Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#2)
What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? CollegeHoopedia.com has designated the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #2 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA DI achievements:
2. Frank Selvy's 100-point major-college game (for Furman vs. Newberry on February 13, 1954).
Selvy scored 100 points vs. Newberry (S.C.) on his way to becoming the first three-year player to reach 2,000 points, finishing with 2,538. Selvy (41.7 ppg) and Furman teammate Darrell Floyd (24.3) combined for 66 points per game during the season and are the highest-scoring duo in major-college history. Selvy, a senior, scored 50 or more in seven games en route to becoming the first player to score 1,000 points in a single season (1,209) and average 30 or more for a career (32.5 ppg). Floyd succeeded his teammate as the nation's leading scorer with 35.9 ppg in 1954-55.
Making Selvy's 100-point outburst even more amazing was the fact his mother, watching her son play for the initial time, was among several hundred fans from his hometown of Corbin, Ky., who made the trip to Greenville, S.C., to watch the game. An early indication that something special was in the offing came less than three minutes into the game when Newberry's Bobby Bailey, who helped hold Selvy to a season-low 25 points two weeks earlier, fouled out.
Selvy's last three field goals in a 41-of-66 shooting performance from the floor came in game's closing 30 seconds and the crowning moment was his final basket. "It (the 100-point game) was something that was just meant to be," Selvy said. "My last basket was from past half-court just before the final buzzer."
He played every minute of every game during his senior season. Following is the box score for Selvy's 100-point outburst:
| FURMAN (149) | FG | FT-A | PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.D. Bennett | 0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Darrell Floyd | 12 | 1-1 | 25 |
| Fred Fraley | 3 | 0-2 | 6 |
| Bob Poole | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 5 | 1-1 | 11 |
| Al Kyber | 0 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Charles Ruth | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Brock Gordon | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Frank Selvy | 41-66 | 18-22 | 100 |
| Kenny Deardorff | 1 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Sylvester Wright | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Harry Jones | 0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Joe Gilreath | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 63 | 23-31 | 149 |
| NEWBERRY (95) | FG | FT-A | PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boland | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Warner | 2 | 0-4 | 4 |
| Leitner | 6 | 4-7 | 16 |
| Bailey | 0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Blanko | 14 | 7-10 | 35 |
| Cone | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Roth | 0 | 3-4 | 3 |
| McKlven | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Davis | 13 | 6-7 | 32 |
| TOTALS | 37 | 21-34 | 95 |
Halftime: Furman 77-44.
3. UCLA's 38-game winning streak in NCAA Tournament (under coach John Wooden from 1964 to 1974).
4. Pete Maravich's career scoring average of 44.2 points per game with a total of 28 contests scoring at least
50 points (for LSU from 1967-68 through 1969-70).
5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).
6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through
1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).
Hoop Dreams to Field of Dreams: Ex-College Hoopers Chosen in MLB Draft
Swingman Pat Connaughton, a two-time runner-up in scoring and rebounding for Notre Dame, was the most notable college basketball player selected nine years ago in the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft. Connaughton, a pitcher, was picked in the fourth round by the Baltimore Orioles (121st choice overall) before losing his lone decision in the New York-Penn League (Class A). Concentrating on professional hoops the past eight seasons as a backup shooting guard with the Portland Trail Blazers and Milwaukee Bucks, it is highly unlikely he will become Baltimore's next Big Ben. Connaughton's Organized Ball career faded as he became a three-point specialist for the Bucks' 2021 NBA Finals champion, let alone because of the accuracy he exhibited in ceremonial first pitch at Brewers game where his wayward mid-90s mph fastball reminded observers of wild St. Louis Cardinals lefty Rick Ankiel.
In an era of increased specialization, the Orioles selected former Louisiana State hooper Ben McDonald with the first pick in 1989 draft. McDonald, a part-time starter as a freshman forward under coach Dale Brown in 1986-87, went on to pitch in the starting rotation for the Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers for nine years from 1989 through 1997 before becoming an analyst for ESPN's CWS coverage. Connaughton isn't the first UND hoop standout to pitch at the professional level. Ron Reed, the Irish's top rebounder in 1963-64 and 1964-65, compiled a 146-140 MLB record in 19 seasons from 1966 through 1984 and Bob Arnzen, who averaged 20.3 ppg and 11.5 rpg from 1966-67 through 1968-69, posted a 6-8 minor-league mark in the Montreal Expos' farm system in three years (1969-71-72).
Infielder-outfielder C.J. Henry, the 17th pick overall in the 2005 draft, hit an anemic .222 in four low-minors seasons in the New York Yankees' farm system before the brother of Kansas standout Xavier Henry averaged 3.1 ppg in 13 contests with the Jayhawks in 2009-10. But North Carolina State's Andrew Brackman, who pitched briefly for the Yankees in 2011, is the only DI basketball regular in the 21st Century to become a major leaguer after being selected in the opening round of the amateur draft. Brackman was chosen ahead of supplemental first-rounders Todd Frazier and Justin Jackson. Other notable players picked that year include Brandon Belt (11th round), Zack Cozart (2nd), Lucas Duda (7th), Freddie Freeman (2nd), Matt Harvey (3rd/did not sign), Greg Holland (10th), Craig Kimbrel (33rd/did not sign), Corey Kluber (4th), Jonathan Lucroy (3rd), Anthony Rizzo (6th), Chris Sale (21st/did not sign), Giancarlo Stanton (2nd) and Jordan Zimmerman (2nd).
Numerous universities have featured versatile athletes who played college basketball before going on to major league baseball careers. Connecticut's Scott Burrell, a three-time All-Big East Conference choice under Huskies coach Jim Calhoun, was the first athlete to become a first-round draft pick of two major sports organizations (MLB and NBA). The first-round selection of the Seattle Mariners in 1989 and fifth-round choice by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1990 never reached as high as Double A, compiling a 2-6 Class A pitching record in 14 starts in the Blue Jays' farm system 1990 and 1991. Burrell, a first-round pick by the Charlotte Hornets in 1993, averaged 6.9 ppg and 3.5 rpg with four different NBA franchises in eight seasons from 1993-94 through 2000-01. Michael Jordan trash-talked Burrell when they were teammates with the Chicago Bulls, but it would have been interesting to see if MJ could hit him any better than he did against obscure Southern League hurlers.
In 1989, Burrell was picked ahead of supplemental first-rounder Todd Jones plus the following eventual MLB hurlers: Jerry Dipoto (3rd round), Alan Embree (5th), Scott Erickson (4th), Sterling Hitchcock (9th), Trevor Hoffman (11th), Curt Leskanie (8th), Denny Neagle (3rd), Paul Quantrill (6th), Pat Rapp (15th), Shane Reynolds (3rd), Russ Springer (7th), Mike Trombley (14th) and Tim Worrell (20th). In 1990, Burrell was chosen before eventual MLB pitchers Jason Bere (36th round), Eddie Guardado (21st), Mike Hampton (6th), Dave Mlicki (17th), Troy Percival (6th), Andy Pettitte (22nd), Rick White (15th) and Mike Williams (14th).
