University of Pennsylvania
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Name History:
| University of Pennsylvania | 1791-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1874 | 1-1 (Fall) | |
| 1875 | 5-3 (Fall) | |
| 1876 | 2-2 | |
| 1877 | 0-1 (Fall) | |
| 1878 | No Team | |
| 1879 | 0-1 | W.W. Britton, manager |
| 1880-81 No Team | ||
| 1882 | 1-3 | |
| 1883 | No Team | |
| 1884 | 1-1 | |
| 1885 | 5-5 | |
| 1886 | 12-9 | |
| 1887 | 18-9-2 | |
| 1888 | 8-19 | |
| 1889 | 9-20-1 | |
| 1890 | 21-3 | |
| 1891 | 17-7-1 | |
| 1892 | 14-12-1 | Arthur A. Irwin |
| 1893 | 15-14-1 | Arthur A. Irwin |
| 1894 | 18-8 | Arthur A. Irwin |
| 1895 | 15-7-1 | |
| 1896 | 14-8 | |
| 1897 | 16-6 | |
| 1898 | 18-6 | |
| 1899 | 14-12 | |
| 1900 | 15-9-2 | Arthur A. Irwin |
| 1901 | 16-4 | Arthur A. Irwin |
| 1902 | 12-10 | Arthur A. Irwin |
| 1903 | 11-10-1 | Roy A. Thomas |
| 1904 | 13-8 | Daniel G. Coogan |
| 1905 | 8-17 | Daniel G. Coogan |
| 1906 | 13-12 | |
| 1907 | 16-14 | John Blakely |
| 1908 | 19-9 | John Blakely |
| 1909 | 21-6 | John Blakely |
| 1910 | 19-7-2 | Emlen Hare |
| 1911 | 17-11 | Emlen Hare |
| 1912 | 20-7-1 | Roy A. Thomas |
| 1913 | 16-12 | Roy A. Thomas |
| 1914 | 14-17 | Roy A. Thomas |
| 1915 | 6-13 | Roy A. Thomas |
| 1916 | 8-14-1 | Roy A. Thomas |
| 1917 | 14-4 | Roy A. Thomas |
| 1918 | 3-2 | Roy A. Thomas |
| 1919 | 6-12 | Roy A. Thomas |
| 1920 | 10-11 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1921 | 13-9 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1922 | 20-7 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1923 | 19-6 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1924 | 18-4-1 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1925 | 21-7-1 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1926 | 21-11-1 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1927 | 20-5-1 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1928 | 11-10-1 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1929 | 22-6 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1930 | 19-7 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1931 | 14-6 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1932 | 8-8 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1933 | 7-10 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1934 | 9-12 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1935 | 9-11 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1936 | 7-11 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1937 | 10-8 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1938 | 6-17 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1939 | 11-12 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1940 | 8-16 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1941 | 9-13 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1942 | 8-10-1 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1943 | 9-5 | Walter L. Cariss |
| 1944 | 2-10 | Horace J. Hendrickson |
| 1945 | 9-6 | Horace J. Hendrickson |
| 1946 | 8-6 | Horace J. Hendrickson |
| 1947 | 12-9 | Horace J. Hendrickson |
| 1948 | 10-10-1 | Horace J. Hendrickson |
| 1949 | 10-8-1 | Howard Dellmar |
| 1950 | 10-12 | Howard Dellmar |
| 1951 | 9-10 | Howard Dellmar |
| 1952 | 6-19-1 | Howard Dellmar |
| 1953 | 10-11-1 | Howard Dellmar |
| 1954 | 7-11-1 | Howard Dellmar |
| 1955 | 9-11 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1956 | 8-16 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1957 | 7-16 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1958 | 15-7 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1959 | 9-16 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1960 | 13-7 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1961 | 7-9 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1962 | 8-10 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1963 | 7-9-1 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1964 | 5-8-1 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1965 | 7-10 | John W. McCloskey |
| 1966 | 9-9 | Robert Murray |
| 1967 | 4-12 | Robert Murray |
| 1968 | 7-11 | Robert Murray |
| 1969 | 9-6-2 | Robert Murray |
| 1970 | 7-12-2 | Robert Murray |
| 1971 | 8-13-1 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1972 | 12-9-1 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1973 | 19-12-1 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1974 | 23-5-1 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1975 | 25-9 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1976 | 20-13 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1977 | 16-13-2 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1978 | 18-15 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1979 | 20-13-1 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1980 | 18-11 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1981 | 13-18-1 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1982 | 20-16 