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BASEBALL TEAM, 1969 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES RUNNER-UP
1969 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES RUNNER-UP BASEBALL TEAM
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1969 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES RUNNER-UP BASEBALL TEAM
Hall of Fame Honor Team
Class of 1993
The 1969 Tulsa baseball team compiled an overall record of 39-5 record, while winning the school’s first-ever Missouri valley Conference baseball Championship … the Hurricane won the school’s first ever District 5 Championship to advance to the College World Series, as the Hurricane finished as the World Series runner-up … Tulsa defeated UCLA 6-5, Texas 4-2 and New York University 2-0, to advance to the World Series finals against Arizona State, but dropping a pair of games to the Sun Devils … Tulsa established nine schools record for wins (39), consecutive game winning streak (21), home runs (29), triples (19), doubles (56), hits (422), runs scored (280), at-bats (1,390) and lowest ERA (2.19) … third baseman Less Rogers and pitcher Cliff Butcher were named to the Baseball All-America team.
Team Members: Roger Adams, Jim Blackburn, Craig Bothwell, Cliff Butcher, Larry Byrd, Pat Carleton, Steve Caves, Steve Chrisman, Phil Honeycutt, Tom Jenkins, John Klahr, Bob Murphy, Ken Petruck, Tim Rector, Les Rogers, Steve Rogers, Reg Rowe, Vince Shawver, Jim Silvey, Jay Weinheimer, Roger Whitaker
Manager: Gene Shell
Hall of Fame Honor Team
Class of 1993
The 1969 Tulsa baseball team compiled an overall record of 39-5 record, while winning the school’s first-ever Missouri valley Conference baseball Championship … the Hurricane won the school’s first ever District 5 Championship to advance to the College World Series, as the Hurricane finished as the World Series runner-up … Tulsa defeated UCLA 6-5, Texas 4-2 and New York University 2-0, to advance to the World Series finals against Arizona State, but dropping a pair of games to the Sun Devils … Tulsa established nine schools record for wins (39), consecutive game winning streak (21), home runs (29), triples (19), doubles (56), hits (422), runs scored (280), at-bats (1,390) and lowest ERA (2.19) … third baseman Less Rogers and pitcher Cliff Butcher were named to the Baseball All-America team.
Team Members: Roger Adams, Jim Blackburn, Craig Bothwell, Cliff Butcher, Larry Byrd, Pat Carleton, Steve Caves, Steve Chrisman, Phil Honeycutt, Tom Jenkins, John Klahr, Bob Murphy, Ken Petruck, Tim Rector, Les Rogers, Steve Rogers, Reg Rowe, Vince Shawver, Jim Silvey, Jay Weinheimer, Roger Whitaker
Manager: Gene Shell
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