Texas A&M University
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Name History:
| Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas | 1876-1963 |
| Texas A&M University | 1963-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1894 | 3-1 | |
| 1895-03 | No Team | |
| 1904 | 9-3 | Wirt Spencer |
| 1905 | 11-5 | Wirt Spencer |
| 1906 | 12-8 | Wirt Spencer |
| 1907 | 8-4-2 | Wirt Spencer |
| 1908 | 7-8-1 | Wirt Spencer |
| 1909 | 8-11 | Charles B. Moran |
| 1910 | 7-9-1 | Charles B. Moran |
| 1911 | 7-9-1 | Charles B. Moran |
| 1912 | 14-5-1 | Charles B. Moran |
| 1913 | 6-6 | Charles B. Moran |
| 1914 | 6-6-2 | Charles B. Moran |
| 1915 | 16-5 | Cornelius C. Lucid |
| 1916 | 17-8 | Dorsett V. Graves |
| 1917 | 9-5-3 | Dorsett V. Graves |
| 1918 | 14-5 | Dorsett V. Graves |
| 1919 | 8-6 | Dorsett V. Graves |
| 1920 | 12-6-1 | Dana X. Bible |
| 1921 | 17-4 | Dana X. Bible |
| 1922 | 9-8 | Eugene Cocreham |
| 1923 | 9-12-2 | H.H. House |
| 1924 | 9-13 | H.H. House |
| 1925 | 6-12 | Claude J. Rothgeb |
| 1926 | 16-4-2 | Claude J. Rothgeb |
| 1927 | 16-7 | Claude J. Rothgeb |
| 1928 | 8-9-1 | Robert D. Countryman |
| 1929 | 14-8-2 | Robert D. Countryman |
| 1930 | 16-6 | Roswell G. Higginbotham |
| 1931 | 12-6 | Roswell G. Higginbotham |
| 1932 | 7-11-1 | Roswell G. Higginbotham |
| 1933 | 9-10 | Roswell G. Higginbotham |
| 1934 | 10-7-1 | Roswell G. Higginbotham |
| 1935 | 10-8-1 | Roswell G. Higginbotham |
| 1936 | 10-12-1 | Jules V. Sikes |
| 1937 | 15-51 | Jules V. Sikes |
| 1938 | 11-10 | Martin G. Karow |
| 1939 | 9-14-2 | Martin G. Karow |
| 1940 | 11-10 | Martin G. Karow |
| 1941 | 11-10 | Martin G. Karow |
| 1942 | 19-3 | Lilburn J. Dimmit |
| 1943 | 12-6 | Homer H. Norton |
| 1944 | 6-10 | Homer H. Norton |
| 1945 | 3-11 | Adrian E. (Pete) Jones |
| 1946 | 16-7 | Lilburn J. Dimmit |
| 1947 | 14-8 | Lilburn J. Dimmit |
| 1948 | 19-7 | Martin G. Karow |
| 1949 | 17-8 | Martin G. Karow |
| 1950 | 17-11 | Martin G. Karow |
| 1951 | 21-11 | Roy C. (Beau) Bell |
| 1952 | 10-19-1 | Roy C. (Beau) Bell |
| 1953 | 10-15 | Roy C. (Beau) Bell |
| 1954 | 11-13 | Roy C. (Beau) Bell |
| 1955 | 20-7 | Roy C. (Beau) Bell |
| 1956 | 10-13 | Roy C. (Beau) Bell |
| 1957 | 5-15 | Roy C. (Beau) Bell |
| 1958 | 11-11 | Roy C. (Beau) Bell |
| 1959 | 18-9 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1960 | 5-17-1 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1961 | 14-10-1 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1962 | 18-7 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1963 | 15-10-1 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1964 | 19-8-1 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1965 | 16-7 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1966 | 20-8-2 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1967 | 17-11-1 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1968 | 21-7 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1969 | 15-11 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1970 | 25-9 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1971 | 31-9 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1972 | 27-13 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1973 | 19-9 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1974 | 31-13 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1975 | 32-15-1 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1976 | 40-13 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1977 | 37-16 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1978 | 39-16 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1979 | 30-20 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1980 | 38-14 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1981 | 35-16-1 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1982 | 33-19-1 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1983 | 24-21 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1984 | 41-21 | Troy C. (Tom) Chandler |
| 1985 | 39-16 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1986 | 45-23 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1987 | 44-22-1 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1988 | 52-15 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1989 | 58-7 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1990 | 43-17 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1991 | 44-23 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1992 | 41-20 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1993 | 53-11 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1994 | 31-22 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1995 | 44-22-1 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1996 | 37-21 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1997 | 39-22 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1998 | 46-20 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 1999 | 52-18 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 2000 | 23-35 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 2001 | 33-27 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 2002 | 35-24 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 2003 | 45-19 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 2004 | 42-22 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 2005 | 30-25-1 | Mark L. Johnson |
