1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

American college baseball season

1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball

National champions
WAC champions

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
CB| No. 1
Record| 56–11 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach|

* Bobby Winkles (11th year)

Assistant coach| Jack Smitheran

Seasons

<- 1968

1970 ->

1969 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings

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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

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1969 Arizona State Sun Devils roster

Pitchers

* 11 Larry Gura
* 14 Lerrin LaGrow
* 20 Jim Crawford
* 21 Bill Leinheiser
* 23 Craig Swan
* 25 Joe Miller
* 26 Ken Hansen

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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

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Outfielders

* 3 John Dolinsek
* 4 Paul Powell
* 7 Ralph Dick
* 24 Willie Harris

Catchers

* 22 Billy Cotton
* 27 Irv McDonald

## Schedule

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1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log

Regular season

February/March

| Date | Opponent | Score | Overall record | WAC record

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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

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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

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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

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May 22 | vs. BYU | 1–0 | 48–10
May 23 | vs. BYU | 10–0 | 49–10

NCAA tournament: District 7 playoffs

| Date | Opponent | Score | Overall record

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May 30 | vs. Idaho | 7–1 | 50–10
May 31 | vs. Idaho | 3–2 | 51–10

NCAA tournament: College World Series

| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record

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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

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Billy Cotton

* College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
* First Team All-American[3]
* First Team All-WAC[3]

Roger Detter

* College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Ralph Dick

* First Team All-WAC[3]

John Dolincek

* College World Series Most Outstanding Player[2]

Larry Gura

* College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
* First Team All-American[3]
* First Team All-WAC[3]

Jeff Osborn

* First Team All-WAC[3]

Paul Powell

* The Sporting News Player of the Year[3]
* College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
* First Team All-American[3]
* First Team All-WAC[3]

## Sun Devils in the 1969 MLB Draft

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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

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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

[edit]

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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Arizona State Sun Devils 1969 College World Series champions

2 Lenny Randle
3 John Dolinsek (College World Series MOP)
4 Paul Powell
7 Ralph Dickenson
11 Larry Gura
14 Lerrin LaGrow
20 Jim Crawford
23 Craig Swan

Head Coach: Bobby Winkles

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