San Jose State University

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San Jose State
Spartans San Jose, CA

Name History:


California Normal School 1862-1921
San Jose State Teachers College 1921-35
San Jose State College 1935-72
California State University, San Jose 1972-74
San Jose State University 1974-date

Baseball Team History:


Year Record Coach
1911 2-3
1912 1-0
1913 3-4
1914 1-0
1915 5-7 George Boehmer
1916 7-2 George Boehmer
1917-21 No Team
1922 4-0 Karl Hazeltine
1923 5-3 Karl Hazeltine
1924 4-5-2 Karl Hazeltine
1925 4-3 E.R. Knollin
1926 2-4 E.R. Knollin
1927 11-5 E.R. Knollin
1928 10-2-1 E.R. Knollin
1929 10-7 Walter C. Crawford
1930 5-9 Walter C. Crawford
1931 9-7 Walter C. Crawford
1932 14-6 Walter C. Crawford
1933 10-8 Wilbur V. Hubbard
1934 8-4-1 Wilbur V. Hubbard
1935 17-6 Joe Blacow
1936 9-8-1 Joe Blacow
1937 9-8 Gil Bishop
1938 5-10-1 Gil Bishop
1939 10-7 Walter McPherson
1940 4-14 Walter McPherson
1941 6-10 Walter McPherson
1942 3-9 Walter McPherson
1943 5-6 Milton Lanyon
1944 4-5-1 S. Glenn (Tiny) Hartranft
1945 8-4 S. Glenn (Tiny) Hartranft
1946 9-9 Ralph Johnson
1947 16-10 Walter McPherson
1948 13-14-1 Walt Williams
1949 19-10-1 Walt Williams
1950 12-17 Walt Williams
1951 10-17 Walt Williams
1952 13-13-2 Walt Williams
1953 16-19-1 Walt Williams
1954 12-10-1 Walt Williams
1955 16-14 Walt Williams
1956 19-10 Walt Williams
1957 18-11-3 Edward E. Sobczak
1958 13-18-1 Edward E. Sobczak
1959 19-22-1 Edward E. Sobczak
1960 27-13-1 Edward E. Sobczak
1961 16-23-1 Edward E. Sobczak
1962 24-17 Edward E. Sobczak
1963 14-18-1 Edward E. Sobczak
1964 20-20 Edward E. Sobczak
1965 13-24 Edward E. Sobczak
1966 12-22 Edward E. Sobczak
1967 12-19 Edward E. Sobczak
1968 15-24 Edward E. Sobczak
1969 16-19-1 Edward E. Sobczak/Gene Menges
1970 21-18 Gene Menges
1971 30-14 Gene Menges
1972 29-20 Gene Menges
1973 32-15-1 Gene Menges
1974 24-26 Gene Menges
1975 22-22 Gene Menges
1976 19-36 Gene Menges
1977 35-23 Gene Menges
1978 40-24 Gene Menges
1979 39-20 Gene Menges
1980 29-24-1 Gene Menges
1981 28-29-1 Gene Menges
1982 14-39 Gene Menges
1983 32-20 Gene Menges
1984 28-35-1 Gene Menges
1985 24-34 Gene Menges
1986 21-33 Gene Menges
1987 31-28 Samuel J. Piraro
1988 31-30 Samuel J. Piraro
1989 40-19 Samuel J. Piraro
1990 43-17 Samuel J. Piraro
1991 25-30 Samuel J. Piraro
1992 31-22-1 Samuel J. Piraro
1993 34-19 Samuel J. Piraro
1994 29-26 Samuel J. Piraro
1995 21-33-1 Samuel J. Piraro
1996 28-28 Samuel J. Piraro
1997 38-21 Samuel J. Piraro
1998 31-23 Samuel J. Piraro
1999 30-26-1 Samuel J. Piraro
2000 41-24 Samuel J. Piraro
2001 37-22-1 Samuel J. Piraro
2002 45-17 Samuel J. Piraro
2003 25-32 Douglas A. Thurman
2004 23-31-1 Samuel J. Piraro
2005 28-28-1 Samuel J. Piraro
2006 33-26 Samuel J. Piraro

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
John H. Oldham Salinas, CA 1952-54 9/2/1956
Harold E. Kolstad Rice Lake, WI 1956-57 4/22/1962
Larry Lintz Martinez, CA 1970-71 7/14/1973
Randall G. Johnson Escondido, CA 1977-78 4/27/1982
Christopher A. Codiroli Oxnard, CA 1977 9/11/1982
Michael C. Brown San Francisco, CA 1980 7/21/1983
Mark E. Langston San Diego, CA 1979-81 4/7/1984
Kenneth G. Caminiti Hanford, CA 1983-84 7/16/1987
Anthony C. Telford San Jose, CA 1985-87 8/19/1990
Anthony F. Chavez Turlock, CA 1991-92 9/2/1997
Jeffery D. Ball Merced, CA 1990 6/10/1998
Jason W. Simontacchi Mountain View, CA 1995 5/4/2002
Jason J. Jimenez Modesto, CA 1997 6/3/2002
Kevin V. Frandsen San Jose, CA 2001-04 4/28/2006
Michael G. Rouse San Jose, CA 1999 6/9/2006
bold member of San Jose State Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:


California Collegiate Athletic Association 1939-49
West Coast Athletic Conference 1958-69
Pacific Coast Athletic Association 1970-76, 1985-88
Northern California Baseball Association 1977-84
Big West Conference 1989-96
Western Athletic Conference 1997-date

Highlights:


Edward F. Bressoud (DB 6/14/1956), Richard E. Lysander (DB 4/12/1980) attended


California Collegiate Athletic Association champion 1949…West Coast Athletic Conference champion 1960-64...Pacific Coast Athletic Association champion 1971…Western Athletic Conference (West Division) champion 1997


College World Series participant 2000


All-America selections (First-Team)


1984 Ken Caminiti (The Sporting News)
1987 Anthony Telford (Baseball America)
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