Columbia University
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Name History:
| Columbia College | 1784-1896 |
| Columbia University | 1896-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1868 | 3-2 | |
| 1869-83 No Team | ||
| 1884 | 4-11-1 | |
| 1885 | 7-3 | |
| 1886 | 10-7 | |
| 1887 | 1-11 | |
| 1888 | 7-12-1 | |
| 1889 | No Team | |
| 1890 | 2-16 | |
| 1891-92 No Team | ||
| 1893 | 1-10-1 | |
| 1894 | 7-8-1 | |
| 1895 | 2-8 | |
| 1896 | ||
| 1897 | ||
| 1898 | 5-8 | George S. Davis |
| 1899 | 6-12 | Cotter |
| 1900 | 3-16 | H.M. Keator |
| 1901 | 5-11 | Leo Fishel |
| 1902 | 5-11 | William H. Murphy |
| 1903 | 13-14 | Howard J. Earle |
| 1904 | 11-4 | John H. Siegle |
| 1905 | 13-8 | William Lauder |
| 1906 | 9-15-1 | William Lauder |
| 1907 | 7-17-1 | William O. Gilbert |
| 1908 | 8-6 | Frank V. Goodman |
| 1909 | 4-10 | Frank V. Goodman |
| 1910 | 11-9 | David L. Fultz |
| 1911 | 6-12-1 | David L. Fultz |
| 1912 | 5-14 | Harry A. Fisher |
| 1913 | 8-8 | William Lauder |
| 1914 | 10-7 | William L. Lush/Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1915 | 13-6-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1916 | 17-1-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1917 | 2-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1918 | 5-9-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1919 | 9-7 | Frederick T. Dawson |
| 1920 | 11-7 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1921 | 7-8 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1922 | 11-12-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1923 | 10-8-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1924 | 8-7 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1925 | 10-10 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1926 | 17-5 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1927 | 6-14 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1928 | 8-7-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1929 | 4-12-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1930 | 12-9 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1931 | 12-5-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1932 | 13-6-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1933 | 13-2 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1934 | 9-7 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1935 | 5-10 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1936 | 5-10 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1937 | 6-10 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1938 | 5-12 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1939 | 5-11 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1940 | 8-6 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1941 | 4-13 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1942 | 5-12 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1943 | 3-6 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1944 | 11-6-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1945 | 8-6 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1946 | 7-7 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1947 | 8-7-1 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1948 | 7-5 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1949 | 7-8 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1950 | 4-11 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1951 | 10-7 | Andrew J. Coakley |
| 1952 | 9-7-2 | John W. Balquist |
| 1953 | 7-8-2 | John W. Balquist |
| 1954 | 5-9 | John W. Balquist |
| 1955 | 3-12 | John W. Balquist |
| 1956 | 11-5-1 | John W. Balquist |
| 1957 | 7-7 | John W. Balquist |
| 1958 | 4-10-1 | John W. Balquist |
| 1959 | 9-7 | John W. Balquist |
| 1960 | 12-6-1 | John W. Balquist |
| 1961 | 11-4 | John W. Balquist |
| 1962 | 12-4 | John W. Balquist |
| 1963 | 11-7-1 | John W. Balquist |
| 1964 | 10-7 | John W. Balquist |
| 1965 | 14-7 | John W. Balquist |
| 1966 | 11-7 | John W. Balquist |
| 1967 | 6-10 | John W. Balquist |
| 1968 | 9-12 | John W. Balquist |
| 1969 | 10-9 | John W. Balquist |
| 1970 | 4-11 | John W. Balquist |
| 1971 | 7-11 | John W. Balquist |
| 1972 | 8-11 | John W. Balquist |
| 1973 | 8-19 | Richard S. Sakala |
| 1974 | 8-16 | Richard S. Sakala |
| 1975 | 7-16-1 | Richard S. Sakala |
| 1976 | 17-12 | Richard S. Sakala |
| 1977 | 17-18 | Richard S. Sakala |
| 1978 | 15-17 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1979 | 14-16 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1980 | 9-21 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1981 | 15-16 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1982 | 17-17 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1983 | 13-22 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1984 | 23-17 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1985 | 22-16 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1986 | 22-19 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1987 | 28-14 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1988 | 17-22 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1989 | 19-19 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1990 | 12-24 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1991 | 10-25 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1992 | 12-23 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1993 | 19-21 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1994 | 18-24 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1995 | 15-24-1 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1996 | 13-29 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1997 | 12-26-1 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1998 | 11-30 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 1999 | 13-27 | Mikio Aoki |
| 2000 | 11-34 | Mikio Aoki |
| 2001 | 20-27 | Mikio Aoki |
| 2002 | 22-25 | Mikio Aoki |
| 2003 | 21-27 | Mikio Aoki |
| 2004 | 14-28 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 2005 | 10-31 | Paul E. Fernandes |
| 2006 | 13-32 | Brett M. Boretti |
| 2007 | 16-28-1 | Brett M. Boretti |
| 2008 | 22-30 | Brett M. Boretti |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| William J. Finley | New York, NY | 1886 | 7/12/1886 |
| Leo Fishel | Babylon, NY | 1895-98 | 5/3/1899 |
| Edward T. Collins | Millerton, NY | 1904-06 | 9/17/1906 |
| George A. Smith | Byram, CT | 1913-16 | 8/9/1916 |
| Henry L. (Lou) Gehrig | New York, NY | 1923 | 6/15/1923 |
| Bernard A. (Bud) Culloton | Kingston, NY | 1917 | 4/16/1925 |
| Arthur L. Smith | Boston, MA | 1926-28 | 6/9/1932 |
| Eugene T. Larkin | Flushing, NY | 1981-84 | 5/21/1987 |
| Frank P. Seminara | Brooklyn, NY | 1986-88 | 6/2/1992 |
| Fernando Perez | Elizabeth, NJ | 2002-04 | 9/5/2008 |
| bold | member of Columbia Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League | 1930-92 |
| Ivy League | 1993-date |
Highlights:
John M. Ward (DB 7/18/1878), J. Lee Richmond (DB 9/27/1879), Arthur F. Clarke (DB 4/19/1890), Joseph H. Conzelman (DB 5/1/1913), Fletcher Low (DB 10/7/1915), Morris Berg (DB 6/27/1923), Lafayette F. (Fresco) Thompson (DB 9/5/1925), Ethan N. Allen (DB 6/21/1926), Sanford Koufax (DB 6/24/1955) attended
Sidney Luckman (NFL HOF) played 1937
Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League champion 1933-34, 1944, 1963, 1976…Ivy League (Gehrig Division) champion 1993
All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1965 | Archie Roberts (ABCA) |
| 1984 | Gene Larkin (ABCA) |
