University of Alabama

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University of Alabama
Nickname: Crimson Tide
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL (US)
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Tuscaloosa, AL

Name History:


University of Alabama 1820-date

Baseball Team History:


Year Record Coach
1892 1-0 Shelby Fletcher, manager
1893 4-6-1 W.M. Walker, manager
1894 10-3 J.H. Lyons, manager
1895 9-3 J.F. Jenkins, manager
1896 5-5 Eli Abbott
1897 10-0 William E. (Kid) Peeples
1898 2-3 Joseph Black, manager
1899 3-6 F.C. Owen, manager
1900 9-3 Ardis Smith
1901 9-3 Thomas C. Stouch
1902 7-1 Thomas C. Stouch
1903 15-3 Thomas C. Stouch
1904 12-10 Thomas C. Stouch
1905 6-8-1 Thomas C. Stouch
1906 4-16-1 Schwartz
1907 21-7 John W.H. Pollard
1908 14-4 John W.H. Pollard
1909 19-3 John W.H. Pollard
1910 12-8-1 John W.H. Pollard
1911 12-5 Guy S. Lowman
1912 16-6 Dorsett V. (Tubby) Graves
1913 22-7 Dorsett V. (Tubby) Graves
1914 11-13 Dorsett V. (Tubby) Graves
1915 17-4-1 Dorsett V. (Tubby) Graves
1916 12-10 Balpha L. (Lonnie) Noojin
1917 14-2 Balpha L. (Lonnie) Noojin
1918 13-4 Balpha L. (Lonnie) Noojin
1919 16-2 Balpha L. (Lonnie) Noojin
1920 15-2 Gordon M. (Slim) Lewis
1921 7-12-1 Charles A. Bernier
1922 7-16-2 Charles A. Bernier
1923 14-7-1 Charles A. Bernier
1924 17-6 William W. (Wallace) Wade
1925 21-6 William W. (Wallace) Wade
1926 10-12-1 William W. (Wallace) Wade
1927 13-8-1 William W. (Wallace) Wade
1928 12-7-2 Henry G. Crisp
1929 11-8-2 Jess C. Neely
1930 17-7 Jess C. Neely
1931 13-5-1 Sam Hinton
1932 10-2-1 Sam Hinton
1933 8-6 William J.B. Whitworth
1934 13-5 William J.B. Whitworth
1935 12-2 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1936 10-3-1 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1937 12-4 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1938 13-2 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1939 10-10 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1940 14-2 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1941 19-2-1 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1942 10-2 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1943 12-6 Paul Burnham
1944-45 No Team
1946 13-7 Millard Fleming (Dixie) Howell
1947 20-7 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1948 18-11 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1949 14-8 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1950 22-12 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1951 17-5-1 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1952 13-11 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1953 10-9 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1954 10-7 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1955 23-6 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1956 18-7 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1957 18-8 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1958 14-7 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1959 8-7 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1960 11-7 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1961 12-9 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1962 16-10-1 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1963 11-10 Tilden (Happy) Campbell
1964 10-10 Joseph W. Sewell
1965 12-12 Joseph W. Sewell
1966 13-7 Joseph W. Sewell
1967 23-21 Joseph W. Sewell
1968 24-14 Joseph W. Sewell
1969 24-15 Joseph W. Sewell
1970 10-22 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1971 19-25 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1972 21-14-1 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1973 22-14 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1974 37-16 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1975 34-32 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1976 25-18 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1977 27-18 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1978 23-20 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1979 18-27 Lloyd H. (Hayden) Riley
1980 18-28 Barry J. Shollenberger
1981 41-15-1 Barry J. Shollenberger
1982 32-21 Barry J. Shollenberger
1983 46-11 Barry J. Shollenberger
1984 35-18 Barry J. Shollenberger
1985 30-23 Barry J. Shollenberger
1986 43-20 Barry J. Shollenberger
1987 25-26 Barry J. Shollenberger
1988 27-26 Barry J. Shollenberger
1989 32-24 Barry J. Shollenberger
1990 34-21 Barry J. Shollenberger
1991 42-20 Barry J. Shollenberger
1992 34-21 Barry J. Shollenberger
1993 27-25 Barry J. Shollenberger
1994 21-35 Barry J. Shollenberger
1995 42-23 James B. Wells
1996 50-19 James B. Wells
1997 56-14 James B. Wells
1998 46-18 James B. Wells
1999 53-16 James B. Wells
2000 41-24 James B. Wells
2001 32-23 James B. Wells
2002 51-15 James B. Wells
2003 38-24 James B. Wells
2004 29-26 James B. Wells
2005 40-23 James B. Wells
2006 44-21 James B. Wells
2007 31-26 James B. Wells
2008 35-28 James B. Wells

