989-1990 | RHP |
45 | Brammer, Cory | 2013 | IF |
19 | Bratton, Paul | 2003, 2006 | RHP |
32 | Breadmore, John | 1994 | RHP |
17 | Bremberg, Josh | 1999 | RHP |
26 | Brinkley, Tyler | 2014-2015 | IF |
7 | Brickman, Shawn | 1989-1993 | RHP |
32 | Bruinsma, Jesse | 2011 | OF |
12 | Bucci, Chris | 2001-2002 | IF |
39 | Buldini, Jim | 2006 | OF |
4 | Burgoyne, Mike | 2014-present | OF |
4 | Burgoyne, Kevin | 1991 | IF |
32 | Burnham, Gene | 1998 | C |
25 | Byrne, Jon | 2011-2014 | C |
7 | Cabone, Anthony | 2010-2013 | IF |
10 | Caggiano, Rob | 2011-2012 | IF |
38 | Calabresi, Steve (Number Retired) | 1989-2016 | Coach |
32 | Carabis, Brian | 1989 | RHP |
24 | Carista, Mike | 1995-1997 | RHP |
10 | Carnes, Eddie | 1992-1998 | IF-OF |
31 | Carroll, Todd | 1996 | C |
49 | Cassidy, Jim | 2015 | RHP-OF |
10 | Cataldo, Bill | 2009 | IF |
47 | Caufield, Andrew | 2017-present | 1b-3B |
44 | Cavanaugh, Andy | 2011-2012 | OF |
31 | Chandler, Mike | 2006-2007 | RHP-DH |
32 | Chin, Andrew | 2017-present | LHP |
46 | Chotkowski, John | 2012-2013 | LHP |
37 | Clegg, Mitchell | 2014-present | LHP |
5 |
Clivio, Dave (Number Retired) | 1989-1997 | 2B |
10 | Conner,Chad | 2007-present | C |
9 | Cooney, Matt | 2007 | C |
13 | Copa, Peter | 2009-present | IF |
40 | Connolly, Doug | 1999-2001 | RHP |
32 | Coppinger, Mike | 2006 | RHP |
42 | Corsi, Dean | 2006 | LHP |
3 | Costello, Phil | 2006-2009 | OF |
32 | Covelle, Paul | 2012 | RHP |
14 | Crawford, Jake | 2011 | RHP |
33 | Crisafulli, Justin(Number Retired) *-Returned as a Coach in 2015 |
1994-2011, 2015 | OF,Coach |
27 | Crisafulli, Paul | 1997-2015 | 1B,Coach |
41 | Cronkite, Alex | 2011 | RHP |
17 | Czarnowski, Brad | 2002-2003 | OF |
6 |
Daley, Steve (Number Retired) | 1992-2000 | 3B |
44 | D'Angelo, John | 2008 | OF |
3 | DeBenedictis, John | 2000 | IF |
41 | DeCarlo, Jeff | 2006, 2010 | LHP |
14 | De la Cruz, Carlos | 2008 | RHP |
16 | Dempsey, Tim | 2010 | OF |
19 | Dembrowski, Kyle | 2018- | C |
13 | Deranian, Greg | 1999-2002 | RHP |
31 | Desai, Josh | 2017-present | LHP |
32 | DeSouza, Anthony | 2016 | RHP |
47 | DeStefano, Adam | 2001 | C |
3,17 | Deshler, Tony | 2010-present | UTL |
14 | DiCato, Matt | 2012-2017 | RHP |
27 | DiCato, Mike | 2006-present | RHP-IF |
11 | DiLiegro, Paul | 1993 | C |
32 | Dillion, Jay | 1996-2000 | RHP |
12 | DiMare, Danny | 2015-present | OF |
48 | DiMare, Rich | 2018- | IF |
17 | Donovan, Steve | 1994 | LHP |
28 |
Drew, Jon (Number Retired) | 1990-1995 | RHP |
3 | Driscoll, Bernie | 2011 | 2B |
17 | Duca, Joe | 2000 | C |
8 | Duffell, Andrew | 1997-1998 | RHP |
8 | Dunn, Nick | 2008 | C |
37 | Dunn, Scott | 1996-1998 | LHP |
29 | Dunphy, Tim | 2010-present | LHP |
52 | Durkee, Anthony | 2006-present | Coach |
9 | Eagleston, Mike | 2001-2002 | LHP |
16 | Edgehill, Jim | 1989 | SS |
42 | Ellis, Dylan | 2007-2010 | LHP |
46 | Fisher, Alex | 2008 | IF |
45 | Foley, Mike | 2002 | SS |
41 | Foley, Ryan | 2000-2003 | RHP |
37 | Forbes, Keith | 2007-2011 | RHP |
