University of Arizona
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Name History:
| University of Arizona | 1891-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1904 | 6-1 | |
| 1905 | 2-2 | |
| 1906 | 2-0 | |
| 1907 | 5-4 | |
| 1908 | 10-2 | |
| 1909 | 8-4 | Dan Farrish |
| 1910 | 2-5 | |
| 1911 | 2-4 | William Honley |
| 1912 | 7-4 | Joe Collins |
| 1913 | 1-0 | Raymond L. Quigley |
| 1914 | 4-4 | C.R. Stewart |
| 1915 | 5-3 | James F. McKale |
| 1916 | 6-2 | James F. McKale |
| 1917 | 4-2 | James F. McKale |
| 1918 | 0-1 | James F. McKale |
| 1919 | 3-3 | James F. McKale |
| 1920 | 11-4 | William A. Porter |
| 1921 | 7-1 | William A. Porter |
| 1922 | 6-1-2 | James F. McKale |
| 1923 | 9-1 | James F. McKale |
| 1924 | 7-1 | James F. McKale |
| 1925 | 9-2 | James F. McKale |
| 1926 | 9-4 | James F. McKale |
| 1927 | 10-6 | James F. McKale |
| 1928 | 5-3-1 | James F. McKale |
| 1929 | 5-5 | James F. McKale |
| 1930 | 6-8 | James F. McKale |
| 1931 | 2-0 | James F. McKale |
| 1932 | 4-4 | James F. McKale |
| 1933 | 8-6 | James F. McKale |
| 1934 | 17-4 | James F. McKale |
| 1935 | 19-1 | James F. McKale |
| 1936 | 19-4 | James F. McKale |
| 1937 | 18-2 | James F. McKale |
| 1938 | 15-2-2 | James F. McKale |
| 1939 | 11-7 | James F. McKale |
| 1940 | 11-5-1 | James F. McKale |
| 1941 | 10-9-1 | James F. McKale |
| 1942 | 18-1 | James F. McKale |
| 1943 | 12-10 | James F. McKale |
| 1944-45 No Team | ||
| 1946 | 10-3 | James F. McKale |
| 1947 | 15-4 | James F. McKale |
| 1948 | 19-8 | James F. McKale |
| 1949 | 12-6 | James F. McKale |
| 1950 | 28-6-1 | Frank Sancet |
| 1951 | 28-4 | Frank Sancet |
| 1952 | 22-14 | Frank Sancet |
| 1953 | 21-16 | Frank Sancet |
| 1954 | 40-9 | Frank Sancet |
| 1955 | 43-8 | Frank Sancet |
| 1956 | 49-8 | Frank Sancet |
| 1957 | 34-12 | Frank Sancet |
| 1958 | 38-14 | Frank Sancet |
| 1959 | 39-10-2 | Frank Sancet |
| 1960 | 43-9 | Frank Sancet |
| 1961 | 41-9 | Frank Sancet |
| 1962 | 40-8-2 | Frank Sancet |
| 1963 | 39-17 | Frank Sancet |
| 1964 | 31-13-1 | Frank Sancet |
| 1965 | 37-13 | Frank Sancet |
| 1966 | 40-15 | Frank Sancet |
| 1967 | 35-15 | Frank Sancet |
| 1968 | 34-17 | Frank Sancet |
| 1969 | 37-10 | Frank Sancet |
| 1970 | 44-18 | Frank Sancet |
| 1971 | 30-18-2 | Frank Sancet |
| 1972 | 38-20 | Frank Sancet |
| 1973 | 37-16 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1974 | 58-6 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1975 | 43-13-1 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1976 | 56-17 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1977 | 38-25-1 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1978 | 42-13 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1979 | 43-25 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1980 | 45-21-1 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1981 | 30-22 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1982 | 32-22 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1983 | 25-31 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1984 | 22-36 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1985 | 47-22 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1986 | 49-19 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1987 | 34-26 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1988 | 33-26 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1989 | 45-18-1 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1990 | 26-34 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1991 | 27-32 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1992 | 34-23-1 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1993 | 35-26 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1994 | 15-40 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1995 | 20-35-1 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1996 | 24-32 | Gerald D. Kindall |
