California State University - Long Beach
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Long Beach State | |
Nickname: | Dirtbags, 49ers |
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Location: | Long Beach, California (USA) |
Other names: | California State University, Long Beach |
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Name History:
Los Angeles-Orange County State College | 1949-50 |
Long Beach State College | 1950-68 |
California State College, Long Beach | 1968-72 |
California State University, Long Beach | 1972-date |
Baseball Team History:
Year | Record | Coach |
1954 | 3-13 | John McConnell |
1955 | 17-4 | John McConnell |
1956 | 18-6 | John McConnell |
1957 | 16-13 | John McConnell |
1958 | 16-10 | John McConnell |
1959 | 16-19 | John McConnell |
1960 | 20-14 | Dick Clegg |
1961 | 10-23 | Dick Clegg |
1962 | 16-17 | Dick Clegg |
1963 | 6-25-1 | Dick Clegg |
1964 | 31-13 | Bob Wuesthoff |
1965 | 30-14-1 | Bob Wuesthoff |
1966 | 28-16-1 | Bob Wuesthoff |
1967 | 25-27-1 | Bob Wuesthoff |
1968 | 22-20-1 | Bob Wuesthoff |
1969 | 25-21 | Bob Wuesthoff |
1970 | 29-23 | John Gonsalves |
1971 | 30-22 | John Gonsalves |
1972 | 24-33-1 | John Gonsalves |
1973 | 15-32-1 | John Gonsalves |
1974 | 28-38 | John Gonsalves |
1975 | 30-20 | John Gonsalves |
1976 | 30-22-1 | John Gonsalves |
1977 | 11-43-1 | John Gonsalves |
1978 | 20-37 | John Gonsalves |
1979 | 39-23-3 | John Gonsalves |
1980 | 16-50-2 | John Gonsalves |
1981 | 28-34 | John Gonsalves |
1982 | 27-33 | John Gonsalves |
1983 | 37-30 | John Gonsalves |
1984 | 32-34-4 | John Gonsalves |
1985 | 22-42 | John Gonsalves |
1986 | 14-33-1 | John Gonsalves |
1987 | 16-41-1 | John Gonsalves |
1988 | 14-45 | John Gonsalves |
1989 | 50-15 | Dave Snow |
1990 | 36-22-1 | Dave Snow |
1991 | 45-22 | Dave Snow |
1992 | 36-21-1 | Dave Snow |
1993 | 46-19 | Dave Snow |
1994 | 41-19 | Dave Snow |
1995 | 39-25-1 | Dave Snow |
1996 | 34-26 | Dave Snow |
1997 | 39-26 | Dave Snow |
1998 | 43-23-1 | Dave Snow |
1999 | 35-25 | Dave Snow |
2000 | 31-25 | Dave Snow |
2001 | 35-23 | Dave Snow |
2002 | 39-21 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
2003 | 41-20 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
2004 | 40-21 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
2005 | 37-22 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
2006 | 29-27 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
2007 | 39-20 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
2008 | 38-21 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
2009 | 25-29 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
2010 | 23-32 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
2011 | 29-27 | Troy Buckley |
Major League Players
Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
Richard L. Nen | South Gate, CA | 1960 | 9/18/1963 |
Rodney E. Gaspar | Long Beach, CA | 1966 | 4/8/1969 |
Randall J. Moffitt | Long Beach, CA | 1968-69 | 6/11/1972 |
George L. Throop | Pasadena, CA | 1972 | 9/7/1975 |
Gary R. Beare | San Diego, CA | 1973-74 | 9/7/1976 |
James L. Smith | Santa Monica, CA | 1974-76 | 4/12/1982 |
Lawrence K. (Kyle) Abbott | Newburyport, MA | 1989 | 9/10/1991 |
