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Nickname:
| Lord Jeffs
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Location:
| Amherst, Massachusetts (US)
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[edit] Name History
Amherst College
| 1821-date
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[edit] Baseball Team History
Year
| Record
| Coach
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1859
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1860-63 No Team
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1864
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1865
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1866
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| H.V. Pelton, manager
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1867
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| D.S. Herrick, manager
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1868
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| L.G. Yoe, manager
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1869
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| Julius Sanderson, manager
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1870
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| A.J. Titsworth, manager
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1871
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| W.C. Brownell, manager
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1872
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| W.M. White, manager
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1873
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| Lewis Sperry, manager
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1874
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| S.P. Smith, manager
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1875
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| W.R. Lord, manager
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1876
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| A.C. Powell, manager
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1877
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| G.H. Utter, manager
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1878
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| F.L. Babbott, manager
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1879
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| F.J. Goodnow, manager
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1880
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| W.V. Stuart, manager
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1881
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| C.E. Ladd, manager
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1882
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| A.N. Bush, manager
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1883
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| W.Z. Stuart, manager
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1884
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| G.W. Wadsworth, manager
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1885
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| S.H. Williams, manager
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1886
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| W.R. Mattison, manager
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1887
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| L.V. Hubbard, manager
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1888
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| H.L. Wilkinson, manager
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1889
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| H.C. Bemis, manager
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1890
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| Edwin Duffey, manager
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1891
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| J.P. Woodruff, manager
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1892
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| J.K. Kollock, manager
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1893
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| G.L. Hamilton, manager
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1894
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| Percival Schmuck, manager
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1895
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| F.M. Belden, manager
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1896
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| R.R. Rollins, manager
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1897
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| C.A. Merrill, manager
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1898
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| F.W. Fosdick, manager
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1899
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| C.E. Mitchell, manager
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1900
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| S.W. Wells, manager
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1901
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1902
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1903
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1904
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1905
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1906
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1907
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1908
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1909
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1910
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1911
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1912
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1913
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| George S. Davis
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1914
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| George S. Davis
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1915
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| George S. Davis
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1916
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| George S. Davis
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1917
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| George S. Davis
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1918
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| George S. Davis
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1919
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1920
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1921
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1922
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1923
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1924
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1925
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1926
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1927
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1928
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| Alfred C. Wheeler
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1929
| 13-2
| Alfred C. Wheeler
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1930
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1931
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1932
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1933
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1934
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1935
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1936
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1937
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1938
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1939
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1940
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1941
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1942
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1943
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1944
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1945
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1946
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1947
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1948
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1949
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1950
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1951
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1952
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1953
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1954
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1955
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1956
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1957
| 12-6
| Paul W. Eckley
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1958
| 7-8
| Paul W. Eckley
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1959
| 7-9
| Paul W. Eckley
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1960
| 10-5
| Paul W. Eckley
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1961
| 10-5
| Paul W. Eckley
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1962
| 7-10
| Paul W. Eckley
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1963
| 11-6
| Paul W. Eckley
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1964
| 8-9
| Paul W. Eckley
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1965
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| Paul W. Eckley
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1966
| 7-16
| William E. Thurston
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1967
| 4-10-2
| William E. Thurston
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1968
| 13-14
| William E. Thurston
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1969
| 6-10
| William E. Thurston
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1970
| 10-9
| William E. Thurston
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1971
| 19-10
| William E. Thurston
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1972
| 14-14
| William E. Thurston
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1973
| 22-9-1
| William E. Thurston
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1974
| 18-10
| William E. Thurston
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1975
| 15-15
| William E. Thurston
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1976
| 22-13-1
| William E. Thurston
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1977
| 17-16
| William E. Thurston
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1978
| 18-17
| William E. Thurston
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1979
| 19-11
| William E. Thurston
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1980
| 24-10
| William E. Thurston
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1981
| 23-6
| William E. Thurston
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1982
| 17-8
| William E. Thurston
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1983
| 11-11
| William E. Thurston
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1984
| 23-3-1
| William E. Thurston
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1985
| 22-6
| William E. Thurston
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1986
| 19-9-1
| William E. Thurston
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1987
| 10-11
| William E. Thurston
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1988
| 22-6
| William E. Thurston
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1989
| 21-7
| William E. Thurston
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1990
| 25-6
| William E. Thurston
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1991
| 23-8
| William E. Thurston
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1992
| 15-13-2
| William E. Thurston
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1993
| 16-10
| William E. Thurston
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1994
| 15-10
| William E. Thurston
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1995
| 21-11
| William E. Thurston
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1996
| 20-11
| William E. Thurston
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1997
| 26-6
| William E. Thurston
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1998
| 21-9
| William E. Thurston
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1999
| 25-10
| William E. Thurston
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2000
| 19-10
| William E. Thurston
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2001
| 20-14
| William E. Thurston
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2002
| 19-15
| William E. Thurston
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2003
| 21-12
| William E. Thurston
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2004
| 19-18
| William E. Thurston
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2005
| 22-9-1
| William E. Thurston
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2006
| 22-9-1
| William E. Thurston
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2007
| 20-14
| William E. Thurston
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2008
| 24-12-1
| William E. Thurston
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2009
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| William E. Thurston
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2010
| 21-11
| Brian Hamm
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2011
| 25-10
| Brian Hamm
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2012
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| Brian Hamm
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[edit] Major League Players
Name
| Birthplace
| Dates Played at College
| Major League Debut
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Jesse H. (Pete) Allen
| Columbiana, OH
| 1892-93
| 8/4/1893
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Raymond N. Kellogg (1)
| Holyoke, MA
| 1895-97
| 5/6/1901
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John F. Dunleavy
| Harrison, NJ
| 1901-02
| 5/30/1903
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Alan M. Storke
| Auburn, NY
| 1903-06
| 9/24/1906
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Lawrence L. McClure
| Wayne, WV
| 1907-10
| 7/26/1910
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John P. Henry
| Amherst, MA
| 1907, 1909-10
| 7/8/1910
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Joseph H. Vernon
| Mansfield, MA
| 1909-12
| 7/20/1912
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Harold P. (Steve) Partenheimer
| Greenfield, MA
| 1910-13
| 6/28/1913
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Richard W. Maynard (2)
| Keene, NH
| 1917-20
| 6/17/1918
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Walter N. Zink
| Pittsfield, MA
| 1918-21
| 7/6/1921
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Howard H. Groskloss
| Pittsburgh, PA
| 1929-30
| 6/23/1930
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Robert F. Williams
| Montclair, NJ
| 1938-40
| 7/15/1940
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Richard N. Thompson
| New York, NY
| 1978-80
| 4/28/1985
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John J. Cerutti
| Albany, NY
| 1979-81
| 9/1/1985
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(1)Played as Ray Nelson in major leagues
(2)Played as Dick Wheeler in major leagues
[edit] Conference Affiliations
Little 3 Conference
| 1957-78
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New England Small College Athletic Conference
| 2001-date
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[edit] Highlights
- Little 3 Conference champion 1957, 1960, 1971-75, 1977-78
- New England Small College Athletic Conference (West Division) champion 2003, 2005
- New England Small College Athletic Conference tournament champion 2004-05
[edit] All-America selections (First-Team)
[edit] Division II All-America selections (First-Team)
[edit] Division III All-America selections (First-Team)
1978
| Bill Swiacki (ABCA)
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1980
| John Cerutti (ABCA)
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1981
| John Cerutti (ABCA)
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1984
| John Nimons (ABCA)
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1984
| Kyle O’Brien (ABCA)
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[edit] External link
Amherst College Baseball website