Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Name History:
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1861-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1883 | ||
| 1884 | ||
| 1885 | ||
| 1886 | ||
| 1887 | ||
| 1888 | ||
| 1889-01 No Team | ||
| 1902 | 4-2 | |
| 1903 | 0-5 | |
| 1904 | 3-1-1 | |
| 1905 | 0-2 | |
| 1906 | 3-1 | |
| 1907 | 3-6 | |
| 1908 | 5-3 | John Ewers |
| 1909 | 6-3 | John Ewers |
| 1910 | 4-2 | |
| 1911 | 3-6 | |
| 1912 | 3-4 | |
| 1913 | 8-1 | |
| 1914 | 5-4-1 | A.J. Sturznegger |
| 1915 | 2-8 | Fountain |
| 1916 | 4-3 | Fountain |
| 1917 | 4-2 | J. Reed |
| 1918 | 7-2 | J. Reed |
| 1919 | 1-3 | J. Reed |
| 1920 | 5-3 | J. Reed |
| 1921 | 6-2 | Guerdon N. Messer |
| 1922 | 3-6 | Guerdon N. Messer |
| 1923 | 4-4 | Evans |
| 1924 | 4-5 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1925 | 5-4 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1926 | 3-7 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1927 | 3-4 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1928 | 1-2 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1929 | 4-3 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1930 | 1-7 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1931 | 2-3 | John J. Evers |
| 1932 | 3-4 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1933-35 No Team | ||
| 1936 | 2-1 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1937 | 1-7 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1938 | 2-6 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1939 | 4-3 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1940 | 2-6 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1941 | 6-3 | Walter J. (Duke) Nelson |
| 1942 | 0-5 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1943 | 0-2 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1944 | No Team | |
| 1945 | 3-2 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1946 | 3-3 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1947 | 7-6 | Paul S. (Pop) Graham |
| 1948 | 6-7 | Jess W. (Skip) Falkenstein |
| 1949 | 11-5 | Jess W. (Skip) Falkenstein |
| 1950 | 11-8 | Jess W. (Skip) Falkenstein |
| 1951 | 4-9 | Jess W. (Skip) Falkenstein |
| 1952 | 9-6 | Jess W. (Skip) Falkenstein |
| 1953 | 3-6 | John H. Coons |
| 1954 | 4-5 | John H. Coons |
| 1955 | 4-8 | Joseph Purello |
| 1956 | 4-9 | Joseph Purello |
| 1957 | 5-9 | Joseph Purello |
| 1958 | 8-6 | Joseph Purello |
| 1959 | 13-3 | Joseph Purello |
| 1960 | 8-6 | Joseph Purello |
| 1961 | 7-7 | Joseph Purello |
| 1962 | 11-4 | Joseph Purello |
| 1963 | 8-2 | Joseph Purello |
| 1964 | 10-7 | Joseph Purello |
| 1965 | 10-6 | Joseph Purello |
| 1966 | 8-6 | Joseph Purello |
| 1967 | 6-6 | Joseph Purello |
| 1968 | 9-5 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1969 | 3-13 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1970 | 9-8 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1971 | 8-7-1 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1972 | 8-9 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1973 | 13-4 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1974 | 12-5 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1975 | 11-8 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1976 | 9-13 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1977 | 10-11 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1978 | 12-9 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1979 | 10-12 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1980 | 9-11 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1981 | 15-6-1 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1982 | 13-12 | Robert F. Ducatte |
| 1983 | 14-8 | David R. White |
| 1984 | 5-13 | David R. White |
| 1985 | 14-9-1 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1986 | 6-16 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1987 | 20-8 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1988 | 19-15 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1989 | 21-15 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1990 | 28-12 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1991 | 23-13-1 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1992 | 28-10 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1993 | 25-14-1 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1994 | 24-16 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1995 | 27-13 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1996 | 29-5 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1997 | 31-8 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1998 | 31-8 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 1999 | 26-12 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 2000 | 25-12 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 2001 | 22-16 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 2002 | 33-11 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 2003 | 26-15 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 2004 | 27-17 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 2005 | 25-15 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 2006 | 34-11 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 2007 | 29-10 | Karl H. Steffen |
| 2008 | 36-12 | Karl H. Steffen |
Major League Players
| NONE |
| bold | member of Rensselaer Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Independent Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1966-78 |
| Capital District Conference | 1975-78 |
| Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | 1996-2004 |
| Liberty League | 2005-date |
Highlights:
Independent Collegiate Athletic Conference champion 1969…Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association champion 1996-03…Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association tournament champion 2003-04…Liberty League champion 2006
Division III World Series participant 1996, 2002
Division III All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1976 | Ron Page (ABCA) |
| 1987 | Tom Wood (ABCA) |
| 1993 | Doug Drumm (ABCA) |
| 1996 | Dave Lohrman (ABCA) |
| 1997 | Bill Snyder (ABCA) |
| 1999 | Keith Heid (ABCA) |
| 2002 | Travis Teeter (ABCA) |