47 | Foundas, Chris | 2007-2009 | RHP |
32 | Freker, Steve | 1989-1990 | Coach |
40 | Freni, Jared | 2006-present | RHP |
8,9 | Gambale, Steve | 2000-03, 2016- | INF |
31 | Garcia, David | 2008 | LHP |
44 | Gannon, Chris | 1999 | LHP |
9 | Gates, Todd | 2000 | OF |
42 | Guante, Ceccilo | 2014-2015 | IF |
11 | Gaudet, Kurt | 1994-1995 | LHP-OF |
35 | Gedman, Mike | 2010-present | 1B-OF |
10 | Gilchrist, Kevin | 2010 | LHP |
29 | Giliberti, Frankie | 2000-2003 | OF |
47 | Glabicky, Sean | 2010 | OF |
37 | Godfrey, Danny | 1999 | LHP |
28 | Gonsalves, Chris | 2001 | LHP |
24 | Graham, Danny "Moonlight" | 1994 | RHP |
38 | Gramolini, Dennis | 1999, 2003 | RHP |
15 | Griffin, Mike | 1989-1991 | LHP-OF |
19 | Halloran, Jake | 2007 | RHP |
4 | Hanson, Andrew | 2008 | OF-1B |
17 | Hathaway, Jeff | 1993-1994 | LHP |
12 | Heald, Doug | 2006-2008 | IF |
3 | Hickey, Greg | 2002-2003 | C |
21 | Hilliard, Brian | 1989 | RHP |
4 | Hinojosa, Mike | 1989 | IF |
32 | Hopkins, Eric | 1989-1991 | RHP |
17 | Hurley, Tommy | 1989 | LHP |
2 | Iandoli, Bobby | 1989-1991 | OF |
19 | Johnson, Jeff | 2000 | RHP |
38 | Kacamburas, Adam | 2002 | IF |
12 | Kalfopoulos, Mike | 2002-2003 | OF |
8 | Kane, Ryan | 1991 | IF |
26 | Kasten, Sam | 2016 | RHP |
8 | Keck, Jason | 1997 | C |
28 | Kiluk, Dicky | 1991 | OF |
37 | Koslowski, Paul | 2001-2009 | LHP-1B |
23 |
Koufos, Ari (Number Retired) | 1992-2003 | RHP |
29 | Labriola, Chris | 2009 | LHP |
17 | Laham, Ronnie | 1989-1991 | RHP |
26 | Lanciani, Mike | 2006 | RHP |
26 | Landers, Hal | 2009-2013 | OF |
18 |
Landers, Hank (Number Retired) | 1989-1998 | OF |
16 |
Langston, Mike(Number Retired) | 1990-2007 | 1B |
29 | Lawlor, Matt | 2008 | C |
25 | Leopardi, Nick | 1998 | RHP |
7 | Leva, Nate | 2007-2008 | IF |
7 | Leva, Nick | 2008-present | C |
31 | Lightbody, David | 2014 | DH |
17 | Loud, Steve | 1993 | RHP |
34 | Louderback, Paul | 2002-2003 | RHP |
16 | Lozeau, Dan | 2007-2009 | RHP |
1 | Lucey, Adam | 2014-2016 | IF-OF |
25 | Luongo, Travis | 2003 | IF |
28 | Luti, Dennis | 1992-1996 | RHP |
32 | Lyons, Kevin | 2001-2003 | C |
47 | Machado, Rob | 2009-2014 | RHP |
9 | Mackor, Jeff | 1998 | C-3B |
31 | Macone, John | 2000-2002 | C |
25 | Macone, Mike | 2000 | LHP |
14 | Macrina, Brian | 1999-2009 | OF |
25 | Madden, Mike | 1997 | RHP |
10 | Maguire, Mike | 2011 | OF |
20 | Marsters, Dave(Number Retired) | 1989-2008 | RHP |
26 | Martin, Dave | 2001-2003 | RHP |
25 | Martini, Joe | 2008-2009 | RHP |
9 | Martorana, Jimmy | 1997 | IF |
3 | Masamoto, Nao | 1999-2001 | IF |
2 |
Masel, Alex (Number Retired) | 1990-1997 | OF |
17 | Mattatall, Dave | 1997 | RHP |
27 | Matteo, Steve | 1995 | LHP |
44 | McCarthy, Bob | 2009-2010 | C |
7 | McConnell, Cary | 1996-1997 | IF |
32 | McCormick, Steve | 1990-1991 | LHP |
20 | McDonald, Eddie | 2009 | C |
42 | McDonough,Sam | 2012 | RHP |
31 | McGlinchy, Kevin | 1994-1995 | RHP25 |
25 | McKenzie, Kevin | 2009 | C |
48 | McLean, Nick | 2006 | LHP |
31 | McNeill, Ryan | 2009 | RHP |