| 1997 | 32-26 | Jerry Stitt |
| 1998 | 33-23 | Jerry Stitt |
| 1999 | 33-23 | Jerry Stitt |
| 2000 | 26-30 | Jerry Stitt |
| 2001 | 33-23 | Jerry Stitt |
| 2002 | 31-24 | Andrew J. Lopez |
| 2003 | 35-23 | Andrew J. Lopez |
| 2004 | 36-27-1 | Andrew J. Lopez |
| 2005 | 39-21 | Andrew J. Lopez |
| 2006 | 27-28 | Andrew J. Lopez |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Henry E. Leiber | Phoenix, AZ | 1929-31 | 4/16/1933 |
| Harold C. Warnock | New York, NY | 1933-35 | 9/2/1935 |
| Walter J. Kellner | Tucson, AZ | 1949 | 9/6/1952 |
| Donald E. Lee | Globe, AZ | 1954-56 | 4/23/1957 |
| Eugene H. Leek | San Diego, CA | 1958 | 4/22/1959 |
| Donald L. Gile | Modesto, CA | 1954-55 | 9/25/1959 |
| Carl L. Thomas | Minneapolis, MN | 1954-56 | 4/19/1960 |
| Charles L. Shoemaker | Los Angeles, CA | 1959-61 | 9/9/1961 |
| Daniel L. Schneider | Evansville, IN | 1962 | 5/12/1963 |
| David G. Baldwin | Tucson, AZ | 1957-59 | 9/6/1966 |
| Michael G. Paul | Detroit, MI | 1966 | 5/27/1968 |
| Eduardo A. Leon | Tucson, AZ | 1965-67 | 9/9/1968 |
| Steven L. Barber | Grand Rapids, MI | 1967 | 4/9/1970 |
| Ronald M. Theobald | Oakland, CA | 1963 | 4/12/1971 |
| Richard M. Hinton | Tucson, AZ | 1967-69 | 7/17/1971 |
| Timothy A. Plodinec | Aliquippa, PA | 1967-68 | 6/2/1972 |
| Michael L. (Leon) Hooten | Downey, CA | 1969-70 | 4/13/1974 |
| Daniel T. Meyer | Hamilton, OH | 1971 (FR) | 9/14/1974 |
| Ronald W. Hassey | Tucson, AZ | 1974-76 | 4/23/1978 |
| David C. Rajsich | Youngstown, OH | 1972-73 | 7/2/1978 |
| David W. Stegman | Inglewood, CA | 1973-76 | 9/4/1978 |
| Craig P. Chamberlain | Hollywood, CA | 1978 | 8/12/1979 |
| James B. (Brad) Mills | Exeter, CA | 1978-79 | 6/8/1980 |
| Terry J. Francona | Aberdeen, SD | 1978-80 | 8/19/1981 |
| John W. Moses | Los Angeles, CA | 1979-80 | 8/23/1982 |
| Craig L. Lefferts | Munich, GER | 1978-80 | 4/7/1983 |
| Greg R. Bargar | Inglewood, CA | 1980 | 7/17/1983 |
| James D. Scranton | Torrance, CA | 1979 | 9/5/1984 |
| Jack R. Howell | Tucson, AZ | 1983 | 5/20/1985 |
| Dwight B. Taylor | Los Angeles, CA | 1979-81 | 4/14/1986 |
| Casey T. Candaele | Lompoc, CA | 1980-82 | 6/5/1986 |
| Edward J. Vosberg | Tucson, AZ | 1980-82 | 9/17/1986 |
| Joseph D. Magrane | Des Moines, IA | 1983-85 | 4/25/1987 |
| Thomas L. Hinzo | San Diego, CA | 1985-86 | 7/16/1987 |
| John M. (Jack) Daugherty | Hialeah, FL | 1981-82 | 9/1/1987 |
| Thomas L. Barrett | San Fernando, CA | 1981-82 | 7/2/1988 |
| Kevin D. Blankenship | Anaheim, CA | 1982-84 | 9/20/1988 |
| Walter W. (Chip) Hale | San Jose, CA | 1984-87 | 8/27/1989 |
| David G. Rohde | Los Altos, CA | 1986 | 4/9/1990 |
| Scott G. Erickson | Long Beach, CA | 1989 | 6/25/1990 |
| Lance M. Dickson | Fullerton, CA | 1988-89 | 8/9/1990 |
| Kevin M. Ward | Lansdale, PA | 1981-83 | 5/10/1991 |
| Gilbert Heredia | Nogales, AZ | 1986-87 | 9/1/1991 |
| Kenneth Lofton | East Chicago, IN | 1988 | 9/14/1991 |
