Stanford Cardinal baseball

Stanford Cardinal baseball
2024 Stanford Cardinal baseball team
Founded1892; 132 years ago (1892)
UniversityStanford University
Athletic directorBernard Muir
Head coachDavid Esquer (7th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationStanford, California
Home stadiumKlein Field at Sunken Diamond
(Capacity: 4,000)
NicknameCardinal
ColorsCardinal and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament champions
1987, 1988
College World Series runner-up
2000, 2001, 2003
College World Series appearances
1953, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA regional champions
1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
1953, 1965, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference tournament champions
2022
Regular season conference champions
1924, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1950, 1953, 1966, 1967, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2018, 2022, 2023
The Cardinal baseball team of 1896
The Cardinal baseball team of 2018

The Stanford Cardinal baseball team represents Stanford University in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Stanford athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinal play their home games on campus at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond, and they are currently coached by David Esquer.

Head coaches

[edit]
Name Years Won Lost Tied Pct.
No Coach 1892–1896, 1918 30 12 0 .714
W. A. Lange 1897 3 3 0 .500
J. F. Sheehan, Jr. 1898–1899 2 3 2 .429
Dr. W. H. Murphy 1900–1901 12 13 0 .480
C. J. Swindells 1902–1903 13 20 0 .394
C. Doyle 1904 8 8 0 .500
D. V. Cowden 1905 7 10 0 .412
James F. Lanagan 1906–1907 19 19 2 .500
George J. Presley 1908–1910 30 35 0 .462
Carl F. Ganong 1911 5 11 1 .324
Jerome D. Peters 1912–1913 27 17 1 .611
W. B. Oskiman 1914 12 6 3 .643
William Orr 1915 10 10 0 .500
Harry Wolter 1916, 1923–1943, 1946–1949 277 318 7 .466
R. T. Wilson 1917 10 12 0 .455
Bob Evans 1919–1920 16 13 0 .552
W. D. Seay 1921–1922 11 17 0 .393
Everett Dean 1950–1955 125 83 4 .599
Dutch Fehring 1956–1967 290 162 4 .640
Ray Young 1968–1976 326 161 3 .668
Mark Marquess 1977–2017 1,627 878 7 .649
David Esquer 2018–present 226 92 0 .711