Villanova signee Delino DeShields chose to play baseball after he was selected as the 12th overall pick in 1987 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos. DeShields went on to be a second baseman for five different MLB franchises. Elsewhere, former NCAA Division I hoopers Dave Winfield (Minnesota) and Bill Almon (Brown) were MLB teammates the last six seasons of the 1970s after becoming first-round draft choices by the San Diego Padres in back-to-back years. As the 2023 selection process unfolds during All-Star Game weekend festivities, following is an alphabetical list of major leaguers who were first-round choices in the amateur baseball draft after playing varsity college basketball:
| First-Round Choice | Position | College(s) | MLB Team Selector | Pick Overall | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Almon | SS | Brown | San Diego Padres | 1st | 1974 |
| Andy Benes | RHP | Evansville | San Diego Padres | 1st | 1988 |
| Andrew Brackman | RHP | North Carolina State | New York Yankees | 30th | 2007 |
| Tony Clark | 1B | Arizona/San Diego State | Detroit Tigers | 2nd | 1990 |
| Cameron Drew | OF | New Haven CT | Houston Astros | 12th | 1985 |
| Atlee Hammaker | LHP | East Tennessee State | Kansas City Royals | 21st | 1979 |
| Rich Hand | RHP | Puget Sound WA | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1969** |
| Jim Lyttle | OF | Florida State | New York Yankees | 10th | 1966 |
| Ben McDonald | RHP | Louisiana State | Baltimore Orioles | 1st | 1989 |
| Dennis Rasmussen | LHP | Creighton | California Angels | 17th | 1980 |
| Jeff Shaw | RHP | Rio Grande OH | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1986** |
| *Mike Stenhouse | OF-1B | Harvard | Oakland Athletics | 26th | 1979 |
| Matt Thornton | LHP | Grand Valley State MI | Seattle Mariners | 22nd | 1998 |
| Dave Winfield | OF | Minnesota | San Diego Padres | 4th | 1973 |
| John Young | 1B | Chapman CA | Detroit Tigers | 16th | 1969** |
*Did not sign that year.
**January draft/secondary phase.
NOTES: 1B-OF Rick Leach (13th pick in 1979 by Detroit Tigers) was a JV hooper for Michigan and OF Ken Singleton (3rd selection in 1967 by New York Mets) was a freshman hooper for Hofstra. . . . Rasmussen, picked in 18th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1977 out of high school, and Stenhouse were compensation for signings of free-agent pitchers Nolan Ryan and Steve Renko, respectively.
The inaugural MLB draft in 1965 included 11 individuals who competed in hoops for colleges currently at the NCAA Division I level before they reached the majors - Graig Nettles (San Diego State/4th round), Bob Chlupsa (Manhattan/6th), Ken Szotkiewicz (Georgia Southern/10th), Steve Arlin (Ohio State/16th), Paul Edmondson (Cal State Northridge/21st), Rick Austin (Washington State freshmen team/22nd out of H.S.), Steve Renko (Kansas/24th), Paul Reuschel (Western Illinois/26th), Rich Hacker (Southern Illinois freshman team/39th out of H.S.), Dick Such (Elon/40th) and Bob Gebhard (Iowa/44th). Oregon State hoops All-American Jim Jarvis wasn't picked in first MLB draft, but hit .288 as 2B with three minor-league clubs in the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system in 1966. Research to date reveals that at least one MLB selection in every June draft from 1965 through 1998 played college basketball. Brigham Young had three versatile athletes in this category in the 1970s (Danny Ainge, Doug Howard and Vance Law). Believe it or not, Washington State forward Mark Hendrickson, a two-time All-Pacific-10 Conference basketball selection, was chosen in six straight MLB drafts from 1992 through 1997. Unlike Connaughton ever reaching a MLB field as real player, following is an alphabetical list of former MLB non-first round choices in regular amateur draft who wound up as major leaguers after playing varsity hoops for a college currently or formerly at the NCAA DI level:
| College Hooper/MLB Player | Pos. | Current/Former DI University | MLB Draft Summary for Non-First Round Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Ainge | INF-OF | Brigham Young | 15th round by Toronto Blue Jays out of high school in 1977 |
| Steve Arlin | RHP | Ohio State | 23rd round by Detroit Tigers in 1965 and 1st round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1966 June Draft-Secondary Phase |
| Rick Austin | LHP | Washington State | 22nd round by Detroit Tigers out of high school in 1965, 7th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 June secondary phase, 3rd round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1968 January secondary phase and 1st round by Cleveland Indians in 1968 June secondary phase |
| Mark Bailey | C | SW Missouri State | 6th round by Houston Astros in 1982 |
| Frank Baker | INF | Southern Mississippi | 2nd round by New York Yankees in 1967 |
| Mike Barlow | RHP | Syracuse | 26th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1969 and 4th by Los Angeles Dodgers in January secondary phase in 1970 |
| Chris Beasley | RHP | Arizona State | 6th round by Chicago White Sox in 1982, 27th round by California Angels in 1983 and 9th round by Cleveland Indians in 1984 |
| Jim Beattie | RHP | Dartmouth | 4th round by New York Yankees in 1975 |
| Jerry Bell | RHP | Belmont | 2nd round by Seattle Pilots in 1969 |
| Rob Belloir | SS | Mercer | 8th round by Cleveland Indians in 1969 |
| Bruce Bochte | 1B-OF | Santa Clara | 2nd round by California Angels in 1972 |
| Glenn Burke | OF | Nevada-Reno | 17th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972 while attending community college |
| Bob Chlupsa | RHP | Manhattan | 6th round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1965, 2nd round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1966 secondary phase, 5th round by Cardinals in 1967 secondary phase |
| Marty Clary | RHP | Northwestern | 3rd round by Atlanta Braves in 1983 |
| Vince Colbert | RHP | East Carolina | 11th round by Cleveland Indians in 1968 |
| Paul Edmondson | RHP | Cal State Northridge | 21st round by Chicago White Sox in 1965 |
| Joe Ferguson | C-OF | Pacific | 8th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968 |
| Dan Fife | RHP | Michigan | 21st round by Detroit Tigers out of high school in 1967 and 2nd round by Tigers in 1971 secondary phase |
| Dave Frost | RHP | Stanford | 18th round by Chicago White Sox in 1974 |
| Rich Gale | RHP | New Hampshire | 5th round by Kansas City Royals in 1975 |
| Amir Garrett | LHP | St. John's | 22nd round by Cincinnati Reds out of high school in 2011 |
| Bob Gebhard | RHP | Iowa | 44th round by Minnesota Twins in 1965 |
| Jim Geddes | RHP | Ohio State | 6th round by Chicago White Sox in 1970 |
| Mark Gilbert | OF | Florida State | 14th round by Chicago Cubs in 1978 |
| Tony Gwynn | OF | San Diego State | 3rd round by San Diego Padres in 1981 |
| Rich Hacker | SS | Southern Illinois | 39th round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1965 out of high school and 8th round by New York Mets in 1967 |
| Ed Halicki | RHP | Monmouth | 38th round by St. Louis Cardinals out of high school in 1968 and 24th round by San Francisco Giants in 1972 |
| James "Billy" Harris | INF | UNC Wilmington | 62nd round by Houston Astros in 1965 and 27th round by Cleveland Indians in 1966 |
| Paul Hartzell | RHP | Lehigh | 10th round by California Angels in 1975 |
| Mark Hendrickson | LHP | Washington State | 13th round by Atlanta Braves out of high school in 1992, 21st round by San Diego Padres in 1993, 32nd round by Braves in 1994, 16th round by Detroit Tigers in 1995, 19th round by Texas Rangers in 1996 and 20th round by Toronto Blue Jays in 1997 |
| Gary Holle | 1B | Siena | 13th round by Milwaukee Brewers in 1976 |
| Doug Howard | 1B-OF | Brigham Young | 8th round by California Angels in 1970 |
| Keith Kessinger | SS | Mississippi | 36th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1989 |
| Art Kusnyer | C | Kent State | 37th round by Chicago White Sox in 1966 |
| Vance Law | INF | Brigham Young | 39th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1978 |
| Kenny Lofton | CF | Arizona | 17th round by Houston Astros in 1988 |
| Terrell Lowery | OF | Loyola Marymount | 2nd round by Texas Rangers in 1991 |
| Tom Lundstedt | C | Michigan | 65th round by Los Angeles Dodgers out of high school in 1967 and 1st round by Chicago Cubs in 1970 secondary phase |
| Len Matuszek | OF-1B | Toledo | 5th round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1976 |
| Ryan Minor | 3B | Oklahoma | 15th round by Baltimore Orioles out of high school in 1992, 7th round by New York Mets in 1995 and 33rd round by Orioles in 1996 |