4 | Montecalvo, Rich | 2006-2007 | IF |
52 | Morazio, Matt | 2002 | RHP-C |
11 | Morse, Hank | 1991 | RHP |
12 | Mottram, Bily | 2014-2016 | OF-IF |
3 | Moyer, Mike | 1995-1998 | IF |
4 | Mullen, Tim | 2007 | LHP |
49 | Mullowney, Jay | 1997 | RHP |
32 | Murphy, Joe | 1992-1993 | C |
49 | Musco, Kyle | 2017-present | RHP |
19 | Napier, Steve | 1989-1991 | OF |
31 | Nickerson, Paul | 1989 | RHP |
8 | Noe, Rob | 2006 | C |
12 | Nuzzo, Matt | 2014-present | IF |
25 | Oakley, Isaac | 2010 | RHP |
44 | O'Brien, Sean | 2006-2007 | C |
4 | O'Connell, Jason | 1989-1990 | IF |
14 | O'Donnell, Pat | 2010 | RHP |
30 |
Olson, Warren (Number Retired) | 1989-1996 | C |
36 | Orlando, Adam | 2002 | IF |
37 | Ovalle, Edward | 2012 | OF |
10 | Pallazolla, Joran | 2016-present | C |
4 | Pennell, Vinny | 2011 | OF |
39 | Perkins, Sam | 2018- | IF, C |
41 | Perrault, Eric | 2014 | LHP |
8 | Perry, Rich | 1993 | IF |
29 | Phelan, Matt | 2006 | RHP |
40 | Pimentel, Jose | 2008 | RHP |
42 | Piho, Dave | 2000-2003 | RHP |
3 | Pizzano, Dario | 2009 | OF |
12 | Pollard, J.P. | 2009 | 1B |
8,25 | Portes, Juan | 2012-present | SS |
50 | Powers, Ray | 2002 | IF |
50 | Prentice, John | 2015 | C |
10 | Puleo, Steve | 1999-2001 | C |
4 | Pyburn, Brendan | 2008-2011 | IF |
45 | Quinn, Tim | 2012 | C |
6 | Ramasci, Peter | 1989 | IF |
17 | Ramos, Tony | 1998-1999 | C |
20 | Rizzo, Joe | 1990-1993 | SS |
44 | Robillard, Joe | 2003 | OF |
4 | Rodriguez, Marc | 1996 | DH-C |
21 |
Romano, Mike (Number Retired) | 1989-1996 | C |
20 | Rosenberg, Eric | 2010 | 1B-OF |
44 | Ross, Rob | 1995-2003 | IF |
25 | Saccoccio, Joe | 1993 | OF |
26 | Saia, Joe | 2017-present | LHP |
24 |
Santagate, Joe (Number Retired) | 1990-1996, 2003 | RHP |
26 | Saucier, Mike | 1998-2001 | RHP |
1 | Sencabaugh, Justin | 2010 | C-OF |
8 | Schettino, Frankie | 1989-1993 | OF |
8 | Scioli, Dave | 1999, 2011 | IF |
9 | Scola, Kevin | 1994-1996 | C |
3 | Serino, Tony | 2013-present | CF |
19 | Shapiro, Brian | 2001-2003 | IF-P |
14 | Shea, Mike | 1994-1996 | RHP |
14 | Shea, Steve | 2001 | RHP |
10 | Sheehan, Ryan | 2006 | C |
26 | Shepard, Brenden | 2007-2008 | SS |
9 | Siegle, Dave | 1999-2000 | OF |
46 | Silver, Carlos | 2016 | RHP |
14 | Silvio, Steve | 1989-1992 | LHP |
25 | Sonberg, Ryan | 2015-2016 | IF |
10 | Sotiropoulos, Rick | 2006-2007 | OF-C |
31 | Sousa, Joe | 1995 | LHP |
1 | Stande, Shane | 2017-present | C |
4 | Staniewicz,Scott | 2012 | IF |
31 | Stanton, Brian | 1999 | RHP |
12 | Stewart, Paul | 1989-1993 | C-1B |
42 | Sullivan, Anthony | 2016-present | RHP |
7 | Sweeney, Steve | 2007 | C |
7 | Tabler, Jerry "The Rat" | 1994-2002 | SS |
45 | Thomson, Jordie | 2002 | RHP |
52 | Thornton, Ricky | 2001 | LHP |
11 | Tucci, Nick | 1999-2000 | RHP-1B |
9 | Vadala, Anthony | 2007 | C |
32 | Vaitkevcius, Jay | 1992 | LHP |
31 | Vail, Rick | 2011 | 1B |
14 | Valdez, Angel | 2008 | OF |
19 | Vecchio, Matt | 1995-1999 | OF |
41 | Veneziano, Christian | 2012 | IF |
