1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
CBNo. 1
Record56–11 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJack Smitheran
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 18 BYU  ‍‍‍ 13 – 5   .722 30 – 15   .667
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 14 – 22   .389
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 20 – 22   .476
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 3   .833 56 – 11   .836
No. 19 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 37 – 10   .787
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 31 – 17   .646
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 17 – 27   .386
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1969[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1969 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Bobby Winkles in his 11th season at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the championship game.

Roster

1969 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
 

Pitchers

 

Infielders

  • 2 Lenny Randle
  • 5 Bill Massarand
  • 6 Jeff Osborn
  • 8 Roger Detter
  • 9 Gene Kobar
  • 10 Rick Valley
  • 15 Tom Welton
  • 17 Jack Collinge
  • 18 Terry Brenner
  

Outfielders

Catchers

  • 22 Billy Cotton
  • 27 Irv McDonald

Schedule

1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log
Regular season
February/March
Date Opponent Score Overall record WAC record
February 27 Cal Poly Pomona 5–0 1–0 –
February 28 Chapman 8–13 1–1 –
March 1 Chapman 9–1 2–1 –
March 1 Chapman 11–8 3–1 –
March 7 Cal State LA 3–1 4–1 –
March 8 Cal State LA 9–3 5–1 –
March 8 Cal State LA 6–0 6–1 –
March 11 Albuquerque 10–0 7–1 –
March 11 Albuquerque 8–5 8–1 –
March 12 San Diego State 3–2 9–1 –
March 13 San Diego State 5–1 10–1 –
March 14 San Fernando State 0–5 10–2 –
March 14 San Fernando State 4–5 10–3 –
March 15 San Fernando State 4–9 10–4 –
March 17 Ohio State 5–10 10–5 –
March 18 Ohio State 2–0 11–5 –
March 19 Ohio State 5–0 12–5 –
March 21 Michigan 18–14 13–5 –
March 24 Michigan 19–3 14–5 –
March 24 Michigan 5–3 15–5 –
March 25 Michigan 6–5 16–5 –
March 25 Michigan 3–4 16–6 –
March 26 Cal Poly 5–0 17–6 –
March 26 Southern Illinois 4–3 18–6 –
March 27 Oklahoma 5–4 19–6 –
March 28 Wyoming 11–7 20–6 –
March 29 Wyoming 6–4 21–6 –
March 29 Wyoming 11–4 22–6 –
March 31 Wyoming 18–9 23–6 –
April
Date Opponent Score Overall record WAC record
April 4 Wisconsin 18–0 24–6 –
April 5 Wisconsin 11–1 25–6 –
April 5 Wisconsin 3–1 26–6 –
April 7 Wisconsin 12–1 27–6 –
April 8 Wisconsin 7–2 28–6 –
April 9 Wisconsin 1–0 29–6 –
April 11 at Arizona 4–3 30–6 1–0
April 12 at Arizona 11–7 31–6 2–0
April 12 at Arizona 4–5 31–7 2–1
April 15 Grand Canyon 7–2 32–7 –
April 18 UTEP 5–0 33–7 3–1
April 19 UTEP 11–6 34–7 4–1
April 19 UTEP 11–0 35–7 5–1
April 24 at Albuquerque 10–12 35–8 –
April 25 at New Mexico 2–1 36–8 6–1
April 26 at New Mexico 9–5 37–8 7–1
April 26 at New Mexico 13–2 38–8 8–1
April 29 Northern Arizona 5–1 39–8 –
May
Date Opponent Score Overall record WAC record
May 2 Arizona 0–2 39–9 8–2
May 3 Arizona 11–0 40–9 9–2
May 3 Arizona 5–0 41–9 10–2
May 6 Grand Canyon 4–0 42–9 –
May 9 at UTEP 2–1 43–9 11–2
May 10 at UTEP 10–2 44–9 12–2
May 10 at UTEP 13–1 45–9 13–2
May 16 New Mexico 3–1 46–9 14–2
May 17 New Mexico 3–5 46–10 14–3
May 17 New Mexico 14–0 47–10 15–3
Post-season
WAC Championship
Date Opponent Score Overall record
May 22 vs. BYU 1–0 48–10
May 23 vs. BYU 10–0 49–10
Date Opponent Score Overall record
May 30 vs. Idaho 7–1 50–10
May 31 vs. Idaho 3–2 51–10
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 13 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 0–4 51–11
June 14 vs. UCLA Rosenblatt Stadium 2–1 52–11
June 17 vs. Massachusetts Rosenblatt Stadium 4–2 53–11
June 18 vs. Tulsa Rosenblatt Stadium 11–3 54–11
June 19 vs. NYU Rosenblatt Stadium 4–1 55–11
June 20 vs. Tulsa Rosenblatt Stadium 10–1 56–11

Awards and honors

Billy Cotton
Roger Detter
Ralph Dick
John Dolincek
Larry Gura
Jeff Osborn
Paul Powell

Sun Devils in the 1969 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Paul Powell OF 1st 7th Minnesota Twins
Larry Gura LHP 2nd 40th Chicago Cubs
Lerrin LaGrow RHP 6th 139th Detroit Tigers
John Dolinsek OF 8th 170th Houston Astros

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Arizona State Sun Devils baseball Media Guide" (PDF). TheSunDevils.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
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