| Lyle Mouton | OF | Louisiana State | 54th round by Kansas City Royals in 1990 and 5th round by New York Yankees in 1991 |
| Gary Neibauer | RHP | Nebraska | 8th round by Cleveland Indians in 1966 and 2nd round by Atlanta Braves in 1966 secondary phase |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | San Diego State | 4th round by Minnesota Twins in 1965 |
| Tim Nordbrook | INF | Loyola New Orleans | 9th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1970 |
| Curtis Pride | OF | William & Mary | 10th round by New York Mets out of high school in 1986 |
| Steve Renko | RHP | Kansas | 24th round by New York Mets in 1965 |
| Paul Reuschel | RHP | Western Illinois | 26th round by Cincinnati Reds out of high school in 1965, 3rd round by Washington Senators in 1967 secondary phase and 4th round by Chicago Cubs in 1968 secondary phase |
| Lee Smith | RHP | Northwestern State | 2nd round by Chicago Cubs out of high school in 1975 |
| Mike Smithson | RHP | Tennessee | 5th round by Boston Red Sox in 1976 |
| Rob Sperring | INF | Pacific | 5th round by Chicago Cubs in 1971 |
| Tim Stoddard | RHP | North Carolina State | 25th round by Texas Rangers in 1974 and 2nd round by Chicago White Sox in 1975 secondary phase |
| George Stone | LHP | Louisiana Tech | 5th round by Atlanta Braves in 1966 |
| Dick Such | RHP | Elon | 40th round by New York Yankees in 1965 and 8th round by Washington Senators in 1966 secondary phase |
| Ken Szotkiewicz | SS | Georgia Southern | 10th round by Philadelphia Phillies out of high school in 1965, 1st round by Minnesota Twins in 1967 secondary phase and 1st round by Detroit Tigers in 1968 secondary phase |
| Will Venable | OF | Princeton | 15th round by Baltimore Orioles in 2004 and 7th round by San Diego Padres in 2005 |
| Joe Vitko III | RHP | St. Francis PA | 38th round by New York Mets in 1988 out of high school and 24th round by Mets in 1989 |
| John Wathan | C | San Diego | 1st round by Kansas City Royals in January regular phase in 1971 |
| Desi Wilson | 1B | Fairleigh Dickinson | 15th round by Boston Red Sox out of high school in 1987, 87th round by Houston Astros in 1989 and 30th round by Texas Rangers in 1991 |
| Randy Winn | OF | Santa Clara | 3rd round by Florida Marlins in 1995 |
| Chris Young | RHP | Princeton | 3rd round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 2000 |
NOTE: Pitcher Clair "Bart" Johnson, leading scorer for Brigham Young's 1967-68 freshman squad, was 3rd-round pick by St. Louis Cardinals in 1967 out of high school and 1st-round selection by Chicago White Sox in 1968 June secondary phase.
The first five MLB drafts from 1965 through 1969 had multiple small-college hoopers chosen before they reached the majors (as high as fourth round in 1969 during five-year span of regular phase). Following is an alphabetical list of former MLB non-first round draft choices who wound up as major leaguers after playing varsity hoops for a small four-year college:
| Small-College Hooper/MLB Player | Pos. | Non-DI School | MLB Draft Summary for Non-First Round Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Biittner | OF-1B | Buena Vista IA | 10th round by Washington Senators in 1968 |
| Al Bumbry | OF | Virginia State | 11th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1968 |
| Ray Burris | RHP | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 17th round by Chicago Cubs in 1972 |
| Ben Callahan | RHP | Catawba NC | 31st round by New York Yankees in 1980 |
| John Castino | INF | Rollins FL | 3rd round by Minnesota Twins in 1976 |
| Tom Dettore | RHP | Juniata PA | 26th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1965 out of high school, 9th round by Pirates in 1967 secondary phase and 3rd round by Pirates in 1968 secondary phase |
| Ron Diorio | RHP | New Haven CT | 16th round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1969 |
| Darcy Fast | LHP | Warner Pacific OR | 7th round by New York Yankees in 1965 out of high school and 6th round by Chicago Cubs in 1967 |
| Wayne Gross | 3B | Cal Poly Pomona | 9th round by Oakland Athletics in 1973 |
| Kevin Gryboski | RHP | Wilkes PA | 16th round by Cincinnati Reds in 1994 and 16th round by Seattle Mariners in 1995 |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 25th round by Texas Rangers in 1972 |
| Walter "Buddy" Harris | RHP | Philadelphia Textile | 13th round by Atlanta Braves in 1966 out of high school and 1st round by Houston Astros in 1968 secondary phase |
| Geoff Hartlieb | RHP | Quincy IL | 37th round by New York Mets in 2015 and 29th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016 after transferring to Lindenwood MO |
| Bob Hegman | INF | St. Cloud State MN | 15th round by Kansas City Royals in 1980 |
| Lynn Jones | OF | Thiel PA | 10th round by Cincinnati Reds in 1974 |
| David Justice | OF | Thomas More KY | 4th round by Atlanta Braves in 1985 |
| Dave Lemanczyk | RHP | Hartwick NY | 16th round by Detroit Tigers in 1972 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | Washburn KS | 8th round by San Francisco Giants in 1967 and 2nd round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968 secondary phase |
| Arnold "Bake" McBride | OF | Westminster MO | 37th round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1970 |
| Jim McKee | RHP | Otterbein OH | 4th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1969 |
| Dan Monzon | INF | Buena Vista IA | 25th round by Houston Astros in 1966 and 2nd round by Minnesota Twins in 1967 secondary phase |
| Joe Niekro | RHP | West Liberty State WV | 7th round by Cleveland Indians in 1966 and 3rd round by Chicago Cubs in 1966 secondary phase |
| Billy North | CF | Central Washington | 12th round by Chicago Cubs in 1969 |
| Willie Prall | LHP | Upsala NJ | 3rd round by San Francisco Giants in 1971 |
| Jeff Robinson | RHP | Azusa Pacific CA | 14th round by Detroit Tigers in 1982 and 2nd round by San Francisco Giants in 1983 |
| Bill Sampen | RHP | MacMurray IL | 12th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1985 |
| Jeff Shaver | RHP | SUNY-Fredonia | 22nd round by Oakland Athletics in 1985 |
| Larry Sheets | DH-OF | Eastern Mennonite VA | 2nd round by Baltimore Orioles in 1978 |
| Robert "Roe" Skidmore | 1B-OF | Millikin IL | 47th round by Atlanta Braves in 1966 |
| Paul Splittorff | LHP | Morningside IA | 25th round by Kansas City Royals in 1968 |
| Eric Stults | LHP | Bethel IN | 15th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 2002 |
| Jim Todd | RHP | Millersville PA | 10th round by Chicago Cubs in 1969 |
Major-college basketball All-Americans selected in MLB draft but never playing Organized Ball or reaching the majors included Alabama's Charles Cleveland (RHP picked in 34th round by Kansas City Royals in 1971 out of high school ahead of 35th-round choice Tom Hume); Virginia Tech's Dell Curry (RHP picked in 37th round by Texas Rangers in 1982 out of high school and 14th round by Baltimore Orioles in 1985 ahead of 15th-round choice Rich DeLucia, 18th-rounder Dennis Cook, 22nd-rounder John Smoltz, 23rd-rounder Scott Kamieniecki, 23rd-rounder Donn Pall, 30th-rounder Chris Nabholz and 36th-rounder Jim Abbott); California's Kevin Johnson (SS picked in 23rd round by Oakland Athletics in 1986 ahead of 27th-round choice John Olerud); Duke's Trajan Langdon (3B picked in 6th round by San Diego Padres in 1994 out of high school ahead of seventh-round choice Russ Branyan, seventh-rounder Geoff Blum, eighth-rounder Ronnie Belliard, 10th-rounder Wes Helms, 11th-rounder Donnie Sadler, 11th-rounder Bubba Trammell, 12th-rounder Wendell Magee, 13th-rounder Ryan Freel, 15th-rounder Daryle Ward, 19th-rounder Placido Polanco, 20th-rounder Dustan Mohr, 20th-rounder J.D. Drew, 25th-rounder Mike Young, 26th-rounder Corey Koskie and 28th-rounder Dave Roberts); North Carolina's Eric Montross (RHP picked in 62nd round by Chicago Cubs in 1994 ahead of 68th-round choice Juan "J.C." Romero and 70th-rounder Jose Santiago); Missouri's Anthony Peeler (LHP picked in 41st round by Texas Rangers in 1988 out of high school ahead of 41st-round choice Chad Ogea and 44th-rounder Scott Erickson); Holy Cross' Ronnie Perry Jr. (INF picked in 12th round by Boston Red Sox in 1979 ahead of 19th-round choice Don Mattingly and 3rd round by Chicago White Sox in 1980 ahead of 3rd-round choice Danny Tartabull, 8th-rounder Eric Davis and 16th-rounder Jim Eisenreich), and Long Beach State's Ed Ratleff (RHP picked in 6th round by Pittsburgh Pirates in 1969 out of high school ahead of 8th-round choice Glenn Abbott, 15th-rounder Jim Slaton, 20th-rounder Dick Ruthven and 25th-rounder Andy Hassler).
