U of M Baseball
1882 U-M Baseball Team
Third from right in front row is Moses Fleetwood Walker,
generally
considered the first African-American to play in the major leagues
| Coach | Years | Overall | Big Ten | CC | CT | Reg. | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [No Coach] | 1866-1890* | 68-34-2 | |||||
| Peter Conway | 1891-1892 | 22-9-1 | |||||
| [No Coach] | 1893-1895 | 44-15-1 | |||||
| Frank Sexton |
1896 & 1901-1902 | 38-22-1 | 15-12-0 | ||||
| C.F. Watkins | 1897-1898 & 1900 | 31-23-1 | 15-14 | ||||
| Horace T. Clark | 1899 | 14-5-0 | 5-2 | 1 | |||
| R.C. "Skel" Roach | 1903 | 12-5-0 | 7-3-0 | ||||
| Jerome Utley | 1904 | 10-5-0 | 4-5-0 | ||||
| L.W. McAllister |
1905-1906 & 1908-1909 | 58-17-1 | 14-6-0** | 1 | |||
| Robert L. Lowe | 1907 | 11-4-1 | ** | ||||
| Branch Rickey | 1910-1913 | 69-31-4 | ** | ||||
| Carl Lundgren | 1914-1920 | 94-33-6$ | 27-2-0# | 3 | |||
| Derrill Pratt ## | 1921 | 0-0 | |||||
| Ray Fisher | 1921-1958 | 637-294-8 | 269-123 | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
| Don Lund | 1959-1962 | 83-55-3 | 34-19-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moby Benedict | 1963-1979 | 367-251-5 | 168-82-1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Budd Middaugh | 1980-1889 | 465-146-1 | 142-37-0 | 8@ | 5 | 4 | |
| Bill Freehan | 1990-1995 | 166-167-1 | 76-89-0 | ||||
| Geoff Zahn | 1996-2001 | 163-149-2 | 78-80 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Chris Harison | 2002 | 21-32 | 14-17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Maloney | 2003-2007 | 191-112 | 96-42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| ____________________ Notes: CC = Conference Championships CT = Conference Tournament Championships Reg. = NCAA Regional Championships NCAA = NCAA College World Series Championships * - No results available for 1869-1871, 1873-1874, 1876, 1879 ** - Michigan did not compete in the Big Ten, 1907-1917 $ - 1917 season cancelled due to World War I # - conference totals for 1918-1920 ## - Derrill "Del" Pratt played for the New York Yankees in 1918-1920. Following the 1920 season he was traded to the Red Sox, but decided to retire. He was hired as U-M baseball coach to replace Carl Lundgren (with a recommendation from Branch Rickey) and served as an assistant football coach and freshman basketball coach. He began preparing the 1921 team, but the Red Sox coaxed him out of retirement before the first game of the season. @ - the conference tournament winner was the only officially recognized champion from 1981-1992 |
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| Golden Spikes Award | ||
| 1987 | Jim Abbot | Pitcher |
Baseball America Player of the Year | ||
| 1986 | Casey Close | Right Field |
American Baseball Coaches Association All-American |
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| 1953 | Bruce Haynam | Shortstop |
| 1955 | Don Eaddy | 3rd base |
| 1957 | Ken Tippery | 2nd base |
| 1961 | Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| 1982 | Jim Paciorek | Outfield |
| 1984 | Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| 1985 | Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| 1986 | Casey Close | Outfield |
Baseball America All-American | ||
| 1982 | Jim Paciorek | Outfield |
| 1983 | Chris Sabo | 3rd base |
| 1985 | Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| 1985 | Mike Watters | Outfield |
| 1986 | Casey Close | Outfield |
The Sporting News All-Americans | ||
| 1971 | Jim Burton | Pitcher |
| 1979 | Steve Howe | Pitcher |
| 1979 | Rick Leach | Outfield |
| 1983 | Chris Sabo | 3rd base |
| 1985 | Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| 1988 | Jim Abbott | Pitcher |