1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

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.

1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
CBNo. 1
Record56–11 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJack Smitheran
1969 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 18 BYU  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72230–15 .667
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61114–22 .389
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38920–22 .476
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27813–20 .394
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15–3 .83356–11 .836
No. 19 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55637–10 .787
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38931–17 .646
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22217–27 .386
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1969[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordWAC record
February 27Cal Poly Pomona5–01–0–
February 28Chapman8–131–1–
March 1Chapman9–12–1–
March 1Chapman11–83–1–
March 7Cal State LA3–14–1–
March 8Cal State LA9–35–1–
March 8Cal State LA6–06–1–
March 11Albuquerque10–07–1–
March 11Albuquerque8–58–1–
March 12San Diego State3–29–1–
March 13San Diego State5–110–1–
March 14San Fernando State0–510–2–
March 14San Fernando State4–510–3–
March 15San Fernando State4–910–4–
March 17Ohio State5–1010–5–
March 18Ohio State2–011–5–
March 19Ohio State5–012–5–
March 21Michigan18–1413–5–
March 24Michigan19–314–5–
March 24Michigan5–315–5–
March 25Michigan6–516–5–
March 25Michigan3–416–6–
March 26Cal Poly5–017–6–
March 26Southern Illinois4–318–6–
March 27Oklahoma5–419–6–
March 28Wyoming11–720–6–
March 29Wyoming6–421–6–
March 29Wyoming11–422–6–
March 31Wyoming18–923–6–
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordWAC record
April 4Wisconsin18–024–6–
April 5Wisconsin11–125–6–
April 5Wisconsin3–126–6–
April 7Wisconsin12–127–6–
April 8Wisconsin7–228–6–
April 9Wisconsin1–029–6–
April 11at Arizona4–330–61–0
April 12at Arizona11–731–62–0
April 12at Arizona4–531–72–1
April 15Grand Canyon7–232–7–
April 18UTEP5–033–73–1
April 19UTEP11–634–74–1
April 19UTEP11–035–75–1
April 24at Albuquerque10–1235–8–
April 25at New Mexico2–136–86–1
April 26at New Mexico9–537–87–1
April 26at New Mexico13–238–88–1
April 29Northern Arizona5–139–8–
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordWAC record
May 2Arizona0–239–98–2
May 3Arizona11–040–99–2
May 3Arizona5–041–910–2
May 6Grand Canyon4–042–9–
May 9at UTEP2–143–911–2
May 10at UTEP10–244–912–2
May 10at UTEP13–145–913–2
May 16New Mexico3–146–914–2
May 17New Mexico3–546–1014–3
May 17New Mexico14–047–1015–3
Post-season
WAC Championship
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 22vs. BYU1–048–10
May 23vs. BYU10–049–10
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 30vs. Idaho7–150–10
May 31vs. Idaho3–251–10
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 13vs. TexasRosenblatt Stadium0–451–11
June 14vs. UCLARosenblatt Stadium2–152–11
June 17vs. MassachusettsRosenblatt Stadium4–253–11
June 18vs. TulsaRosenblatt Stadium11–354–11
June 19vs. NYURosenblatt Stadium4–155–11
June 20vs. TulsaRosenblatt Stadium10–156–11

Awards and honors
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
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

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 PowellOF1st7thMinnesota Twins
Larry GuraLHP2nd40thChicago Cubs
Lerrin LaGrowRHP6th139thDetroit Tigers
John DolinsekOF8th170thHouston Astros

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  2. "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. "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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