In the same category are NCAA playoff coaches Paul Cormier (RHP was picked in 25th round by Detroit Tigers in 1972 ahead of 38th-round choice Bob Shirley); Mitch Henderson (OF was picked in 29th round by New York Yankees in 1994 out of high school ahead of 38th-round choice Eric Byrnes, 43rd-rounder Julio Lugo, 49th-rounder Jason Michaels, 54th-rounder Chris Woodward, 57th-rounder Joe Nelson, 61st-rounder Morgan Ensberg and 71st-rounder Johnny Estrada); Lon Kruger (RHP was picked in 12th round by Houston Astros in 1970 out of high school ahead of 18th-round choice Dale Murray, 19th-rounder Pat Zachry, 29th-rounder John Denny, 30th-rounder Doc Medich and 32nd-rounder Mike Krukow plus 21st round by St. Louis Cardinals in 1974 ahead of 22nd-round choice Dave Rozema, 25th-rounder Tim Stoddard, 28th-rounder Sammy Stewart, 30th-rounder Al Holland and 36th-rounder Eric Show), plus Tom Penders (INF-OF was picked in 8th round by Cleveland Indians in 1968 January Regular Phase).
Dreams die hard whether utilizing all four seasons of normal college eligibility or playing Organized Ball. There are numerous former hoopers from current major universities who were MLB draftees (chosen ahead of luminaries such as Jack Clark, Jeff Kent, Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Giambi, Todd Helton, Buster Posey and Lou Whitaker) playing in the minors more than four years but never advancing to "The Show." The relatively obscure athletes include:
| Multi-Sport Athlete | College | Summary of College Hoops Career | MLB Draft Year | Summary of Minor-League Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Cador | Southern (La.) | 3.1 ppg and 3.5 rpg in eight basketball games in 1970-71 and 7.8 ppg in 20 games in 1971-72 | 10th round by Atlanta Braves in 1973 three rounds ahead of OF-1B Jack Clark | Lefthanded OF hit .249 with 26 HRs and 216 RBI from 1973 through 1977 before becoming the first HBCU coach posting a victory in the NCAA DI Tournament (alma mater in 1987). College teammate of C Danny Goodwin, the only individual to twice be selected first overall in MLB draft (Chicago White Sox in 1971 out of Central Illinois high school and California Angels in 1975). |
| Brian Cardwell | Tulsa | 2.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg while shooting 60% from the floor in 2003-04 and 2004-05 | 4th round by Toronto Blue Jays in 1999 out of high school one round ahead of P Nate Robertson | RHP compiled a 10-20 record and 5.37 ERA in five minor-league seasons from 1999 to 2003. |
| Pat Casey | Portland | 2.6 ppg in 1978-79 | 10th round by San Diego Padres in 1980 two rounds ahead of 3B-1B Dave Magadan | 1B-OF hit .282 with 117 HRs and 518 RBI in farm systems of the Padres, Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins in eight years from 1980 through 1987. Three-time CWS championship coach for Oregon State (2006-07-18). |
| Earle Chew | Temple | scored six points in three games in 1970-71 under coach Harry Litwack | 3rd round as OF by Chicago Cubs in 1973 one pick behind 1B Eddie Murray and eight picks ahead of OF Mitchell Page | OF hit .250 with 24 HRs and 169 RBI in Cubs' farm system in five seasons from 1973 to 1977. |
| Jim Dix | St. Louis | 1.5 ppg for 1965 NIT team | 40th round by New York Mets in 1965 nine rounds ahead of UTL Bob Oliver | OF hit .257 in farm systems of the Mets and Montreal Expos in six years from 1965 to 1971. |
| Patrick Egan | Quinnipiac | 4.5 ppg and 2.6 rpg in 2002-03 | twice by the Baltimore Orioles (35th round in 2005 15 rounds ahead of C Buster Posey and 36th round in 2006 12 picks ahead of P Kyle Gibson) | RHP compiled a 22-20 pitching record in the O's farm system from 2007 through 2012 before posting an 8-3 mark in the Atlanta Braves' organization in 2013. |
| Bill Fitzgerald | Tulane | 11.4 ppg and 4.8 rpg from 1966-67 through 1968-69 | 15th round by San Francisco Giants in 1968 one round ahead of P Steve Stone and OF Oscar Gamble, 5th round by Atlanta Braves in 1969 January Secondary Phase and 1st round by Oakland Athletics in 1969 June Secondary Phase | C hit .234 in Athletics' farm system in five years from 1969 to 1973. |
| Dom Fucci | Auburn | 1.8 ppg and 1.1 rpg in 1975-76 and 1976-77 | twice by the Chicago White Sox (6th round in 1978 three picks ahead of OF-1B Mike Marshall and 5th round in 1979 16 picks ahead of SS Greg Gagne and one round ahead of OF-1B Von Hayes | OF-1B hit .267 with 43 homers and 180 RBI in farm systems of White Sox and Detroit Tigers in five years from 1979 through 1983. |
| Rudy Kinard | Tennessee | 6 ppg and 1.6 rpg in 1968-69 and 1969-70 under coach Ray Mears | 6th round by California Angels out of high two rounds ahead of 2B-OF Davey Lopes and four rounds ahead of INF-OF Lenny Randle and 2nd round of 1971 Secondary Phase by San Francisco Giants | INF hit .233 in farm systems of St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals in eight seasons from 1972 through 1979 |
| Randy LaVigne | Connecticut | 7.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 2.8 apg from 1975-76 through 1978-79 | 7th round by Chicago Cubs in 1979 seven picks ahead of P Storm Davis and six rounds ahead of OF Greg Brock | OF hit .292 with 54 HRs and 316 RBI in five minor-league seasons from 1979 through 1983. |
| Keith LeGree | Louisville/Cincinnati | 7.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.4 apg and 1.5 spg from 1991-92 through 1995-96 | 3rd round by Minnesota Twins in 1991 three picks ahead of OF Todd Hollandsworth, two rounds ahead of SS Nomar Garciaparra and three rounds ahead of OF-1B John Mabry | OF hit .252 with 28 HRs and 190 RBI in seven minor-league seasons from 1991 through 1997. |
| Larry Mansfield | Tennessee | 4.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg in 1967-68 under coach Ray Mears | 4th round by Houston Astros in 1968 one round ahead of P Burt Hooton and OF-1B Tom Paciorek | 6-8 1B hit .233 with 103 HRs and 292 RBI in five minor-league seasons in farm systems of Astros and California Angels from 1968 through 1972. |
| Preston Mattingly | Lamar | part-time starting guard averaged 3.8 ppg and 2.9 rpg from 2013-14 through 2015-16 | 1st round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006 out of high school 10 picks ahead of P Joba Chamberlain and 11 ahead of P Chris Perez | Utilityman, son of Hall of Fame 1B Don Mattingly, hit .232 in six seasons from 2006 through 2011. |
| Derek Michaelis | Rice | 6.8 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 1997-98 and 1998-99 | 20th round by Arizona Diamondbacks in 1997 out of high school one round ahead of P Juan Romero and 23 rounds ahead of 2B Orlando Hudson and 15th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 2000 one round ahead of P James Shields and five rounds ahead of OF-3B Jose Bautista | 1B-OF hit .249 with 51 HRs and 237 RBI in Dodgers' farm system in six seasons from 2000 through 2005. |