| 2006 | 25-30-1 | Robert A. Childress |
| 2007 | 48-19 | Robert A. Childress |
| 2008 | 46-19 | Robert A. Childress |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Michael R. Balenti | Calumet, OK | 1910 | 7/19/1911 |
| Carlos P. (Tim) Griesenbeck | San Antonio, TX | 1915-17 | 9/11/1920 |
| Bernard Henderson | Douglassville, TX | 1920-21 | 9/5/1921 |
| Emory E. (Topper) Rigney | Groveton, TX | 1915-18 | 4/12/1922 |
| Oliver J. (Joel) Hunt | Texico, NM | 1928 | 4/27/1931 |
| Roy C. (Beau) Bell | Bellville, TX | 1929-31 | 4/16/1935 |
| Jake T. Mooty | Bennett, TX | 1933-35 | 9/9/1936 |
| William Sodd | Fort Worth, TX | 1933-35 | 9/27/1937 |
| Jesse G. Landrum | Crockett, TX | 1936-37 | 4/26/1938 |
| John B. Carden | Killeen, TX | 1942-43 | 5/18/1946 |
| Stanley E. Hollmig | Fredericksburg, TX | 1947-48 | 4/19/1949 |
| Leslie E. Peden | Azle, TX | 1941-43 | 4/17/1953 |
| Wallace W. Moon | Bay, AR | 1949-50 | 4/13/1954 |
| David A. Johnson | Orlando, FL | 1962 | 4/13/1965 |
| Louis S. Camilli | El Paso, TX | 1965-67 | 8/9/1969 |
| Douglas J. Rau | Columbus, TX | 1968-70 | 9/2/1972 |
| Robert A. Bonner | Uvalde, TX | 1975-78 | 9/12/1980 |
| Richard B. (Bryan) Little | Houston, TX | 1979-80 | 7/29/1982 |
| Mark J. Ross | Galveston, TX | 1976-79 | 9/12/1982 |
| Mark A. Thurmond | Houston, TX | 1976-79 | 5/14/1983 |
| Steven K. Davis | San Antonio, TX | 1979-82 | 8/25/1985 |
| Sherman S. Corbett | New Braunfels, TX | 1982-84 | 5/29/1988 |
| Richard F. Luecken | McAllen, TX | 1980-83 | 6/6/1989 |
| Russell H. Swan | Fremont, CA | 1985-86 | 8/3/1989 |
| Edward C. (Chuck) Knoblauch | Houston, TX | 1987-89 | 4/9/1991 |
| Ever Magallanes (Espinoza) | El Sanz, MEX | 1986-87 | 5/17/1991 |
| Scott L. Livingstone | Dallas, TX | 1985-88 | 7/19/1991 |
| Richard W. Robertson | Nacogdoches, TX | 1990 | 4/30/1993 |
| Jeffrey A. Granger | San Pedro, CA | 1991-93 | 9/16/1993 |
| Christopher H. Clemons | Baytown, TX | 1992-94 | 7/23/1997 |
| Warren N. (Trey) Moore | Houston, TX | 1992-94 | 4/5/1998 |
| John C. (Chad) Allen | Dallas, TX | 1994-96 | 4/6/1999 |
| Ryan K. Rupe | Houston, TX | 1994-95, 97-98 | 5/5/1999 |
| Kelly D. Wunsch | Houston, TX | 1991-93 | 4/3/2000 |
| Clarence M. (Matt) Blank | Texarkana, TX | 1996-97 | 4/3/2000 |
| Kevin P. Beirne | Houston, TX | 1994 | 5/17/2000 |
| Jason R. Tyner | Bedford, TX | 1996-98 | 6/5/2000 |
| Justin S. Atchley | Sedro-Woolley, WA | 1994-95 | 4/7/2001 |
| Casey P. Fossum | Cherry Hill, NJ | 1997-99 | 7/28/2001 |
| Logan F. Kensing | San Antonio, TX | 2002 | 9/10/2004 |
| Eric S. Reed | Little Rock, AR | 2000-02 | 4/3/2006 |
| Zachary T. Jackson | Greensburg, PA | 2004 | 6/4/2006 |
| Justin M. Ruggiano | Austin, TX | 2003-04 | 9/19/2007 |
| Clifton R. Pennington | Corpus Christi, TX | 2003-05 | 8/12/2008 |
| bold | member of Texas A&M Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Southwest Conference | 1915-96 |
| Big XII Conference | 1997-date |
Highlights:
Harry W. (Rip) Collins (DB 4/19/1920), Troy L. Neel (DB 5/30/1992) played football…Raymond F. Katt (DB 9/16/1952) played on “B Squad” baseball team in 1947
Ernest A. Koy (DB 4/19/1938), Roy D. McMillan (DB 6/27/1973), Roland F. Sheldon (DB 4/23/1961), David E. Clyde (DB 6/27/1973), Jon L. (Lew) Ford (DB 5/29/2003) attended
Southwest Conference champion 1931, 1934, 1937, 1942-43, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1977-78, 1986, 1989, 1993...Southwest Conference tournament champion 1986, 1989...Big XII Conference champion 1998-99…Big XII Conference tournament champion 2007
College World Series participant 1951, 1964, 1993, 1999
All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1951 | Pat Hubert (ABCA) |
| 1965 | Mike McClure (ABCA) |
| 1969 | Bob Long (ABCA) |
| 1971 | Dave Elmendorf (ABCA) |
| 1974 | Jim Hacker (ABCA) |
| 1982 | Joe Szekely (The Sporting News) |
| 1987 | Scott Livingstone (Baseball America/The Sporting News) |
| 1988 | Scott Livingstone (The Sporting News) |
| 1989 | Terry Taylor (Baseball America) |
| 1989 | John Byington (ABCA/Baseball America/The Sporting News) |
| 1993 | Brian Thomas (ABCA/Baseball America) |
| 1993 | Jeff Granger (ABCA) |
| 1995 | John Curl (Collegiate Baseball) |
| 1999 | Daylan Holt (ABCA/Baseball America) |
| 2003 | Scott Beerer (Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