11 | Veneziano, John | 1989-present | OF,Coach |
17 | Ventura, Leivi | 2018- | 3B |
46 | Vilmont, Jamel | 2017-present | OF |
32 | Walsh, Evan | 2013-2015, 2018- | LHP |
4 | Webb, Jeff | 1989 | C |
25 | Weiner, Anthony | 2006, 2011 | C |
36 | Welch, Johnny | 2014-present | IF |
31 | Wendt, Dave | 2015 | C |
41 | Williams, Aaron | 2018- | OF |
8 | Wing, Jamie | 1997 | C |
41 | Wishnow, Sam | 2014-present | OF |
44 | Witkowski,Nate | 2012-present | IF |
17 | Wood, Denny | 1993 | RHP |
47 | Yanakopulos, Paul | 2010-2015 | UTL |
44 | Young, Colin | 1997-1998 | LHP |
47 | Zaino, Frankie | 1992-1993 | LHP |
4 | Zeytoonian, Robbie | 1994-2001 | IF |
41 | Zupancic, Evan | 2002 | OF |
REPRINTED FROM AUGUST 7, 2006: Chiefs in Uncharted Waters-Sitting Out ICL Playoffs
THE CHIEFS QUALIFIED FOR THE 2008 ICL PLAYOFFS WITH A 6-3 WIN ON SATURDAY.
THE FOLLOWING STORY APPEARED ON AUGUST 6, 2006.
Medford, MA (August 6, 2006) - Imagine going to Fenway Park and finding no left field wall.
Going to a MacDonald's and Big Macs are off the menu.
Heading to a Dunkin Donuts and being told that there is no more coffee.
Or driving through Boston and finding no traffic.
Just can't happen, right? Wrong!
Improbable, yes. But they are just a few examples of things you always expect to find in the same place.
In fact, you take for granted they'll just always be there.
You can now add another item to that list of improbables.
There are no Chiefs to be found in the 2006 Intercity League playoffs
For the first time in the 44 seasons that the Chiefs have played local semi-professional baseball, they are not on the ICL playoff party's guestlist. They will be watching from behind the velvet ropes when the championship hunt begins this week in Somerville and Lexington.
After a two year hiatis from ICL play, the Chiefs returned this spring with the youngest team in franchise history, perhaps in ICL history, with only a couple of veterans having previous ICL experience. With the exception of 30 year old veteran Justin Crisafulli, the Chiefs daily lineup consisted of players who had not yet reached their 20th birthday which is pretty wet behind the ears by ICL standards.
The end result was that the youth and inexperience led to a 7-20-1 regular season (8-20-1,overall) and no invitation to the 2006 playoffs. It was the first losing season the franchise has ever experienced since it began play way back in 1958 as the Hosmer Chiefs. In the forty three winning seasons, 21 regular season championships and 17 playoff crowns in between, the Chiefs played almost .700% baseball.
Despite the noted absence of the Chiefs, the ICL playoffs promise to be as exciting and hotly contested as ever. The regular season champion Cassell Club has to be considered the favorite to win their first ever ICL crown. The defending champion Lexington Blue Sox, the solid Watertown Reds and the veteran laden Wakefield Merchants will all have something to say however before the Cassell Club is crowned.