| Scott Morgan | Gonzaga | backup forward averaged 3.4 ppg and 2.6 rpg from 1993-94 through 1995-96, competing for the Zags' first NCAA playoff team in 1995 | 7th round by Cleveland Indians in 1995 one round ahead of P A.J. Burnett | OF, playing in the minors for nine years, averaged almost 27 homers annually in the Indians' farm system in a four-year span from 1996 through 1999 before collecting 28 round-trippers and 39 doubles in 2001 for the Anaheim Angels' AAA affiliate (Salt Lake in PCL). |
| Freddie Moulder | Oklahoma State | 7.6 ppg and 4 rpg for 1965 NCAA playoff team coached by Hank Iba (last one for Hall of Famer) | 24th round by Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 three choices behind P Steve Renko | INF hit .263 in seven seasons from 1966 through 1972 in farm systems of Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. |
| Steve Parrott | UC Santa Barbara | 7.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg in 1978-79 and 1979-80 | 2nd round by Minnesota Twins in 1975 out of high school nine picks ahead of P Frank Pastore and three rounds ahead of 2B Lou Whitaker | RHP compiled a 28-34 record and 5.44 ERA in six years in farm systems of Twins and Milwaukee Brewers in 1975, 1976 and 1980 through 1983 before going to Mexico in 1984. |
| Kendall Rhine Jr. | Georgia | son of Rice's all-time leading rebounder averaged 5.8 ppg and 3.6 rpg from 1989-90 through 1992-93 | 16th round by New York Mets in 1989 out of high school one round ahead of INF Mark Grudzielanek and four rounds ahead of 2B Jeff Kent and 1st round by Houston Astros in 1992 one round ahead of P Jon Leiber, 1B Todd Helton and 1B Jason Giambi | RHP compiled 4-9 record and 5.88 ERA in farm systems of the Astros and Toronto Blue Jays in six years from 1992 through 1997. |
| Brett Roberts | Morehead State | All-OVC first-team selection as senior averaged 16.7 ppg and 8.4 rpg from 1988-89 through 1991-92 | 33rd round by Cincinnati Reds in 1988 out of high school four rounds ahead of Aaron Sele and 4th round by Minnesota Twins in 1991 nine picks ahead of P Terry Adams and 10 ahead of P Paul Byrd | The 6-8 RHP compiled a 42-44 record and 4.58 ERA in the Twins' farm system in seven years from 1991 through 1997. |
| Ron Smith | Furman | senior captain for squad defeating Clemson, UNC and NCSU in 10-day span in mid-season averaged 7.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg from 1974-75 through 1977-78 | 9th round by Philadelphia Phillies in 1977 three picks ahead of RF Jesse Barfield and two rounds ahead of OF Chili Davis | INF hit .222 with 1 HR and 114 RBI in five years from 1977 through 1981. Alma mater's all-time winningest coach appeared in 2005 NCAA Tournament. |
| Jamie Sykes | Valparaiso | 7.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 2.9 apg from 1993-94 through 1997-98 (redshirt in 1994-95 before throwing 3/4 length-of-the-court pass leading to buzzer-beating winning FG by Bryce Drew in 1998 NCAA playoff opener against Ole Miss) | 11th round by Arizona Diamondbacks in 1997 one round ahead of P Joel Pineiro and eight rounds ahead of INF David Eckstein | OF hit .260 with 50 HRs and 259 RBI in five years from 1997 through 2001. |
| Willie Tatum Jr. | Pacific | 5.2 ppg and 3.3 rpg from 1985-86 through 1987-88 | 31st round by Texas Rangers out of high school in 1985 four rounds ahead of P Pedro Borbon plus five rounds ahead of P Jim Abbott and 9th round by Boston Red Sox in 1988 11 picks ahead of P Mark Clark | 1B hit .247 with 33 HRs and 225 RBI in Red Sox' farm system in six years from 1988 through 1993 before playing in independent leagues and Mexico the next two seasons. |
| Mark Wulfemeyer | Southern California | 5.4 ppg and 2.1 apg in 1975-76 and 1976-77 before transferring to Marymount KS | 9th round by California Angels out of high school in 1974 12 picks ahead of 2B Ron Oester and two rounds ahead of P Scott Sanderson | RHP compiled a 23-23 record and 7.44 ERA in five years from 1975 through 1979. |
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 9
Extra! Extra! As the New York Times disbands its sports department, instead of mocking #MessMedia miscreants on CNN ("Most Distrusted Name in News"), MSNBC ("Hosts Paying Their Taxes Matters") and "The View" vixens who exhibited their political acumen by promoting convicted criminal creepy porn lawyer #Avenaughty as presidential timber, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Several former small-college hoopers from Pennsylvania - Clyde Barnhart (Shippensburg predecessor Cumberland Valley State), Charlie Gelbert (Lebanon Valley) and Monte Irvin (Lincoln) - made MLB news on this date. Ditto ex-Illinois hoopers Lou Boudreau and Tom Haller, ex-North Carolina State hoopers Roger Craig and Tim Stoddard plus ex-Washington State hoopers Ed Bouchee and Gene Conley. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 9 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JULY 9
Detroit Tigers RHP Elden Auker (All-Big Six Conference first-five basketball selection with Kansas State in 1931-32) tossed a four-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox. The whitewash was one of four complete-game wins for Auker during the month in 1938.
Pittsburgh Pirates LF Clyde Barnhart (hooper for Shippensburg PA predecessor Cumberland Valley State Normal School prior to World War I) banged out four hits in a 12-3 win against the New York Giants in opener of 1925 doubleheader.
Chicago Cubs 1B Ed Bouchee (freshman hooper for Washington State in 1951-52) homered in both ends of a 1961 twinbill sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau (leading scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) went 2-for-2 in the 1941 All-Star Game.
Philadelphia Phillies RHP Gene Conley (All-PCC first-team selection led North Division in scoring in 1949-50 as Washington State sophomore) hurled his second shutout in a nine-day span in 1959.
California Angels OF Billy Cowan (co-captain of Utah's 1960 NCAA hoops playoff team) tied a MLB record in 1971 by fanning six times against the Oakland A's in longest shutout in A.L. history (1-0 in 20 innings).
Brooklyn Dodgers RHP Roger Craig (forward with North Carolina State's 1949-50 freshman hoops team) relieved in the third inning and hurled 11 scoreless frames en route to a 4-3 win against the Milwaukee Braves in 1959.
Philadelphia Athletics RF Walt French (hoops letterman for Rutgers and Army) furnished four hits against the Chicago White Sox in 1926.
INF Charlie Gelbert (scored at least 125 points each of his last three seasons with Lebanon Valley PA in late 1920s) awarded on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers in 1937.
SS Dick Groat (two-time All-American with Duke in 1950-51 and 1951-52 when finishing among nation's top five scorers each season) was part of the St. Louis Cardinals' entire N.L. starting infield in the 1963 All-Star Game, including 1B Bill White (played two years with Hiram OH in early 1950s), 2B Julian Javier and 3B Ken Boyer.
