University of Alabama
From SABR Encyclopedia
University of Alabama | |
Nickname: | Crimson Tide |
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Location: | Tuscaloosa, AL (US) |
Name History:
University of Alabama | 1820-date |
Baseball Team History:
Year | Record | Coach |
1892 | 1-0 | Shelby Fletcher, manager |
1893 | 4-6-1 | W.M. Walker, manager |
1894 | 10-3 | J.H. Lyons, manager |
1895 | 9-3 | J.F. Jenkins, manager |
1896 | 5-5 | Eli Abbott |
1897 | 10-0 | William E. (Kid) Peeples |
1898 | 2-3 | Joseph Black, manager |
1899 | 3-6 | F.C. Owen, manager |
1900 | 9-3 | Ardis Smith |
1901 | 9-3 | Thomas C. Stouch |
1902 | 7-1 | Thomas C. Stouch |
1903 | 15-3 | Thomas C. Stouch |
1904 | 12-10 | Thomas C. Stouch |
1905 | 6-8-1 | Thomas C. Stouch |
1906 | 4-16-1 | Schwartz |
1907 | 21-7 | John W.H. Pollard |
1908 | 14-4 | John W.H. Pollard |
1909 | 19-3 | John W.H. Pollard |
1910 | 12-8-1 | John W.H. Pollard |
1911 | 12-5 | Guy S. Lowman |
1912 | 16-6 | Dorsett V. (Tubby) Graves |
1913 | 22-7 | Dorsett V. (Tubby) Graves |
1914 | 11-13 | Dorsett V. (Tubby) Graves |
1915 | 17-4-1 | Dorsett V. (Tubby) Graves |
1916 | 12-10 | Balpha L. (Lonnie) Noojin |
1917 | 14-2 | Balpha L. (Lonnie) Noojin |
1918 | 13-4 | Balpha L. (Lonnie) Noojin |
1919 | 16-2 | Balpha L. (Lonnie) Noojin |
1920 | 15-2 | Gordon M. (Slim) Lewis |
1921 | 7-12-1 | Charles A. Bernier |
1922 | 7-16-2 | Charles A. Bernier |
1923 | 14-7-1 | Charles A. Bernier |
1924 | 17-6 | William W. (Wallace) Wade |
1925 | 21-6 | William W. (Wallace) Wade |
1926 | 10-12-1 | William W. (Wallace) Wade |
1927 | 13-8-1 | William W. (Wallace) Wade |
1928 | 12-7-2 | Henry G. Crisp |
1929 | 11-8-2 | Jess C. Neely |
1930 | 17-7 | Jess C. Neely |
1931 | 13-5-1 | Sam Hinton |
1932 | 10-2-1 | Sam Hinton |
1933 | 8-6 | William J.B. Whitworth |
1934 | 13-5 | William J.B. Whitworth |
1935 | 12-2 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1936 | 10-3-1 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1937 | 12-4 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1938 | 13-2 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1939 | 10-10 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1940 | 14-2 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1941 | 19-2-1 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1942 | 10-2 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1943 | 12-6 | Paul Burnham |
1944-45 | No Team | |
1946 | 13-7 | Millard Fleming (Dixie) Howell |
1947 | 20-7 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1948 | 18-11 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1949 | 14-8 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1950 | 22-12 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1951 | 17-5-1 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1952 | 13-11 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1953 | 10-9 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1954 | 10-7 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1955 | 23-6 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1956 | 18-7 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1957 | 18-8 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1958 | 14-7 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1959 | 8-7 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1960 | 11-7 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1961 | 12-9 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1962 | 16-10-1 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1963 | 11-10 | Tilden (Happy) Campbell |
