the 1957 orleans club was pitted against upper cape champ wareham in the league title series. the red sox sent doug higgins to the mound in game 1 and jumped ahead early with four runs in the first and never looked back, routing the gatemen by a final of 10-1. orleans completed the two-game sweep before a home crowd in game 2, getting a homer and a pair of singles from stan wilcox on the way to a 5-3 victory that secured the club's seventh ccbl crown in 11 years. ccbl hall of famer art quirk posted a remarkable 9-0 record in 1958 with a 1.12 earned run average as a pitcher for orleans, while also leading the league with a .475 batting average. quirk went on to play in the majors for the baltimore orioles and washington senators.