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
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| Coach | Years | Overall | % | Big Ten | % | CC | CT | A | Reg | CWS |
| [No Coach] | 1866-1890* | 68-34-2 | .663 | |||||||
| Peter Conway | 1891-1892 | 22-9-1 | .710 | |||||||
| [No Coach] | 1893-189 | 44-15-1 | 741 | |||||||
| Frank Sexton |
1896 & 1901-1902 | 38-22-1 | .613 | 15-12-0 | .556 | 1 | ||||
| C.F. Watkins | 1897-1898 & 1900 | 31-23-1 | .714 | 15-14 | ||||||
| Henry T. Clark | 1899 | 14-5-0 | .737 | 5-2 | .714 | 1 | ||||
| R.C. "Skel" Roach | 1903 | 12-5-0 | .706 | 7-3-0 | .700 | |||||
| Jerome Utley | 1904 | 105--0 | .667 | 4--0 | .444 | |||||
| L.W. McAllister |
1905-1906 & 1908-1909 | 8-17-1 | .770 | 14-6-0** | .700 | 1 | ||||
| Robert L. Lowe | 1907 | 11-4-1 | .719 | ** | ||||||
| Branch Rickey | 1910-1913 | 69-31-4 | .673 | ** | ||||||
| Carl Lundgren | 1914-1920 | 94-33-6$ | .676 | 27-2-0# | .931 | 3 | ||||
| Derrill Pratt ## | 1921 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| Ray Fisher | 1921-1958 | 637-294-8 | .679 | 283-185 | .677 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Don Lund | 1959-1962 | 83-55-3 | .599 | 34-19-0 | .643 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moby Benedict | 1963-1979 | 367-251-5 | .581 | 168-82-1 | .677 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Budd Middaugh | 1980-1989 | 465-146-1 | .761 | 142-37-0 | .789 | 8^ | 5 | 9 | 4 | |
| Bill Freehan | 1990-1995 | 166-167-1 | .499 | 76-89-0 | .411 | |||||
| Geoff Zahn | 1996-2001 | 163-149-2 | .491 | 78-80 | .484 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Chris Harison | 2002 | 21-32 | .396 | 14-17 | .542 | |||||
| Rich Maloney | 2003-2012 | 341-244 | .583 | 160-117 | 5.78 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Eric Bakich | 2013-2022 | 328-216-1 | .602 | 140-93 | .601 | 5 | ||||
| Tracy Smith | 2023- | 28-28 | .500 | 13-11 | .542 | | |
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| Totals | 1866-2023 | 3,064-1,815-39 | .623 | 1195-723 | .623 | 41 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 2 |
| ____________________ Notes: CC = Conference Championships CT = Conference Tournament Championships NCAA-A = NCaa Tournament Appearances Reg. = NCAA Regional Championships CWS = 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 to 1987 during the period of division play. U-M won or tied for the Eastern Division title each year. |
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All-Time Baseball Roster Database Archive-Record Book (from mgoblue.com)
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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 1st Team 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 1st Tean 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 1st Team 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 |
Complete list of U-M All-Americans
Baseball Team Photos
Scans of team photos from original prints and negatives, copy prints and half-tone images from the school year books or other sources. Photos for some years are missing.
| 1875-1900
1901-192 1926-1950 |
1951-1975 1976-2000 2001- |