| Jack T. (J.T.) Snow | Long Beach, CA | 1987-89 | 9/20/1992 |
| Trevor W. Hoffman | Bellflower, CA | 1988-89 | 4/6/1993 |
| Jason C. Bates | Downey, CA | 1992 | 4/26/1995 |
| George A. Arias | Tucson, AZ | 1993 | 4/2/1996 |
| Damon W. Mashore | Ponce, PR | 1989-91 | 6/5/1996 |
| Jason M. Thompson | Orlando, FL | 1993 | 6/9/1996 |
| William A. Morales | Tucson, AZ | 1991-93 | 4/9/2000 |
| Joshua R. Pearce | Yakima, WA | 1999 | 4/20/2002 |
| Alan M. Zinter | El Paso, TX | 1987-89 | 6/18/2002 |
| Benjamin H. Diggins | Leoti, KS | 1999-00 | 9/2/2002 |
| Colin F. Porter | Tucson, AZ | 1995-98 | 5/30/2003 |
| Brian N. Anderson | Tucson, AZ | 2001-03 | 8/16/2005 |
| David S. (Shelley) Duncan | Tucson, AZ | 1999-01 | 7/21/2007 |
| Jonathan M. Meloan | Houston, TX | 2003-05 | 9/1/2007 |
| Mark R. Worrell | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 2003 | 6/3/2008 |
| Nicholas J. Hundley | Corvallis, OR | 2003-05 | 7/4/2008 |
| Ryan K. Perry | Pomona, CA | 2006-08 | 4/8/2009 |
| Trevor T. Crowe | Portland, OR | 2003-05 | 4/9/2009 |
| Mark D. Melancon | Wheat Ridge, CO | 2004-06 | 4/26/2009 |
| bold | member of Arizona Hall of Fame |
| (FR) | played on freshman team only |
Conference Affiliations:
| Border Conference | 1957-59 |
| Western Athletic Conference | 1963-78 |
| Pacific 10 Conference | 1979-date |
Highlights:
Milton J. Stock (DB 9/29/1913), Joubert L. (Lum) Davenport (DB 5/2/1921), Jackson M. Redmond (DB 4/22/1935), Clarence J. Maddern (DB 9/11/1936), Jay D. Schlueter (DB 6/18/1971), Patrick L. Darcy (DB 9/12/1974) attended
Kevin Long (ML coach) played 1986, 1988-89
Border Conference champion 1959...Western Athletic Conference (Southern Division) champion 1963, 1966, 1968-70, 1974…Western Athletic Conference tournament champion 1963, 1966, 1969-70, 1974...Pacific 10 Conference (South Division) champion 1980, 1989, 1992
College World Series participant 1954-56, 1958-60, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1979-80, 1985-86, 2004...College World Series 2nd place 1956, 1959, 1963...College World Series champion 1976, 1980, 1986
All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1950 | Robert Murray (ABCA) |
| 1955 | Carl Thomas (ABCA) |
| 1956 | Don Lee (ABCA) |
| 1957 | Tom Clarkson (ABCA) |
| 1958 | Dick Griesser (ABCA) |
| 1959 | Matt Encinas (ABCA) |
| 1960 | Alan Hall (ABCA) |
| 1961 | Charles Shoemaker (ABCA) |
| 1962 | Dan Schneider (ABCA) |
| 1965 | Eddie Leon (The Sporting News) |
| 1966 | Eddie Leon (ABCA/The Sporting News) |
| 1966 | Pat O’Brien (The Sporting News) |
| 1968 | Tim Plodinec (ABCA) |
| 1968 | Jerry Stitt (ABCA) |
| 1970 | Steve Mikulic (ABCA) |
| 1972 | John Glenn (ABCA) |
| 1974 | Dennis Haines (The Sporting News) |
| 1975 | Dave Stegman (ABCA/The Sporting News) |
| 1976 | Dave Stegman (ABCA/The Sporting News) |
| 1980 | Terry Francona (ABCA/The Sporting News) |
| 1980 | Wes Clements (The Sporting News) |
| 1984 | Bob Ralston (Baseball America) |
| 1989 | Alan Zinter (Baseball America/The Sporting News) |
| 1989 | Scott Erickson (Baseball America) |
| 2000 | Ben Diggins (Baseball America/The Sporting News) |
| 2001 | Shelley Duncan (Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
| 2005 | Trever Crowe (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
National Player of the Year
| 1980 | Terry Francona (Golden Spikes/The Sporting News) |