Darrell E. Sherman | Los Angeles, CA | 1989 | 4/8/1993 |
Thomas J. Urbani | Santa Cruz, CA | 1989-90 | 4/21/1993 |
Christopher C. Gomez | Los Angeles, CA | 1992 | 7/19/1993 |
Stephen C. Trachsel | Oxnard, CA | 1991 | 9/19/1993 |
Jason G. Giambi | West Covina, CA | 1990-92 | 5/8/1995 |
Brent A. Cookson | Van Nuys, CA | 1990-91 | 8/12/1995 |
Gabriel Gonzalez | Long Beach, CA | 1992-95 | 4/1/1998 |
Jeffrey D. Liefer | Fontana, CA | 1993-95 | 4/7/1999 |
Marcus R. Jones | Bellflower, CA | 1994-97 | 7/17/2000 |
Lee F. (Rocky) Biddle | Las Vegas, NV | 1995-97 | 8/10/2000 |
Michael D. Gallo | Long Beach, CA | 1997-99 | 7/2/2003 |
Robert E. Crosby | Lakewood, CA | 1999-01 | 9/2/2003 |
Termel Sledge | Fayetteville, NC | 1998-99 | 4/6/2004 |
Chad R. Bentz | Juneau, AK | 2000-01 | 4/7/2004 |
Abraham Alvarez | Los Angeles, CA | 2001-03 | 7/22/2004 |
Jeremy T. Reed | San Dimas, CA | 2000-02 | 9/8/2004 |
Gregory S. Dobbs | Los Angeles, CA | 1999 | 9/8/2004 |
Paul M. McAnulty | Oxnard, CA | 2002 | 6/22/2005 |
Jason M. Vargas | Seattle, WA | 2004 | 7/14/2005 |
Chris N. Demaria | Torrance, CA | 2001-02 | 9/9/2005 |
Jered D. Weaver | Northridge, CA | 2002-04 | 5/27/2006 |
Troy T. Tulowitzki | Santa Clara, CA | 2003-05 | 8/30/2006 |
Carlos J. Muniz | Torrance, CA | 2002-03 | 9/25/2007 |
John B. Bowker | Sacramento, CA | 2002-04 | 4/12/2008 |
Evan M. Longoria | Downey, CA | 2005-06 | 4/12/2008 |
Marco R. Estrada | Sonora, MEX | 2005 | 8/20/2008 |
Andrew J. Carpenter | Grants Pass, OR | 2006 | 8/27/2008 |
bold | member of Long Beach State Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
California Collegiate Athletic Association | 1957-69 |
Pacific Coast Athletic Association | 1970-76; 1985-88 |
Southern California Baseball Association | 1977-84 |
Big West Conference | 1989-date |
Highlights: Floyd R. (Bob) Ross (DB 6/16/1950), George W. (Paul) Pettit (DB 5/4/1951), George A. Witt (DB 9/21/1957), Thomas J. Harrison (DB 5/7/1965), William E. Voss (DB 9/14/1965), Wesley O. Bales (DB 8/7/1966), James M. Strickland (DB 5/19/1971), Willie Norwood (DB 4/21/1977) attended
California Collegiate Athletic Association champion 1964...Pacific Coast Athletic Association champion 1970...Big West Conference champion 1989, 1992-94, 1996, 2003…Big West Conference (South Division) champion 1997
College World Series participant 1989, 1991, 1993, 1998
All-America selections (First-Team)
1979 | Rob Townley (ABCA) |
1989 | Kyle Abbott (Baseball America) |
1990 | Don Barbara (ABCA/Baseball America) |
1991 | Steve Whitaker (Baseball America) |
1991 | Scott Talanoa (Baseball America) |
1993 | Daniel Choi (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
1994 | Scott Rivette (ABCA/Collegiate Baseball) |
1997 | Ara Petrosian (Collegiate Baseball) |
1998 | Paul Day (Collegiate Baseball/The Sporting News) |
2003 | Jered Weaver (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
2004 | Jered Weaver (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
2005 | Neil Jamison (Collegiate Baseball) |
National Player of the Year
2004 | Jered Weaver (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball/Dick Howser/Golden Spikes) |