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