Long Beach City College

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Long Beach City College
VikingsLong Beach, CA

Name History:


Long Beach Junior College
Long Beach City College **-date

Baseball Team History:


Year Record Coach
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931 Mel Griffin
1932 Mel Griffin
1933 Mel Griffin
1934 Mel Griffin
1935 Mel Griffin
1936 Mel Griffin
1937 Mel Griffin
1938 Mel Griffin
1939 Mel Griffin
1940 Mel Griffin
1941 Mel Griffin
1942 Mel Griffin
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963 Joe Hicks
1964 Joe Hicks
1965 Joe Hicks
1966 Joe Hicks
1967 Joe Hicks
1968 Joe Hicks
1969 Joe Hicks
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976 Bob Myers
1977 Bob Myers
1978 Bob Myers
1979 Bob Myers
1980 Bob Myers
1981 Bob Myers
1982
1983
1984
1985 Kenneth Gaylord
1986 Kenneth Gaylord
1987 Kenneth Gaylord
1988 Kenneth Gaylord
1989 Kenneth Gaylord
1990 Kenneth Gaylord
1991
1992
1993
1994 21-21 Casey Crook
1995 28-12-2 Casey Crook
1996 27-15-1 Casey Crook
1997 22-21-1 Casey Crook
1998 25-18 Casey Crook
1999 32-18 Casey Crook
2000 19-22 Casey Crook
2001 21-22 Casey Crook
2002 23-21 Casey Crook
2003 22-19-2 Casey Crook
2004 15-21 Casey Crook
2005 22-16 Casey Crook
2006 41-10 Casey Crook
2007 Casey Crook

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
John T. Salveson Fullerton, CA 1931 6/3/1933
Vernon D. Stephens McAlister, NM 1938 9/13/1941
John H. Brewer Los Angeles, CA 1937 7/15/1944
James M. (Marlan) Coughtry Hollywood, CA 1953 9/2/1960
Gordon C. Seyfried Long Beach, CA 1956 9/13/1963
Joseph C. (Casey) Cox Long Beach, CA 1961 4/15/1966
David L. Marshall Artesia, CA 1962 9/7/1967
Sydney L. O’Brien Compton, CA 1963 4/15/1969
Edward C. Crosby Long Beach, CA 1968-69 7/12/1970
Michael L. (Leon) Hooten Downey, CA 1967-68 4/13/1974
Carl D. (Dave) Frost Long Beach, CA 1971 9/11/1977
Craig P. Chamberlain Hollywood, CA 1977 8/12/1979
Greg A. Harris Lynwood, CA 1975-76 5/20/1981
Jacinto D. (Damion) Easley New York, NY 1988-89 8/13/1992
Brian C. Turang Long Beach, CA 8/13/1993
Michael D. Gallo Long Beach, CA 7/2/2003
bold member of Hall of Champions

Conference Affiliations:


Western Junior College Conference 1933-34
Southern California Junior College Conference 1936
Metropolitan Conference 1938-69
South Coast Conference 1987-date

Highlights:


Southern California Junior College Conference champion 1936…Metropolitan Conference champion 1963, 1968…Conference champion 1976-78…South Coast Conference champion 1989, 1996, 2006


California State Champion 1954, 1968-69, 1976, 2006

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