Detroit Tigers C Tom Haller (backup forward for Illinois in 1956-57 and 1957-58 under coach Harry Combes) provided a double, triple and decisive ninth-inning homer against the Chicago White Sox in a 1972 outing.
RHP Geoff Hartlieb (averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.1 rpg for Quincy IL in 2012-13 before transferring to Lindenwood MO to concentrate on baseball) awarded off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Mets in 2021.
New York Giants RHP Jim Hearn (Georgia Tech hoops letterman in 1941-42) hammered two homers at the Polo Grounds in a 10-2 victory against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955.
Washington Senators LF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection when leading Ohio State in scoring and rebounding in 1956-57 and 1957-58) tied a MLB record with seven strikeouts in a doubleheader split with the Boston Red Sox in 1965. Two years later, Howard hammered two homers against the Cleveland Indians in opener of a 1967 twinbill.
New York Giants LF Monte Irvin (Lincoln PA hooper 1 1/2 years in late 1930s) homered in his fourth consecutive contest in 1954.
Philadelphia Phillies 1B Davey Johnson (averaged 1.7 ppg with Texas A&M in 1961-62) delivered three extra-base hits and five RBI against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1977 game.
New York Yankees RF Charlie Keller (Maryland three-year hoops letterman from 1934-35 through 1936-37) opened the scoring with a two-run homer off Chicago Cubs RHP Claude Passeau (Millsaps MS hooper in late 1920s and early 1930s) in the first inning as the A.L. blitzed the N.L., 12-0, in the 1946 All-Star Game.
Cleveland Indians CF Kenny Lofton (Arizona's leader in steals for 1988 Final Four team compiling a 35-3 record) contributed two hits and two stolen bases for the A.L. in 1996 All-Star Game.
Chicago White Sox RHP Ted Lyons (two-time All-SWC first-team selection for Baylor in early 1920s) blanked the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-0, in the opener of a 1932 twinbill, snapping Hall of Famer Lefty Grove's 11-game winning streak.
OF-1B Len Matuszek (starter for Toledo's 18-7 team in 1975-76) traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Dodgers for OF Al Oliver in 1985.
In the midst of a 22-game hitting streak in 1953, Chicago White Sox RF Sam Mele (NYU's leading scorer in 1943 NCAA playoffs) homered in each contest of a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers.
OF Lyle Mouton (starter in Louisiana State's backcourt with All-American Chris Jackson for 1989 NCAA playoff team) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Cleveland Indians in 2003.
Cleveland Indians 3B Graig Nettles (shot 87.8% from free-throw line for San Diego State in 1963-64) homered in both ends of a 1972 doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals.
Philadelphia Athletics LHP Ossie Orwoll (Luther IA hooper first half of 1920s) earned a save with 3 2/3 innings of hitless relief against the Cleveland Indians in 1928. Orwoll also went 3-for-3 at the plate including a three-run double.
Atlanta Braves RHP Ron Reed (Notre Dame's leading rebounder in 1963-64 and 1964-65) got the first two outs in the ninth inning, including whiffing Baltimore Orioles 2B Davey Johnson (averaged 1.7 ppg with Texas A&M in 1961-62), to help the N.L. blank A.L., 1-0, in 1968 All-Star Game.
New York Yankees rookie RHP Steve Roser (Clarkson NY hoops center in late 1930s before bypassing senior season) registered the lone complete game of his MLB career (8-2 win against Detroit Tigers in nightcap of 1944 doubleheader).
New York Yankees rookie RHP Rollie Sheldon (third-leading scorer as sophomore for Connecticut's 1960 NCAA Tournament team) tossed the second of back-to-back shutouts in 1961.
RHP Tim Stoddard (starting forward opposite All-American David Thompson for North Carolina State's 1974 NCAA champion) traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for P Ed Whitson in 1986.
Detroit Tigers C Birdie Tebbetts (Providence hooper in 1932) banged out three hits in both ends of a 1939 twinbill against the Chicago White Sox.
Washington Senators rookie RHP Monte Weaver (hoops center for Emory & Henry VA in mid-1930s) went 4-for-5 at the plate as lefthanded swinger, scored three runs and chipped in with five RBI in nightcap of 1932 doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians.
Minnesota Twins RF Dave Winfield (starting forward for Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) went 4-for-4 against the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993 in the midst of homering in back-to-back games three times during the month.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays RF Randy Winn (Santa Clara backcourtmate of eventual two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash in 1993-94) stroked a double for the A.L. off Los Angeles Dodgers P Eric Gagne in 2002 All-Star Game.
Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#3)
What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #3 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:
3. UCLA's 38-game winning streak in NCAA Tournament (under coach John Wooden from 1964 to 1974).
UCLA's first three outings in this streak were decided by fewer than seven points but the Bruins only had four more decisions in that category in their next 35 playoff assignments. Long Beach State (three), New Mexico State (three) and San Francisco (four) each succumbed at least three times against the Bruins during their streak. USF (eight in 1964) and LBSU (four in 1971) were the only two teams to lead them at halftime during the 38 triumphs. As a means of comparison even with additional rounds of competition for several decades, 17 power-conference members - Arizona State (four), Clemson (three), Colorado (two), DePaul (one), Georgia (one), Minnesota (two), Ole Miss (four), Nebraska (zero), Northwestern (two), Oregon State (three), Penn State (three), Providence (three), Rutgers (one), St. John's (one), Texas Christian (two), Virginia Tech (three) and Washington State (three) - have combined for a total of 38 NCAA playoff triumphs thus far in the 21st Century. Following is a look at UCLA's NCAA Tournament hit list during the Bruins' wonder years when they won nine national championships from 1964 through 1973 before losing to North Carolina State (80-77 in double overtime) at the 1974 Final Four:
*NCAA Tournament title games.
**Triple overtime.
4. Pete Maravich's career scoring average of 44.2 points per game with a total of 28 contests scoring at least
50 points (for LSU from 1967-68 through 1969-70).
5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).
6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through 1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).
On That Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 8
Extra! Extra! Instead of belly laughing at Out House propagandist Binder Babe futilely try to explain "not there" cocaine issue regarding Plagiarist Biledumb's Last Family (anyone with dignity would want to be), you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
A couple of small-college hoopers from Missouri (Bill Virdon of Drury and Chuck Workman of Central Missouri State), New York (Jack Phillips of Clarkson and Hal Schumacher of St. Lawrence) plus Pennsylvania (Kevin Gryboski of Wilkes and Monte Irvin of Lincoln) supplied significant MLB performances on this date. Ex-Louisiana State hoopers Joe Adcock and Alvin Dark also made MLB news on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 8 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JULY 8
Milwaukee Braves 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading basketball scorer in 1945-46) whacked two homers against the Chicago Cubs in 1956, igniting streak of five straight outings with a round-tripper.
St. Louis Cardinals C Ferrell Anderson (Kansas hoops letterman in 1936-37 and 1937-38) amassed three hits in a 7-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds in 1953.
Chicago Cubs CF Frankie Baumholtz (MVP in 1941 NIT and first player in Ohio University history to score 1,000 career points) banged out four hits against the Milwaukee Braves in a 1953 game.
Seattle Mariners RHP Jim Beattie (Dartmouth's top rebounder in 1974-75 when selected team MVP and honorable mention All-Ivy League) hurled a four-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles in 1983.
Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau (leading scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) smacked two homers against the Boston Red Sox in a 1944 contest.
Kansas City Athletics LF Bob Cerv (ranked fourth on Nebraska all-time scoring list in 1949-50 when finishing college career) singled off Hall of Famer Warren Spahn in the opening inning for the A.L. in a 4-3 win against the N.L. in the 1958 All-Star Game. Four years later with the Houston Colt .45s, Cerv smacked the final two homers of his 12-year MLB career (against Cincinnati Reds in 1962).