Year-by-year record

[edit]
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
No Coach (N/A) (1892–1896)
1892 No Coach 3–4
1893 No Coach 11–1
1894 No Coach 6–0
1895 No Coach 4–1
1896 No Coach 5–3
No Coach: 29-9
W. A. Lange (N/A) (1897–1897)
1896 W. A. Lange 3–3
Lange: 3-3
J. F. Sheehan, Jr. (N/A) (1898–1899)
1898 Sheehan, Jr. 2–1
1899 Sheehan, Jr. 0-2-2
Sheehan, Jr.: 2-3-2
Dr. W. H. Murphy (N/A) (1900–1901)
1900 Murphy 3–9
1901 Murphy 9–4
Murphy: 12-13
C. J. Swindells (N/A) (1902–1903)
1902 Swindells 8–9
1903 Swindells 5–11
Swindells: 13-20
C. Doyle (N/A) (1904–1904)
1904 Doyle 8–8
Doyle: 8-8
D. V. Cowden (N/A) (1905–1905)
1905 Cowden 7–10
Cowden: 7-10
James F. Lanagan (N/A) (1906–1907)
1905 Lanagan 10–9
1905 Lanagan 9-10-2
Lanagan: 19-19-2
George J. Presley (N/A) (1908–1910)
1908 Presley 13–13
1909 Presley 8–8
1910 Presley 9–14
Presley: 30-35
Carl F. Ganong (N/A) (1911–1911)
1911 Ganong 5-11-1
Ganong: 5-11-1
Jerome D. Peters (N/A) (1912–1913)
1912 Peters 12–12
1913 Peters 15-5-1
Peters: 27-17-1
W. B. Oskiman (N/A) (1914–1914)
1914 Oskiman 12-6-3
Oskiman: 12-6-3
William Orr (N/A) (1915–1915)
1915 Orr 10–10
Orr: 10-10
Harry Wolter () (1916–1916)
1916 Harry Wolter 12-14-2
Wolter: 12-14-2
R. T. Wilson () (1917–1917)
1917 Wilson 10–12
Wilson: 10-12
No Coach (PCC) (1918–1918)
1917 Wilson 1–3 1–2 3rd
No Coach: 1-3
Bob Evans (PCC) (1919–1920)
1919 Evans 6–2 2–0 2nd
1920 Evans 10–11 5–5 4th
Evans: 16-13
W. D. Seay (PCC) (1921–1922)
1921 Seay 7–9 0–3 6th
1922 Seay 4–8 1–2 6th
Evans: 16-13
Harry Wolter (CIBA) (1923–1949)
1923 Wolter 11–11 2–3 2nd
1924 Wolter 14–10 3–3 1st-t
1925 Wolter 7–10 2–1 1st
1926 Wolter 5–10 2–4 3rd
1927 Wolter 8–13 5–7 3rd-t
1928 Wolter 7–10 5–7 3rd-t
1929 Wolter 10–11 4–10 5th
1930 Wolter 10–12 7–8 3rd-t
1931 Wolter 18–5 15–3 1st
1932 Wolter 12–11 9–9 -4th-t
1933 Wolter 8–19 4–5 2nd
1934 Wolter 8-14-2 5–10 3rd
1935 Wolter 2–13 2–13 6th
1936 Wolter 8–20 2–13 6th
1937 Wolter 13–10 8–7 3rd
1938 Wolter 10–13 5–10 5th
1939 Wolter 14–11 8–7 4th
1940 Wolter 8-14-1 4–11 6th
1941 Wolter 12–13 5–10 5th
1942 Wolter 10-13-1 2–12 6th
1943 Wolter 10–12 5–7 3rd
1944 No team (WWII) - - -
1945 No team (WWII) - - -
1946 Wolter 8–15 4–8 3rd-t
1947 Wolter 19-11-1 7–8 3rd-t
1948 Wolter 15–11 5–9 4th
1949 Wolter 18–12 7–8 4th
Wolter: 265-304-5
Everett Dean (CIBA) (1950–1955)
1950 Dean 19–15 10–5 1st
1951 Dean 21–13 9–9 3rd
1952 Dean 19-13-1 9–7 2nd
1953 Dean 29-15-2 10–6 1st-t College World Series Appearance
1954 Dean 18–12 9–7 2nd
1955 Dean 19-15-1 9–7 3rd
Dean: 125-83-4
Dutch Fehring (CIBA/PCC) (1956–1967)
1956 Fehring 24-10-1 9–7 2nd-t
1957 Fehring 17–13 7–9 3rd
1958 Fehring 23–12 7–9 3rd
1959 Fehring 21–13 9–7 2nd-t
1960 Fehring 20–17 6–10 3rd-t