But the Chiefs will be in a very unfamilar seat. They will be just fans watching it all.
Blake, Chiefs Win Season Final 4-3 Over Gately A's in Walkoff Fashion
On opening day in May, the Chiefs shutout the A's 6-0 behind Mike Lanciani. On Sunday afternoon the Chiefs rode the pitching of Mark Blake and some timely hitting to best the A's 4-3 with a walkoff win.
Although the Chiefs ended their campaign on a winning note, it will be the first time in the team's 44 historic seasons that it will not be partcipating in the playoffs.
Blake, making his first start of the year, pitched five innings of outstanding shutout baseball and was aided by two inning ending double plays putting his team in a position to win the game in their last at bat.
Blake retired the A's in the top of the first and the Chiefs took 1-0 lead in the bottom of the inning. A's starter Dan Orme (Cambridge, MA, Vassar College) struck out Matt Boleski for the first out. Mike DiCato then lined a single to center and Rick Salvia let it skip by him allowing DiCato to take second. Justin Crisafulli popped up for out number two. Mike Andre delivered DiCato when he lined a 3-2 pitch to center for a RBI single giving the Chiefs a 1-0 lead.
Blake and Orme matched zeros until the Chiefs threatened for more in the third. Crisafulli and Andre both lined two out singles to left and right respectively but Orme got Jeff DeCarlo swinging which ended the threat.
In the fourth a Matt Delaney single put him on first with one but the inning ended when the Chiefs turned a Andre to Doug Heald to DiCato 5-4-3 double play off the bat off Billy Manley.
The Chiefs responded with a couple of runs in the home half of the fourth when Phil Costello singled and both Heald and catcher Ryan Sheehan reached on infield errors making it a 3-0 Chiefs margin.
In the top of the fifth Tony DeCesare led off with a single. A Mike Roberts fly out set the stage for Scott Blumasck who grounded into a Montecalvo to Heald to DiCato 6-4-3 double play.
The A's broke through with three runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game at three. Singles by Derek Cotoni, Salvia, Matt Delaney and Jesse Bruinsma and an error by shortstop Rich Montecalvo led to the A's runs.
The Chiefs threatened in the bottom of the sixth but Salvia made a perfect throw to the plate to nail Montecalvo who was trying to score from third on a Sheehan fly to center.
Paul Bratton took over for Blake in the seventh and walked Mark Piantedosi to start the inning. DeCarlo came on and fielded Cotoni's bunt and threw Piantedosi out at second. Salvia popped to DiCato and after Delaney walked Sheehan threw Cotoni out at third to end the inning.
The Chiefs won the game in the bottom of the seventh. DiCato got things going when he lined a single to right center. Crisafulli then looped a single to left and Anthony Weiner came on to run. Pinch hitter Rob Noe then moved them both up a base with a perfect sacrifice bunt. DeCarlo ended the game when he hit a ground single to left scoring DiCato giving the Chiefs the 4-3 win.
Chiefs Notebook... DiCato (2 for 4 ), Andre (2 for 2), Crisafulli (2 for 4) and Costello (2 for 3) paced the Chiefs nine hit attack....Blake allowed eight hits over six innings striking out three and walking just one...More Soon
Merchants Clinch Playoff Spot Despite Crisafulli's 80th Career Home Run
Former Chicago Cub farmhand Steve Coffey (2-3) picked up the win for the Merchants who clinched the fourth and final playoff spot with the win.
Mike Chandler worked the first three innings and was tagged with the loss for the Chiefs.
The Chiefs host the Gately A's at Playstead on Friday at 6:00 PM. Mark Blake will get the start for the Chiefs.
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Merchants Marchesi Handcuffs Chiefs, 6-0
The former Everett High star, who now pitches at Bentley College, retired the first 15 Chiefs in a row before yielding a sixth inning single to Matt Boleski.
The Chiefs Mike DiCato desreved a much better fate, allowing just five hits and three earned runs. DiCato struck out five and walked just two.
The Chiefs complete the home and home series with the Merchants at Playstead on Thursday night at 6:00 PM. Righty Mike Chandler (Hamilton, MA, Merrimack College) will be the starter for the Chiefs. The Merchants, looking to firm up a playoff spot, are expected to counter with veteran Chicago Cubs farmhand Steve Coffey.