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
Derrill B. Pratt Walhalla, SC 1908-09 4/11/1912
James A. (Dan) Boone Samantha, AL 1917-19 9/10/1919
William G. (Lena) Styles Gurley, AL 1916-19 9/10/1919
Joseph W. Sewell Titus, AL 1917-20 9/10/1920
Jackson R. (Riggs) Stephenson Akron, AL 1918-20 4/13/1921
Francis B. Pratt Blocton, AL 1917-18, 20-21 5/13/1921
James L. (Luke) Sewell Titus, AL 1919-21 6/30/1921
Isaac M. (Ike) Boone Samantha, AL 1919-20 4/22/1922
Ernest J. Wingard Prattville, AL 1920-21 5/1/1924
Verdo W. Elmore Gordo, AL 1922-23 9/11/1924
Andrew H. Cohen Baltimore, MD 1923-25 6/6/1926
Thomas W. Sewell Titus, AL 1926-27 6/21/1927
Minter C. (Jackie) Hayes Clanton, AL 1926-27 8/5/1927
Grant Gillis Grove Hill, AL 1922-24 9/19/1927
Emile D. (Red) Barnes Suggsville, AL 1924-26 9/29/1927
Max Rosenfeld New York, NY 1922-24 4/21/1931
Broadus M. (Bruce) Connatser Sevierville, TN 1925-26 9/15/1931
Walter F. (Whitey) Hilcher Chicago, IL 1929-30 9/17/1931
Raymond W. Pepper Decatur, AL 1926-27 4/15/1932
John M. Campbell Washington, DC 1925-27 7/23/1933
Sydney H. Cohen Baltimore, MD 1925-27 9/18/1934
Frederic W. Sington Birmingham, AL 1929-31 9/23/1934
James T. Sheehan New Haven, CT 1934 9/26/1936
Lee O. Rogers Tuscaloosa, AL 1934-35 4/27/1938
James R. Tabor New Hope, AL 1935-36 8/2/1938
LeGrant E. Scott Cleveland, OH 1933-34 4/19/1939
Frank J. (Skeeter) Scalzi Lafferty, OH 1935-36 7/21/1939
Henry V. (Vic) Bradford Brownsville, TN 1938-39 5/1/1943
Kenneth E. Sears Streator, IL 1936-38 5/2/1943
James W. Dunn Valdosta, GA 1947 8/26/1952
Hershell B. Freeman Gadsden, AL 1947 9/10/1952
Allan F. Worthington Birmingham, AL 1949-51 7/6/1953
Alfred A. Lary Northport, AL 1950-51 9/6/1954
Frank S. Lary Northport, AL 1949-50 9/14/1954
Edward P. White Anniston, AL 1948-50 9/16/1955
John H. (Jack) Kubiszyn Buffalo, NY 1956-58 4/23/1961
Clell H. (Butch) Hobson Tuscaloosa, AL 1970-73 9/7/1975
Robert J. Sprowl Sandusky, OH 1975-77 9/5/1978
James R. (Randy) Hunt Prattville, AL 1981 6/4/1985
Craig B. Shipley Parramatta, AUS 1982-84 6/22/1986
Bryan K. Kelly Silver Spring, MD 1981 9/2/1986
David J. Magadan Tampa, FL 1981-83 9/7/1986
James G. (Greg) Hibbard New Orleans, LA 1985-86 5/31/1989
Meredith L. (Mo) Sanford Americus, GA 1985-88 8/9/1991
Joseph D. Vitiello Cambridge, MA 1989-91 4/29/1995
Timothy R. Young Gulfport, MS 1995-96 9/5/1998
Frank Menechino Staten Island, NY 1992-93 9/6/1999
Dustan K. Mohr Hattiesburg, MS 1995-97 8/29/2001
Lance R. Cormier Lafayette, LA 1999-02 6/19/2004
Paul A. Phillips Demopolis, AL 1998 9/9/2004
George A. (Andy) Phillips Tuscaloosa, AL 1996-99 9/14/2004
Taylor M. Tankersley Vicksburg, MS 2002-04 6/3/2006
Jeremy S. Brown Birmingham, AL 1999-02 9/3/2006
David A. Robertson Birmingham, AL 2005-06 6/29/2008
Raymond T. (Tommy) Hunter Tuscaloosa, AL 2006-07 8/1/2008
Wade M. LeBlanc Lake Charles, LA 2004-06 9/3/2008

Conference Affiliations:


Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1894-1921
Southern Conference 1922-32
Southeastern Conference 1933-date

Highlights:


Doc B. Land (DB 10/6/1929), Robert N. (Ned) Harris (DB 4/20/1941), Guy Morton, Jr. (DB 9/17/1954) attended


Donald M. Hutson (NFL HOF/College FB HOF) played 1933-35...Kenneth M. Stabler (NFL QB) played in 1966


Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion 1909, 1913, 1915, 1917-20...Southern Conference champion 1925, 1930, 1932...Southeastern Conference champion 1934-36, 1938, 1940-42, 1947, 1996, 2006...Southeastern Conference (Western Division) champion 1950, 1955, 1957-58, 1968, 1973-74…Southeastern Conference tournament champion 1950, 1955, 1968, 1983, 1995-97, 1999, 2002-03


College World Series participant 1950, 1983, 1996-97, 1999...College World Series 2nd place 1983, 1997


All-America selections (First-Team)

1957Fred Fricke (ABCA)

1983Dave Magadan (ABCA/Baseball America/The Sporting News)

1986Doug Duke (ABCA/Baseball America)

1991Joe Vitiello (Baseball America)

1997Roberto Vaz (ABCA/The Sporting News)

2006Wade LeBlanc (Collegiate Baseball)


National Player of the Year

1983Dave Magadan (Baseball America/Golden Spikes)

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