Grambling State University

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Grambling Tigers Grambling, LA

Name History:

Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute	1928-46
Grambling College	1946-59
Grambling State University	1959-date

Baseball Team History:

Year	Record	Coach
1929		Ralph W.E. Jones
1930		Ralph W.E. Jones
1931		Ralph W.E. Jones
1932		Ralph W.E. Jones
1933		Ralph W.E. Jones
1934		Ralph W.E. Jones
1935		Ralph W.E. Jones
1936		Ralph W.E. Jones
1937		Ralph W.E. Jones
1938		Ralph W.E. Jones
1939		Ralph W.E. Jones
1940		Ralph W.E. Jones
1941		Ralph W.E. Jones
1942		Ralph W.E. Jones
1943		Ralph W.E. Jones
1944		Ralph W.E. Jones
1945		Ralph W.E. Jones
1946		Ralph W.E. Jones
1947		Ralph W.E. Jones
1948		Ralph W.E. Jones
1949		Ralph W.E. Jones
1950		Ralph W.E. Jones
1951		Ralph W.E. Jones
1952		Ralph W.E. Jones
1953		Ralph W.E. Jones
1954		Ralph W.E. Jones
1955		Ralph W.E. Jones
1956		Ralph W.E. Jones
1957		Ralph W.E. Jones
1958	10-4	Ralph W.E. Jones
1959	19-4	Ralph W.E. Jones
1960	13-7	Ralph W.E. Jones
1961		Ralph W.E. Jones
1962	21-4	Ralph W.E. Jones
1963	28-4	Ralph W.E. Jones
1964		Ralph W.E. Jones
1965	25-2	Ralph W.E. Jones
1966		Ralph W.E. Jones
1967	37-3	Ralph W.E. Jones
1968		Ralph W.E. Jones
1969		Ralph W.E. Jones
1970		Ralph W.E. Jones
1971	16-14	Ralph W.E. Jones
1972	19-16	Ralph W.E. Jones
1973	19-8	Ralph W.E. Jones
1974	22-8	Ralph W.E. Jones
1975	16-10	Ralph W.E. Jones
1976	11-16	Ralph W.E. Jones
1977	19-16-1	Ralph W.E. Jones
1978	32-19	Wilbert B. Ellis
1979	38-12	Wilbert B. Ellis
1980	39-15	Wilbert B. Ellis
1981	37-19	Wilbert B. Ellis
1982	27-12	Wilbert B. Ellis
1983	31-12	Wilbert B. Ellis
1984	29-15	Wilbert B. Ellis
1985	36-16-1	Wilbert B. Ellis
1986	24-20	Wilbert B. Ellis
1987	25-20	Wilbert B. Ellis
1988	31-21	Wilbert B. Ellis
1989	25-18	Wilbert B. Ellis
1990	20-25	Wilbert B. Ellis
1991	18-23	Wilbert B. Ellis
1992	28-20	Wilbert B. Ellis
1993	24-18	Wilbert B. Ellis
1994	26-14	Wilbert B. Ellis
1995	20-16	Wilbert B. Ellis
1996	24-17	Wilbert B. Ellis
1997	25-13	Wilbert B. Ellis
1998	31-13	Wilbert B. Ellis
1999	37-14	Wilbert B. Ellis
2000	36-19	Wilbert B. Ellis
2001	25-23	Wilbert B. Ellis
2002	24-26	Wilbert B. Ellis
2003	22-25-1	Wilbert B. Ellis
2004	11-35	James O. (Sap) Randall
2005	13-31	James O. (Sap) Randall
2006	6-35	James O. (Sap) Randall
2007	18-29	Barret L. Rey
2008	21-28	Barret L. Rey

Major League Players

Name	Birthplace	Dates Played at College	Major League Debut
Tommie L. Agee	Magnolia, AL	1961	9/14/1962
Ralph A. Garr	Monroe, LA	1964-67	9/3/1968
Jophery C. Brown	Grambling, LA	1964-66	9/21/1968
John Jeter	Shreveport, LA	1963-64	6/14/1969
Matthew Alexander	Shreveport, LA	1966-68	8/23/1973
Reginald C. Baldwin	River Rouge, MI	1973-76	5/25/1978
Gary L. Eave	Monroe, LA	1983-85	4/12/1988
James O. (Sap) Randall	Mobile, AL	1979-81	8/2/1988
Leonard I. Webster	New Orleans, LA	1983-85	9/1/1989
Gerald F. Williams	New Orleans, LA	1985-87	9/15/1992
Courtney D. Duncan	Mobile, AL	1994-96	4/2/2001

bold	member of Grambling State Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:

Southwestern Athletic Conference

1958-date

Highlights:

Louis C. Jackson (DB 7/23/1958), Cleon J. Jones (DB 9/14/1963), Lynn E. McGlothen (DB 6/25/1972), Leslie C. (Charlie) Spikes (DB 9/1/1972) attended

Southwestern Athletic Conference champion 1961-64, 1967, 1986

NAIA World Series participant 1961, 1963-64, 1967...NAIA World Series 2^nd place 1963-64