orleans featured several notable figures during this era. lynn, massachusetts native john "blondy" ryan played for orleans in 1928 and went on to play for the world series-winning 1933 new york giants. new hampshire native red rolfe played for the team in 1930 and would be the starting third-baseman for the new york yankees of the late 1930s. rolfe was a four-time american league all-star, and won five world series titles with the bronx bombers. while at orleans, rolfe played for skipper patsy donovan, a longtime major league player and manager who had managed the boston red sox in 1910 and 1911, he piloted the orleans team in 1929 and 1930. al weston and ed wineapple played for orleans in 1931. weston was a former boston college star who had played with the major league boston braves in 1929, and wineapple a 1929 washington senator who had played for osterville in the ccbl for three years previously. lawrence, massachusetts native johnny broaca played for orleans from 1930 to 1932, and later pitched for the 1936 world champion yankees.