1964 | 10-10 | Joseph W. Sewell |
1965 | 12-12 | Joseph W. Sewell |
1966 | 13-7 | Joseph W. Sewell |
1967 | 23-21 | Joseph W. Sewell |
1968 | 24-14 | Joseph W. Sewell |
1969 | 24-15 | Joseph W. Sewell |
1970 | 10-22 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1971 | 19-25 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1972 | 21-14-1 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1973 | 22-14 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1974 | 37-16 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1975 | 34-32 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1976 | 25-18 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1977 | 27-18 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1978 | 23-20 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1979 | 18-27 | Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley |
1980 | 18-28 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1981 | 41-15-1 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1982 | 32-21 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1983 | 46-11 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1984 | 35-18 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1985 | 30-23 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1986 | 43-20 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1987 | 25-26 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1988 | 27-26 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1989 | 32-24 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1990 | 34-21 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1991 | 42-20 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1992 | 34-21 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1993 | 27-25 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1994 | 21-35 | Barry J. Shollenberger |
1995 | 42-23 | James B. Wells |
1996 | 50-19 | James B. Wells |
1997 | 56-14 | James B. Wells |
1998 | 46-18 | James B. Wells |
1999 | 53-16 | James B. Wells |
2000 | 41-24 | James B. Wells |
2001 | 32-23 | James B. Wells |
2002 | 51-15 | James B. Wells |
2003 | 38-24 | James B. Wells |
2004 | 29-26 | James B. Wells |
2005 | 40-23 | James B. Wells |
2006 | 44-21 | James B. Wells |
2007 | 31-26 | James B. Wells |
2008 | 35-28 | James B. Wells |
Major League Players
Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
Derrill B. Pratt | Walhalla, SC | 1908-09 | 4/11/1912 |
James A. (Dan) Boone | Samantha, AL | 1917-19 | 9/10/1919 |
William G. (Lena) Styles | Gurley, AL | 1916-19 | 9/10/1919 |
Joseph W. Sewell | Titus, AL | 1917-20 | 9/10/1920 |
Jackson R. (Riggs) Stephenson | Akron, AL | 1918-20 | 4/13/1921 |
Francis B. Pratt | Blocton, AL | 1917-18, 20-21 | 5/13/1921 |
James L. (Luke) Sewell | Titus, AL | 1919-21 | 6/30/1921 |
Isaac M. (Ike) Boone | Samantha, AL | 1919-20 | 4/22/1922 |
Ernest J. Wingard | Prattville, AL | 1920-21 | 5/1/1924 |
Verdo W. Elmore | Gordo, AL | 1922-23 | 9/11/1924 |
Andrew H. Cohen | Baltimore, MD | 1923-25 | 6/6/1926 |
Thomas W. Sewell | Titus, AL | 1926-27 | 6/21/1927 |
Minter C. (Jackie) Hayes | Clanton, AL | 1926-27 | 8/5/1927 |
Grant Gillis | Grove Hill, AL | 1922-24 | 9/19/1927 |
Emile D. (Red) Barnes | Suggsville, AL | 1924-26 | 9/29/1927 |
Max Rosenfeld | New York, NY | 1922-24 | 4/21/1931 |
Broadus M. (Bruce) Connatser | Sevierville, TN | 1925-26 | 9/15/1931 |
Walter F. (Whitey) Hilcher | Chicago, IL | 1929-30 | 9/17/1931 |