1961 Fehring 26–17 5–11 4th-t
1962 Fehring 21–14 6–10 4th
1963 Fehring 24–11 8–8 4th
1964 Fehring 20–24 4–16 6th
1965 Fehring 32–13 11–9 1st-t
1966 Fehring 26-12-2 12–8 2nd-t
1967 Fehring 36-6-1 10–1 1st College World Series Appearance
Fehring: 290-162-4
Ray Young (PCC) (1968–1976)
1968 Young 36–12 13–5 2nd
1969 Young 34–12 16–5 2nd
1970 Young 36-16-1 8–9 4th
1971 Young 39-20-1 11–6 2nd-t
1972 Young 37-17-1 9–9 2nd-t
1973 Young 37–20 9–9 2nd
1974 Young 28–19 10–8 2nd
1975 Young 37–22 9–9 2nd
1976 Young 42–23 14–10 3rd
Young: 326-161-3
Mark Marquess (Pac-12) (1977–2017)
1977 Marquess 43–23 5–13 3rd-t
1978 Marquess 35-20-1 6–12 3rd-t
1979 Marquess 35–23 13–17 5th
1980 Marquess 29–24 13–17 5th-t
1981 Marquess 43–22 16–14 2nd NCAA Regional
1982 Marquess 49-18-1 20–10 2nd College World Series
1983 Marquess 41-17-1 20–10 1st College World Series
1984 Marquess 38-26-1 18–12 2nd-t NCAA Regional
1985 Marquess 47–15 23–7 1st College World Series
1986 Marquess 38–22 18–12 2nd-t NCAA Regional
1987 Marquess 53–17 21–9 1st CWS Champion
1988 Marquess 46–23 18–12 2nd CWS Champion
1989 Marquess 30–28 12–18 4th
1990 Marquess 59–12 24–6 1st College World Series
1991 Marquess 39–23 18–12 2nd NCAA Regional
1992 Marquess 39–23 17–13 2nd NCAA Regional
1993 Marquess 27–28 10–20 6th
1994 Marquess 36–24 21–9 1st NCAA Regional
1995 Marquess 40–25 20–10 2nd College World Series
1996 Marquess 41–19 19–11 2nd NCAA Regional
1997 Marquess 45–20 21–9 1st College World Series
1998 Marquess 42-14-1 22–8 1st NCAA Regional
1999 Marquess 50–15 19–5 1st College World Series
2000 Marquess 50–16 17–7 1st-t College World Series Runner-up
2001 Marquess 51–17 17–7 2nd College World Series Runner-up
2002 Marquess 47–18 16–8 2nd College World Series
2003 Marquess 51–18 18–6 1st College World Series Runner-up
2004 Marquess 46–14 16–8 1st NCAA Regional
2005 Marquess 34–25 12–12 6th-t NCAA Regional
2006 Marquess 33–27 11–13 5th-t NCAA Regional
2007 Marquess 28–28 9–15 8th -
2008 Marquess 41-24-2 14–10 2nd College World Series
2009 Marquess 30–25 13–14 5th-t -
2010 Marquess 31–25 14–13 4th NCAA Regional
2011 Marquess 35–22 14–12 5th NCAA Super Regional
2012 Marquess 41–18 18–12 4th-t NCAA Super Regional
2013 Marquess 32–22 16–14 4th-t
2014 Marquess 35–26 16–14 5th-t NCAA Super Regional
2015 Marquess 24–32 9–21 10th
2016 Marquess 31–23 15–15 6th-t
2017 Marquess 42–16 21–9 2nd NCAA Regional
Marquess: 1,627-878-7
David Esquer (Pac-12 Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Esquer 46–12 22–8 1st NCAA Regional
2019 Esquer 45–14 20–6 2nd NCAA Super Regional
2020 Esquer 5–11 0–1 11th
2021 Esquer 39–17 17–10 3rd College World Series
2022 Esquer 47–18 21–9 1st College World Series
Esquer: 182–72
Total: 2,997-1,869-34[2]