Jack Coombs (captain and starting hoops center for Colby ME) resigned as manager of the last-place Philadelphia Phillies in 1919.
Boston Braves SS Alvin Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana during World War II) carried off the field on a stretcher after being knocked unconscious by thrown ball in 1949.
Detroit Tigers DH Darrell Evans (member of Jerry Tarkanian-coached Pasadena City CA club winning 1967 state community college hoops crown) homered twice in a 1987 game against the Oakland Athletics.
St. Louis Cardinals 2B Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) furnished three hits in both ends of a 1934 twinbill split against the Cincinnati Reds.
California Angels RHP Dave Frost (averaged 10.5 ppg and 4 rpg for Stanford from 1971-72 through 1973-74) fired a five-hit shutout against the Seattle Mariners in 1978.
Atlanta Braves RHP Kevin Gryboski (backup hooper for Wilkes PA in 1991-92 and 1992-93) contributed his 11th consecutive relief appearance without allowing an earned run, reducing his ERA to 1.47 through 27 games in 2005.
OF Monte Irvin (Lincoln PA hooper 1 1/2 years in late 1930s) stroked a three-run double in the first inning and grand slam in the 11th to carry the New York Giants to a 10-7 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1953. Starting RHP Jim Hearn (Georgia Tech hoops letterman in 1941-42) failed in a bid to win his 13th straight against the Bucs.
Detroit Tigers SS Harvey Kuenn (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin in 1951-52 after competing on JV squad previous season) contributed four hits against the Chicago White Sox in the nightcap of a 1956 doubleheader.
Boston Red Sox 1B Tony Lupien (Harvard hoops captain in 1938-39) went 4-for-4 against the St. Louis Browns in a 1943 contest.
Los Angeles Dodgers LF Wally Moon (averaged 4.3 ppg with Texas A&M in 1948-49 and 1949-50) went 4-for-4 against the Cincinnati Reds in a 1961 game.
1B Cotton Nash (three-time All-American averaged 22.7 ppg and 12.3 rpg in Kentucky career from 1961-62 through 1963-64) returned by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox after trade three months earlier was voided.
Chicago Cubs RHP Claude Passeau (Millsaps MS hooper in late 1920s and early 1930s) yielded a three-run homer to Hall of Fame Boston Red Sox OF Ted Williams as the A.L. notched a dramatic 7-5 victory in the 1941 All-Star Game.
1B Jack Phillips (leading hoops scorer for Clarkson NY in 1942-43) pounded a pinch-hit grand-slam homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to propel the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 triumph against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1950.
Cincinnati Reds LHP Eppa Rixey (Virginia hoops letterman in 1912 and 1914) won the 16-inning nightcap of a 1924 twinbill, 2-1, at Cincinnati. It triggered a streak of 31 straight scoreless innings for Rixey.
Brooklyn Dodgers 2B Jackie Robinson (highest scoring average in PCC both of his seasons with UCLA in 1939-40 and 1940-41) ripped a homer for the N.L. in the 1952 All-Star Game.
Seattle Pilots LHP Garry Roggenburk (Dayton's leading scorer three straight seasons from 1959-60 through 1961-62 grabbed school-record 32 rebounds in third varsity contest) hurled his lone MLB complete game (3-1 win against California Angels in 1969).
New York Giants RHP Hal Schumacher (St. Lawrence NY hooper in early 1930s) fanned five A.L. batters, including all-time standouts Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin and Al Simmons, in four innings of relief for the N.L. in the 1935 All-Star Game.
Pittsburgh Pirates CF Bill Virdon (Drury MO hooper in 1949) provided five extra-base hits in a 1960 twinbill against the Philadelphia Phillies.
New York Giants C Wes Westrum (hooper for Bemidji State MN one season before serving in military during WWII) and teammate Daryl Spencer twice smacked back-to-back homers in an 11-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1956 game.
Boston Braves 3B Chuck Workman (first-five hoops selection for Central Missouri State on All-MIAA team as sophomore and junior in mid-1930s) cracked a homer in both ends of 1945 doubleheader split against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#4)
What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #4 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:
4. Pete Maravich's career scoring average of 44.2 points per game with a total of 28 contests scoring at least 50 points (for Louisiana State from 1967-68 through 1969-70).
"Pistol Pete" set NCAA single-season records for most points (1,381) and highest average (44.5), finishing his career with NCAA career marks for most points (3,667) and highest average (44.2). He also established an NCAA record for most successful free throws in a game when he converted 30 of 31 foul shots at Oregon State. Maravich, who broke Oscar Robertson's NCAA career scoring mark with 13 regular-season games remaining, is the only player in NCAA Division I history to score more than 1,000 points and average over 40 points per game in each of three seasons.
Maravich's statistics would have been even more staggering if there had been a three-point basket at the time. He had 56 games with at least 40 points in his three-year career, including a school- and SEC-record 69 in a 106-104 post-game brawl-marred defeat at Alabama when he was hampered by leg ailments. No other player has had more than 21 games with a minimum of 40. He averaged more than 50 points per game in a 10-game stretch spanning the last three games of 1968-69 and the first seven games of 1969-70. Incredibly, Maravich improved his field-goal accuracy and assists average each year. Combining scoring and assists, Maravich was responsible for a whopping 59.4% of LSU's offense during his career.
Maravich never scored fewer than 30 points in back-to-back games and tallied under 20 just once (17 at Tennessee as a sophomore) in his three varsity seasons. The son of LSU coach Press Maravich was outscored in just one regular-season game by a teammate (22-17 by forward Ralph Jukkola) before Danny Hester outpointed him in two of their three NIT outings together.
Maravich tallied more than 50 points in four outings against both SEC power Kentucky and intrastate independent rival Tulane. The Tigers lost all six times to Kentucky by double-digit margins despite his firepower. Here is a breakdown of how he amassed a 44.1-point career scoring average and modest 28-26 record in 54 games against SEC competition:
| SEC Opponent | Average | High | Low | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 48.8 ppg | 69 | 30 | 4-2 |
| Auburn | 49 ppg | 55 | 44 | 3-3 |
| Florida | 44 ppg | 52 | 32 | 4-2 |
| Georgia | 46 ppg | 58 | 37 | 5-1 |
| Kentucky | 52 ppg | 64 | 44 | 0-6 |
| Mississippi | 42.3 ppg | 53 | 31 | 3-3 |
| Mississippi State | 47.3 ppg | 58 | 33 | 6-0 |
| Tennessee | 23 ppg | 30 | 17 | 1-5 |
| Vanderbilt | 44.7 ppg | 61 | 35 | 2-4 |
NOTE: LSU guard Chris Jackson is the only player to compile single-game scoring outbursts higher than Maravich in SEC competition against Mississippi (55 points), Florida (53) and Tennessee (50).
