University of the Pacific

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Pacific
Tigers Stockton, CA

Name History:


California Wesleyan College 1851-1911
College of the Pacific 1911-61
University of the Pacific 1961-date

Baseball Team History:


Year Record Coach
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915 7-0
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927 Ray McCart
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944 16-5
1945
1946
1947 15-13 Hugh R. McWilliams
1948 16-7-1 Hugh R. McWilliams
1949 17-13 Hugh R. McWilliams
1950 10-13-1 Hugh R. McWilliams
1951 6-13 Hugh R. McWilliams
1952 7-12 Hugh R. McWilliams
1953 10-14-1 Van Sweet
1954 3-18 Van Sweet
1955 0-19-1 Charles Molick
1956 5-12 Skip Rowland
1957 8-12 Skip Rowland
1958 6-8 Sidney E. Hall
1959 11-14 Sidney E. Hall
1960 8-12 Charles C. Chatfield
1961 12-8 Bill Tunnell
1962 6-21 Robert G. Mazzuca
1963 7-17 Bob Vander Wall
1964 8-17 S. Thomas Stubbs
1965 16-17 S. Thomas Stubbs
1966 12-19 S. Thomas Stubbs
1967 19-14-1 S. Thomas Stubbs
1968 32-15 S. Thomas Stubbs
1969 21-18 S. Thomas Stubbs
1970 24-23 S. Thomas Stubbs
1971 18-25-1 S. Thomas Stubbs
1972 21-28 John Gunther
1973 24-26 S. Thomas Stubbs
1974 24-23 S. Thomas Stubbs
1975 33-26 S. Thomas Stubbs
1976 29-25 S. Thomas Stubbs
1977 35-28 S. Thomas Stubbs
1978 28-30-1 S. Thomas Stubbs
1979 28-28 S. Thomas Stubbs
1980 29-24-1 S. Thomas Stubbs
1981 29-25 S. Thomas Stubbs
1982 20-32 John Picone
1983 23-24 John Picone
1984 26-35-1 John Picone
1985 16-36 John Picone
1986 22-26 John Picone
1987 19-34 John Picone
1988 19-32 Keith Snider
1989 15-42 Keith Snider
1990 14-40 Quincey Noble
1991 22-31 Quincey Noble
1992 17-33 Quincey Noble
1993 28-25 Quincey Noble
1994 36-18 Quincey Noble
1995 26-26 Quincey Noble
1996 24-25 Quincey Noble
1997 29-29 Quincey Noble
1998 25-22 Quincey Noble
1999 32-24 Quincey Noble
2000 22-32 Quincey Noble
2001 25-30 Quincey Noble
2002 26-28-1 Quincey Noble
2003 27-27 Quincey Noble
2004 20-34 Edward N. Sprague, Jr.
2005 30-28 Edward N. Sprague, Jr.
2006 30-25 Edward N. Sprague, Jr.

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
Grant L. Dunlap Stockton, CA 1947 4/21/1953
Norman D. Bass Laurel, MS 1957 4/23/1961
John E. Strohmayer Belle Fourche, SD 1966-68 4/29/1970
Joseph V. Ferguson San Francisco, CA 1965-67 9/12/1970
Robert W. Sperring San Francisco, CA 1968-71 8/11/1974
Stuart R. Pederson Palo Alto, CA 1978 9/8/1985
Daniel R. Reichert Monterey, CA 1995-97 7/16/1999
Keith Johnson Hanford, CA 1990-92 4/17/2000
Dennis J. Houlton Fullerton, CA 2000-01 4/9/2005
Chase J. Headley Colorado Springs, CO 2003 6/15/2007
bold member of Pacific Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:


California Collegiate Athletic Association 1948
West Coast Athletic Conference 1958-71
Pacific Coast Athletic Association 1972-76; 1985-88
Northern California Baseball Association 1977-84
Big West Conference 1989-date

Highlights:


Thomas W. Fitzsimmons (DB 6/12/1919) attended School of Dentistry in San Francisco...John W. (Windy) McCall (DB 4/25/1948) attended a part of Navy V-12 program...Richard L. Adams (DB 5/20/1947) attended


Eddie W. LeBaron (College FB HOF) played...Scott D. Boras (player agent) played 1972-74


California Collegiate Athletic Association champion 1948


All-America selections (First-Team)


1997 Dan Reichert (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball/The Sporting News)
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