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Stadium

[edit]

Klein Field at Sunken Diamond is one of the premier collegiate baseball stadiums in the country.[citation needed] When the football stadium was originally built in 1921, dirt was excavated from the site of the future baseball stadium, which created a "sunken" field a decade later.

Record versus opponent

[edit]
Opponent Won Lost Tied Pct. First Played Last Played
Air Force 9 1 0 .900 1962 1971
Alabama 2 1 0 .667 2000 2000
Appalachian State 1 0 0 1.000 1986 1986
Arkansas 4 1 0 .800 1985 2022
Auburn 4 0 0 1.000 1967 1967
Ball State 1 0 0 1.000 2019 2019
Baylor 1 1 0 .500 2005 2018
Binghamton 1 0 0 1.000 2022 2022
Boise State 1 0 0 1.000 1978 1978
BYU 8 2 0 .800 1968 2018
Cal Poly Pomona 16 7 0 .696 1962 1982
Cal Poly 43 4 0 .915 1959 2022
Cal State Bakersfield 3 0 0 1.000 2023 2023
CS Dominguez Hills 0 1 0 .000 1978 1978
Cal State Fullerton 72 57 0 .558 1979 2024
Cal State Hayward 26 5 2 .818 1965 1988
Cal State Los Angeles 12 3 0 .800 1959 1997
Cal State Northridge 8 4 1 .654 1965 2022
California Western 1 1 0 .500 1962 1962
Campbell 1 0 0 1.000 1990 1990
Chapman 3 1 0 .750 1968 1971
Chico State 9 2 0 .818 1961 1970
Claremont 2 1 0 .667 1962 1972
Cornell 2 0 0 1.000 1972 1975
Creighton 1 2 0 .333 2024 2024
Delaware 1 0 0 1.000 1976 1976
Eastern Michigan 1 0 0 1.000 1976 1976
Fordham 1 0 0 1.000 1988 1988
Fresno State 88 46 1 .656 1959 2021
Georgia 3 4 0 .429 1987 2008
Georgia Southern 1 0 0 1.000 1990 1990
Gonzaga 4 1 0 .800 1976 2019
Grand Canyon 4 2 0 .667 2019 2022
Hawaii 18 10 1 .638 1961 2010
Houston 1 1 0 .500 1967 2020
Humboldt State 5 0 0 1.000 1963 1980
Illinois 1 0 0 1.000 2011 2011
Illinois-Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 2003 2003
Indiana 4 3 0 .571 2014 2022
Indiana State 1 0 0 1.000 2014 2014
James Madison 1 0 0 1.000 1983 1983
Kansas 18 3 0 .857 2004 2017
Kansas State 3 3 0 .500 1971 2020
Kentucky 2 0 0 1.000 1988 1988
Lamar 3 1 0 .750 1981 1995
Lewis and Clark 1 0 0 1.000 1990 1990
Long Beach State 13 7 0 .650 1960 2017
Louisiana 3 0 0 1.000 2000 2022
Loyola Marymount 5 1 0 .833 1979 1999
LSU 1 3 0 .250 1987 2000
Maine 0 3 0 .000 1978 1982
Marist 2 0 0 1.000 2001 2001
Massachusetts 0 1 0 .000 1973 1973
Michigan 4 2 0 .667 1983 2020
Middle Tennessee State 1 0 0 1.000 1990 1990
Minnesota 3 1 0 .750 1987 1998
Mississippi State 2 2 0 .500 1990 2019
Nebraska 6 2 0 .750 1985 2008
Nevada 21 8 0 .724 1973 2015
New Mexico 3 2 0 .600 1972 2010
North Dakota State 1 0 0 1.000 2021 2021
Northeastern 1 0 0 1.000 1997 1997
Oklahoma 4 3 0 .571 1971 2023
Oklahoma State 1 4 0 .200 1983 1987
Oral Roberts 1 2 0 .333 1978 1987
Pacific 66 11 1 .853 1959 2023
Penn State 2 2 0 .500 1996 2024
Pepperdine 25 5 0 .833 1959 2019
Portland State 1 0 0 1.000 1966 1966
Rice 27 12 0 .692 1991 2024
Richmond 1 0 0 1.000 2003 2003
Rutgers 1 0 0 1.000 1988 1988
Sacramento State 33 16 0 .673 1959 2024
Saint Mary’s 69 15 1 .818 1962 2022
San Diego 2 1 0 .667 1977 2018
San Diego State 11 3 0 .786 1960 2022
San Francisco 101 18 2 .843 1959 2022
San Francisco State 45 3 0 .938 1959 1996
San Jose State 109 40 0 .732 1959 2024
Santa Clara 150 84 1 .640 1959 2024
Sonoma State 2 1 0 .667 1981 1983
South Carolina 6 1 0 .857 1972 2003
Southern Illinois 1 0 0 1.000 1975 1975
St. John’s 2 1 0 .667 1970 2004
Stanislaus State 11 0 0 1.000 1972 1990
Stetson 1 0 0 1.000 1992 1992
TCU 1 1 0 .500 2005 2005
Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 1972 2023
Texas 47 36 1 .565 1981 2023
Texas A&M 3 1 0 .750 1997 2023
Texas State 3 1 0 .750 2022 2022
Texas Tech 5 5 0 .500 1995 2024
UTSA 1 1 0 .500 2005 2022
Tulane 3 1 0 .750 1974 2001
Tulsa 1 1 0 .500 1970 1976
U. S. International 0 1 0 .000 1985 1985
UC Davis 55 15 0 .786 1960 2022
UC Irvine 9 2 0 .818 1972 2021
UC Riverside 8 4 0 .667 1970 2003
UC Santa Barbara 31 20 0 .608 1963 2022
UNLV 5 9 0 .357 1980 2024
Valdosta State 1 0 0 1.000 1978 1978
Vanderbilt 7 10 0 .412 1973 2021
West Carolina 0 1 0 .000 1992 1992
Wichita State 2 0 0 1.000 1990 2019
Wisconsin 2 0 0 1.000 1974 1982
Wright State 1 0 0 1.000 2018 2018
Wyoming 1 0 0 1.000 1994 1994
Youngstown State 1 0 0 1.000 2014 2014
  • Last updated at the conclusion of the 2024 Season.[3]