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1983 | 18-14 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1984 | 14-22 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1985 | 19-17-1 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1986 | 12-22 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1987 | 10-22 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1988 | 28-11 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1989 | 29-11 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1990 | 23-17 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1991 | 17-19 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1992 | 16-17 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1993 | 17-19 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1994 | 25-12-1 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1995 | 25-21 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1996 | 25-17 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1997 | 19-21 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1998 | 14-21-1 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 1999 | 9-28 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 2000 | 20-21 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 2001 | 22-18 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 2002 | 17-22 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 2003 | 22-17 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 2004 | 10-27 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 2005 | 11-26 | Robert A. Seddon |
| 2006 | 12-27 | John A. Cole |
| 2007 | 20-19 | John A. Cole |
| 2008 | 15-23 | John A. Cole |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Ellwood O. (Woody) Wagenhorst | Kutztown, PA | 1890-91 | 6/25/1888 |
| Sumner S. Bowman | Millersburg, PA | 1889-91 | 6/11/1890 |
| Thomas H. Cahill | Fall River, MA | 1890-91 | 4/9/1891 |
| James S. (Jack) Darragh | Ebensburg, PA | 1890-91 | 5/13/1891 |
| Mark A. McGrillis | Philadelphia, PA | 1893 | 9/17/1892 |
| Daniel G. Coogan | Philadelphia, PA | 1892-94 | 4/25/1895 |
| Andrew C. Boswell | New Gretna, NJ | 1893-94 | 5/10/1895 |
| Roy A. Thomas | Norristown, PA | 1892-94 | 4/14/1899 |
| William J. Goeckel | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1893-95 | 8/10/1899 |
| Ralph G. Caldwell | Philadelphia, PA | 1903-04 | 9/10/1904 |
| Francis P. Leary | Wayland, MA | 1900-01, 04 | 4/30/1907 |
| Simon F. Pauxtis | Pittston, PA | 1908-09 | 9/18/1909 |
| Stephen D. Yerkes | Hatboro, PA | 1906 | 9/29/1909 |
| Wallace L. (Toots) Shultz | Homestead, PA | 1909-10 | 5/5/1911 |
| Harry M. (Doc) Imlay | Allentown, NJ | 1911-13 | 7/7/1913 |
| Pius L. Schwert | Angola, NY | 1912-14 | 10/6/1914 |
| John L. Fluhrer | Adrian, MI | 1915 (FR) | 9/5/1915 |
| Adam W. Swigler | Philadelphia, PA | 1916-17 | 9/25/1917 |
| Walter J. Bernhardt | Pleasant Village, PA | 1917-18 | 7/16/1918 |
| Firmin N. (Bill) Warwick | Philadelphia, PA | 1918-20 | 7/18/1921 |
| Joseph H. Berry Jr. | Philadelphia, PA | 1915-17 | 7/18/1921 |
| Walter H. Huntzinger | Pottsville, PA | 1920-22 | 9/29/1923 |
| Edward S. (Doc) Farrell | Johnson City, NY | 1923-25 | 6/15/1925 |
| Carlton O. (Overton) Tremper | Brooklyn, NY | 1925-27 | 6/16/1927 |
| Eugene J. Connell | Hazleton, PA | 1925-28 | 7/4/1931 |
| Walter T. Masters | Pen Argyl, PA | 1929-31 | 7/9/1931 |
| James N. Peterson | Philadelphia, PA | 1929-31 | 7/9/1931 |
| John L. Jackson | Philadelphia, PA | 1931-32 | 6/20/1933 |
| Donald S. (Red) Kellett | Brooklyn, NY | 1932-34 | 7/2/1934 |
| Bernard C. Kuczynski | Philadelphia, PA | 1941-43 | 6/2/1943 |
| Jerome F. McCarthy | Brooklyn, NY | 1947-48 | 6/19/1948 |
| Grover D. Powell | Sayre, PA | 1960 | 7/13/1963 |
| Steven T. Adkins | Chicago, IL | 1983-86 | 9/12/1990 |
| Douglas M. Glanville | Hackensack, NJ | 1989-91 | 6/9/1996 |
| Mark T. DeRosa | Passaic, NJ | 1994-96 | 9/2/1998 |
| bold | member of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame |
| (FR) | played on freshman team only |
Conference Affiliations:
| Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League | 1930-92 |
| Ivy League | 1993-date |
Highlights:
Thomas H. Upton (DB 4/19/1950) played 1946 as part of Navy V-12 program
Albert J. (Doc) Bushong (DB 7/19/1875), Cyrus A. (Jack) Allen (DB 5/1/1879), Thomas F. Gunning (DB 7/26/1884), Jesse H. Allen (DB 8/4/1893), Frank J. Sexton (DB 6/21/1895), Harvey F. Smith (DB 8/19/1896), John F. Hayden (DB 4/26/1901), Henry J. Thielman (DB 4/17/1902), Andrew C. Coakley (DB 9/17/1902), Louis R. Bruce (DB 6/22/1904), Harry K. Fritz (DB 9/29/1913), Charles M. Gelbert (DB 4/16/1929), Eric C. Rodin (DB 9/7/1954) attended
Pearl Z. (Zane) Grey (author) played 1894-96...Charles P. Bednarik (NFL HOF) played 1946
Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League champion 1931, 1943, 1975, 1988-90...Ivy League (Gehrig Division) champion 1994-97, 2007…Ivy League championship series champion 1995
