Birmingham-Southern College
From SABR Encyclopedia
Name History:
Southern University | ??-1918 |
Birmingham-Southern College | 1918-date |
Baseball Team History:
Year | Record | Coach |
1902 | Linwood C. (King) Bailey | |
1903 | ||
1904 | ||
1905 | ||
1906 | ||
1907 | ||
1908 | ||
1909 | ||
1910 | ||
1911 | ||
1912 | ||
1912 | ||
1914 | ||
1915 | ||
1916 | ||
1917 | ||
1918 | 11-6 | |
1919 | ||
1920 | ||
1921 | Charles H. Brown | |
1922 | 8-6-1 | Charles H. Brown |
1923 | 5-8-1 | Charles H. Brown |
1924 | ||
1925 | 8-11 | Paul Norton |
1926 | 5-11-1 | Michel C. Huntley |
1927 | 11-6-1 | Michel C. Huntley |
1928 | 12-2 | Michel C. Huntley |
1929 | 8-9 | Carey Robinson |
1930 | Carey Robinson | |
1931 | 10-6-1 | Carey Robinson |
1932 | 7-13-1 | Carey Robinson |
1933-34 | No Team | |
1935 | 9-9 | Hiram B. (Ben) Engelbert |
1936 | Hiram B. (Ben) Engelbert | |
1937 | Hiram B. (Ben) Engelbert | |
1938 | Hiram B. (Ben) Engelbert | |
1939-49 | No Team | |
1950 | William Burch | |
1951 | William Burch | |
1952-66 | No Team | |
1967 | 0-10 | Harold W. Pickel |
1968 | 4-13 | Alvin W. Wassum |
1969 | 17-12 | Dick Layton |
1970 | 20-11 | Dick Layton |
1971 | 22-8 | Dick Layton |
1972 | 40-14 | Dick Layton |
1973 | 41-8 | Roy L. Mewbourne |
1974 | 41-10 | Roy L. Mewbourne |
1975 | 49-9 | Roy L. Mewbourne |
1976 | 43-12 | Roy L. Mewbourne |
1977 | 47-21 | Roy L. Mewbourne |
1978 | 45-14 | Roy L. Mewbourne |
1979 | 49-13 | Bill Meyer |
1980 | 49-11 | Bill Meyer |
1981 | 53-13 | Bill Meyer |
1982 | 35-15 | Bill Meyer |
1983 | 32-13 | Bill Meyer |
1984 | 27-19 | Gary Randall |
1985 | 29-22 | Gary Randall |
1986 | 33-20 | Gary Randall |
1987 | 30-18 | Gary Randall |
1988 | 27-22 | Gary Randall |
1989 | 20-24 | Gary Randall |
1990 | 23-30 | Brian D. Shoop |
1991 | 33-21 | Brian D. Shoop |
1992 | 39-17 | Brian D. Shoop |
1993 | 39-14 | Brian D. Shoop |
1994 | 45-17 | Brian D. Shoop |
1995 | 46-16 | Brian D. Shoop |
1996 | 49-12 | Brian D. Shoop |
1997 | 48-12 | Brian D. Shoop |
1998 | 46-13-1 | Brian D. Shoop |
1999 | 49-18 | Brian D. Shoop |
2000 | 46-20 | Brian D. Shoop |
2001 | 55-11 | Brian D. Shoop |
2002 | 32-20 | Brian D. Shoop |
2003 | 33-18 | Brian D. Shoop |
2004 | 47-18 | Brian D. Shoop |
2005 | 36-21 | Brian D. Shoop |
2006 | 33-22 | Brian D. Shoop |
2007 | No Team | |
2008 | 20-21 | Jan M. Weisberg |
Major League Players
Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
Harold W. Finney | Lafayette, AL | 1926 (FR) | 6/24/1931 |
William F. Selby | Monroeville, AL | 1989 | 4/19/1996 |
James C. (Connor) Robertson | Tuscaloosa, AL | 2001-04 | 5/17/2007 |
bold | member of Birmingham-Southern Hall of Fame |
(FR) | played on freshman team only |
Conference Affiliations:
Southern States Athletic Conference | **-1996 |
TranSouth Athletic Conference | 1997-2001 |
Big South Conference | 2002-07 |
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2008-date |
Highlights:
Robert R. Bragan (DB 4/16/1940), Fred J. Hatfield (DB 8/31/1950) attended
Southern States Athletic Conference champion 1977-79, 1981, 1991, 1995...TranSouth Conference tournament champion 1998-01...Big South Conference regular season champion 2004, 2006
NAIA National Championship participant 1975, 1979, 1982, 1995, 1999-01...NAIA National Champion 2001