Raymond W. Pepper | Decatur, AL | 1926-27 | 4/15/1932 |
John M. Campbell | Washington, DC | 1925-27 | 7/23/1933 |
Sydney H. Cohen | Baltimore, MD | 1925-27 | 9/18/1934 |
Frederic W. Sington | Birmingham, AL | 1929-31 | 9/23/1934 |
James T. Sheehan | New Haven, CT | 1934 | 9/26/1936 |
Lee O. Rogers | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1934-35 | 4/27/1938 |
James R. Tabor | New Hope, AL | 1935-36 | 8/2/1938 |
LeGrant E. Scott | Cleveland, OH | 1933-34 | 4/19/1939 |
Frank J. (Skeeter) Scalzi | Lafferty, OH | 1935-36 | 7/21/1939 |
Henry V. (Vic) Bradford | Brownsville, TN | 1938-39 | 5/1/1943 |
Kenneth E. Sears | Streator, IL | 1936-38 | 5/2/1943 |
James W. Dunn | Valdosta, GA | 1947 | 8/26/1952 |
Hershell B. Freeman | Gadsden, AL | 1947 | 9/10/1952 |
Allan F. Worthington | Birmingham, AL | 1949-51 | 7/6/1953 |
Alfred A. Lary | Northport, AL | 1950-51 | 9/6/1954 |
Frank S. Lary | Northport, AL | 1949-50 | 9/14/1954 |
Edward P. White | Anniston, AL | 1948-50 | 9/16/1955 |
John H. (Jack) Kubiszyn | Buffalo, NY | 1956-58 | 4/23/1961 |
Clell H. (Butch) Hobson | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1970-73 | 9/7/1975 |
Robert J. Sprowl | Sandusky, OH | 1975-77 | 9/5/1978 |
James R. (Randy) Hunt | Prattville, AL | 1981 | 6/4/1985 |
Craig B. Shipley | Parramatta, AUS | 1982-84 | 6/22/1986 |
Bryan K. Kelly | Silver Spring, MD | 1981 | 9/2/1986 |
David J. Magadan | Tampa, FL | 1981-83 | 9/7/1986 |
James G. (Greg) Hibbard | New Orleans, LA | 1985-86 | 5/31/1989 |
Meredith L. (Mo) Sanford | Americus, GA | 1985-88 | 8/9/1991 |
Joseph D. Vitiello | Cambridge, MA | 1989-91 | 4/29/1995 |
Timothy R. Young | Gulfport, MS | 1995-96 | 9/5/1998 |
Frank Menechino | Staten Island, NY | 1992-93 | 9/6/1999 |
Dustan K. Mohr | Hattiesburg, MS | 1995-97 | 8/29/2001 |
Lance R. Cormier | Lafayette, LA | 1999-02 | 6/19/2004 |
Paul A. Phillips | Demopolis, AL | 1998 | 9/9/2004 |
George A. (Andy) Phillips | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1996-99 | 9/14/2004 |
Taylor M. Tankersley | Vicksburg, MS | 2002-04 | 6/3/2006 |
Jeremy S. Brown | Birmingham, AL | 1999-02 | 9/3/2006 |
David A. Robertson | Birmingham, AL | 2005-06 | 6/29/2008 |
Raymond T. (Tommy) Hunter | Tuscaloosa, AL | 2006-07 | 8/1/2008 |
Wade M. LeBlanc | Lake Charles, LA | 2004-06 | 9/3/2008 |
Conference Affiliations:
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1894-1921 |
Southern Conference | 1922-32 |
Southeastern Conference | 1933-date |
Highlights:
Doc B. Land (DB 10/6/1929), Robert N. (Ned) Harris (DB 4/20/1941), Guy Morton, Jr. (DB 9/17/1954) attended
Donald M. Hutson (NFL HOF/College FB HOF) played 1933-35...Kenneth M. Stabler (NFL QB) played in 1966
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion 1909, 1913, 1915, 1917-20...Southern Conference champion 1925, 1930, 1932...Southeastern Conference champion 1934-36, 1938, 1940-42, 1947, 1996, 2006...Southeastern Conference (Western Division) champion 1950, 1955, 1957-58, 1968, 1973-74…Southeastern Conference tournament champion 1950, 1955, 1968, 1983, 1995-97, 1999, 2002-03
College World Series participant 1950, 1983, 1996-97, 1999...College World Series 2nd place 1983, 1997
All-America selections (First-Team)
1957Fred Fricke (ABCA)
1983Dave Magadan (ABCA/Baseball America/The Sporting News)
1986Doug Duke (ABCA/Baseball America)
1991Joe Vitiello (Baseball America)
1997Roberto Vaz (ABCA/The Sporting News)
2006Wade LeBlanc (Collegiate Baseball)
National Player of the Year
1983Dave Magadan (Baseball America/Golden Spikes)