Record versus ACC opponents

[edit]
Opponent Won Lost Tied Pct. First Played Last Played
Boston College 0 0 0 Never TBD
California 214 112 1 .656 1959 Present
Clemson 2 0 0 1.000 1995 2000
Duke 0 0 0 Never TBD
Florida State 83 45 1 .647 1959 2013
Georgia Tech 0 0 0 Never TBD
Louisville 0 0 0 Never TBD
Miami 3 5 0 .375 1985 2008
North Carolina 1 2 0 .333 1999 2011
NC State 2 1 0 .667 2006 2021
Notre Dame 3 0 0 1.000 1991 2002
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 Never TBD
SMU 1 0 0 1.000 1975 1975
Virginia 0 0 0 Never TBD
Virginia Tech 0 0 0 Never TBD
Wake Forest 0 1 0 .000 2023 TBD

Record against former Pac-12 opponents

[edit]
Opponent Won Lost Tied Pct. First Played Last Played
Arizona 121 86 0 .585 1975 2024
Arizona State 110 107 0 .507 1961 2024
California 222 115 1 .658 1959 2024
Oregon 37 24 0 .607 1961 2024
Oregon State 56 51 0 .523 1920 2024
UCLA 168 120 0 .583 1959 2024
USC 166 151 2 .524 1959 2024
Utah 28 9 0 .757 1965 2024
Washington 64 32 0 .667 1965 2024
Washington State 68 26 0 .723 1964 2024
  • Last updated at the conclusion of the 2024 conference tournament.[3]

Stanford in the NCAA tournament

[edit]

The Cardinal have appeared in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament 31 times, and appearing in the College World Series 16 times. They have won two National Championships, in 1987 College World Series and 1988.

Future major league outfielder Sam Fuld's 24 career hits broke the College World Series record of 23 set by Keith Moreland in 1973–75.[4][5]

Former Cardinal in MLB

[edit]
Sam Fuld
Mike Mussina

Former NFL Quarterback and current Denver Broncos executive John Elway also played baseball at Stanford for two seasons.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Stanford Identity Toolkit: Color". Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Year-By-Year Records". gostanford.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Versus Opponents". gostanford.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Longest CWS on record sees 16 games over 11 days". USA Today. June 24, 2003. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  5. ^ "Donny Lucy And Sam Fuld Make Major League Debuts With Windy City Teams". CSTV.com. September 5, 2007. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
[edit]