New York University
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| New York University | |
| Nickname: | Violets |
|---|---|
| Location: | New York City, New York (US) |
Contents |
Name History
| University of the City of New York | 1831-96 |
| New York University | 1896-date |
Baseball Team History
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1880 | ||
| 1881 | ||
| 1882 | ||
| 1883 | ||
| 1884 | ||
| 1885 | ||
| 1886 | ||
| 1887 | ||
| 1888 | ||
| 1889 | ||
| 1890 | ||
| 1891 | ||
| 1892 | ||
| 1893 | ||
| 1894 | ||
| 1895 | Andrew C. Boswell | |
| 1896 | ||
| 1897 | 6-3 | J.T. Fetherton, manager |
| 1898 | ||
| 1899 | ||
| 1900 | ||
| 1901 | ||
| 1902 | ||
| 1903 | ||
| 1904 | ||
| 1905 | ||
| 1906 | 20-7 | David L. Fultz |
| 1907 | ||
| 1908 | 5-7 | Raymond N. Kellogg |
| 1909 | 3-12 | Raymond N. Kellogg |
| 1910 | 11-7 | |
| 1911 | ||
| 1912 | Al Jube | |
| 1913 | 4-11 | |
| 1914 | 2-12 | |
| 1915 | 7-9 | William M. Luby |
| 1916 | 5-9 | Raymond N. Kellogg |
| 1917 | 3-2 | |
| 1918 | 3-5 | |
| 1919 | 2-7 | |
| 1920 | 5-4 | Raymond N. Kellogg |
| 1921 | 7-7-1 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1922 | 7-6-1 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1923 | 13-7 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1924 | 15-4 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1925 | 16-5 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1926 | 14-6 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1927 | 12-9 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1928 | 15-3 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1929 | 16-6-1 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1930 | 15-7 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1931 | 11-4 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1932 | 12-4 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1933 | 12-6 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1934 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1935 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1936 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1937 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1938 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1939 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1940 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1941 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1942 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1943 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1944 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1945 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1946 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1947 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1948 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1949 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1950 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1951 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1952 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1953 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1954 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1955 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1956 | William V. McCarthy | |
| 1957 | 9-8-2 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1958 | 14-5-1 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1959 | 9-13 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1960 | 12-7-1 | William V. McCarthy |
| 1961 | 14-4 | |
| 1962 | 7-12 | |
| 1963 | 11-11 | |
| 1964 | 5-12 | |
| 1965 | 9-6 | |
| 1966 | 6-11 | |
| 1967 | 12-5-1 | |
| 1968 | 19-5 | |
| 1969 | 22-8-1 | |
| 1970 | 11-10 | |
| 1971 | 12-7 | |
| 1972 | 3-16 | |
| 1973 | 8-14 | |
| 1974 |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| George H. Townsend | Hartsdale, NY | 1886-87 | 6/26/1887 |
| George A. (Doc) Leitner | Piermont, NY | 1884-87 | 8/10/1887 |
| Clarence F. (Pop) Foster | New Haven, CT | 1897 | 9/13/1898 |
| Joseph R. Bennett | New York, NY | 1919-23 | 7/5/1923 |
| George W. (Kiddo) Davis | Bridgeport, CT | 1925-26 | 6/15/1926 |
| Walter D. Signer | New York, NY | 1931-33 | 9/18/1943 |
| Alessandro Campanis | Kos, GRE | 1938-40 | 9/23/1943 |
| Ralph T. Branca | Mount Vernon, NY | 1944 | 6/12/1944 |
| Edward F. Yost | Brooklyn, NY | 1944 | 8/16/1944 |
| Sabath A. (Sam) Mele | Astoria, NY | 1943 | 4/15/1947 |
| John E. Simmons | Birmingham, AL | 1942-43, 46 | 4/22/1949 |
| William C. Oster | New York, NY | 1953 | 8/23/1954 |
| bold | member of NYU Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations
| Metropolitan Collegiate Conference | 1957-67 |
| University Athletic Association | 1988-date |
Highlights
- J. Lee Richmond (DB 9/27/1879), Henry B. Greenberg (DB 9/14/1930), Seymour Block (DB 9/7/1942), Nicholas Testa (4/23/1958), James J. Hannan (DB 4/17/1962) attended
- Metropolitan Collegiate Conference champion 1958, 1965