Best estimates are that Maravich would have averaged eight three-point goals per game if the arc had been around during his college playing days, which would have increased his scoring average to in excess of 50 ppg. Following is a game-by-game summary of Pistol Pete's career showing how his prolific scoring produced so many records prior to missing his final outing because of ankle and hip injuries:
Sophomore (1967-68)/Record: 14-12; 8-10 in SEC
| Date | Opponent | FG-A | FT-A | REB | PTS | LSU-OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-2-67 | Tampa | 20-50 | 8-9 | 16 | 48 | 97-81 |
| 12-4-67 | at Texas | 15-34 | 12-16 | 5 | 42 | 87-74 |
| 12-9-67 | Loyola (New Orleans) | 22-43 | 7-11 | 9 | 51 | 90-56 |
| 12-15-67 | at Wisconsin* | 16-40 | 10-13 | 9 | 42 | 94-96 |
| 12-16-67 | Florida State* | 17-41 | 8-10 | 5 | 42 | 100-130 |
| 12-19-67 | Mississippi | 17-34 | 12-13 | 11 | 46 | 81-68 |
| 12-22-67 | Mississippi State | 22-40 | 14-16 | 8 | 58 | 111-87 |
| 12-30-67 | Alabama | 10-30 | 10-11 | 6 | 30 | 81-70 |
| 1-3-68 | Auburn | 20-38 | 15-17 | 9 | 55 | 76-72 |
| 1-6-68 | at Florida | 9-22 | 14-17 | 10 | 32 | 90-97 |
| 1-8-68 | at Georgia | 14-37 | 14-17 | 11 | 42 | 79-76 |
| 1-11-68 | at Tulane | 20-42 | 12-15 | 5 | 52 | 100-91 |
| 1-24-68 | Clemson | 14-29 | 5-6 | 6 | 33 | 104-81 |
| 1-27-68 | Kentucky | 19-51 | 14-17 | 11 | 52 | 95-121 |
| 1-29-68 | Vanderbilt | 22-57 | 10-15 | 6 | 54 | 91-99 |
| 2-3-68 | at Kentucky | 16-38 | 12-15 | 8 | 44 | 96-109 |
| 2-5-68 | Tennessee | 9-34 | 3-3 | 6 | 21 | 67-87 |
| 2-7-68 | at Auburn | 18-47 | 13-13 | 6 | 49 | 69-74 |
| 2-10-68 | Florida (OT) | 17-48 | 13-15 | 7 | 47 | 93-92 |
| 2-12-68 | Georgia | 20-47 | 11-18 | 4 | 51 | 73-78 |
| 2-17-68 | at Alabama | 24-52 | 11-13 | 12 | 59 | 99-89 |
| 2-19-68 | at Mississippi State | 13-38 | 8-12 | 7 | 34 | 94-83 |
| 2-21-68 | Tulane | 21-47 | 13-15 | 5 | 55 | 99-92 |
| 2-24-68 | at Mississippi | 13-26 | 14-16 | 4 | 40 | 85-87 |
| 3-2-68 | at Tennessee | 7-18 | 3-4 | 3 | 17 | 71-74 |
| 3-4-68 | at Vanderbilt | 17-39 | 8-11 | 6 | 42 | 86-115 |
*Milwaukee Classic.
Junior (1968-69)/Record: 13-13; 7-11 in SEC
| Date | Opponent | FG-A | FT-A | REB | PTS | LSU-OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-2-68 | at Loyola (New Orleans) | 22-34 | 8-9 | 7 | 52 | 109-82 |
| 12-7-68 | at Clemson | 10-32 | 18-22 | 4 | 38 | 86-85 |
| 12-14-68 | Tulane (2OT) | 20-48 | 15-20 | 7 | 55 | 99-101 |
| 12-18-68 | Florida (OT) | 17-32 | 11-15 | 8 | 45 | 93-89 |
| 12-21-68 | Georgia | 18-33 | 11-16 | 10 | 47 | 98-89 |
| 12-26-68 | Wyoming** | 14-34 | 17-24 | 6 | 45 | 84-78 |
| 12-28-68 | at Oklahoma City** | 19-36 | 2-5 | 8 | 40 | 101-85 |
| 12-30-68 | Duquesne** | 18-36 | 17-21 | 2 | 53 | 94-91 |
| 1-4-69 | at Alabama | 19-49 | 4-4 | 10 | 42 | 82-85 |
| 1-9-69 | at Vanderbilt | 15-30 | 8-13 | 4 | 38 | 92-94 |
| 1-11-69 | at Auburn | 16-41 | 14-18 | 5 | 46 | 71-90 |
| 1-25-69 | Kentucky | 20-48 | 12-14 | 11 | 52 | 96-108 |
| 1-27-69 | Tennessee | 8-18 | 5-8 | 4 | 21 | 68-81 |
| 1-31-69 | Pittsburgh | 13-34 | 14-18 | 8 | 40 | 120-79 |
| 2-1-69 | Mississippi (OT) | 11-33 | 9-13 | 11 | 31 | 81-84 |
| 2-3-69 | Mississippi State | 14-32 | 5-6 | 11 | 33 | 95-71 |
| 2-8-69 | Alabama | 15-30 | 8-12 | 5 | 38 | 81-75 |
| 2-10-69 | at Tulane | 25-51 | 16-20 | 10 | 66 | 94-110 |
| 2-12-69 | at Florida | 14-41 | 22-27 | 6 | 50 | 79-95 |
| 2-15-69 | Auburn | 20-44 | 14-15 | 3 | 54 | 93-81 |
| 2-17-69 | Vanderbilt | 14-33 | 7-8 | 8 | 35 | 83-85 |
| 2-22-69 | at Kentucky | 21-53 | 3-7 | 5 | 45 | 89-103 |
| 2-24-69 | at Tennessee | 8-18 | 4-8 | 3 | 20 | 63-87 |
| 3-1-69 | at Mississippi | 21-39 | 7-11 | 3 | 49 | 76-78 |
| 3-3-69 | at Mississippi State | 20-49 | 15-19 | 4 | 55 | 99-89 |
| 3-8-69 | at Georgia (2OT) | 21-48 | 16-25 | 6 | 58 | 90-80 |
**All-College Tournament at Oklahoma City.
Senior (1969-70)/Record: 22-10; 13-5 in SEC
| Date | Opponent | FG-A | FT-A | REB | PTS | LSU-OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-4-69 | Oregon State | 14-32 | 15-19 | 5 | 43 | 94-72 |
| 12-9-69 | Loyola (New Orleans) | 17-36 | 9-10 | 6 | 43 | 100-87 |
| 12-11-69 | Vanderbilt | 26-54 | 9-10 | 10 | 61 | 109-86 |
| 12-13-69 | at Tulane | 17-42 | 12-19 | 4 | 46 | 97-91 |
| 12-18-69 | Southern California | 18-43 | 14-16 | 6 | 50 | 98-101 |
| 12-20-69 | at Clemson | 22-30 | 5-8 | 6 | 49 | 111-103 |
| 12-22-69 | at Oregon State | 9-23 | 30-31 | 1 | 48 | 76-68 |
| 12-23-69 | at UCLA | 14-42 | 10-12 | 4 | 38 | 84-133 |
| 12-29-69 | St. John's*** | 20-44 | 13-16 | 8 | 53 | 80-70 |
| 12-30-69 | Yale*** | 13-28 | 8-11 | 5 | 34 | 94-97 |
| 1-3-70 | Alabama | 22-42 | 11-18 | 7 | 55 | 90-83 |
| 1-10-70 | Auburn | 18-46 | 8-11 | 6 | 44 | 70-79 |
| 1-24-70 | at Kentucky | 21-44 | 13-15 | 5 | 55 | 96-109 |
| 1-26-70 | Tennessee | 12-23 | 5-7 | 4 | 29 | 71-59 |
| 1-31-70 | Mississippi | 21-46 | 11-15 | 5 | 53 | 109-86 |
| 2-2-70 | Mississippi State | 21-40 | 7-9 | 3 | 49 | 109-91 |
| 2-4-70 | at Florida | 20-38 | 12-16 | 9 | 52 | 97-75 |
| 2-7-70 | at Alabama | 26-57 | 17-21 | 5 | 69 | 104-106 |
| 2-9-70 | Tulane | 18-45 | 13-15 | 4 | 49 | 127-114 |
| 2-11-70 | Florida | 16-35 | 6-10 | 3 | 38 | 94-85 |
| 2-14-70 | at Vanderbilt | 14-46 | 10-13 | 5 | 38 | 99-89 |
| 2-16-70 | at Auburn | 18-46 | 10-15 | 8 | 46 | 70-64 |
| 2-18-70 | Georgia | 17-34 | 3-6 | 2 | 37 | 88-86 |
| 2-21-70 | Kentucky | 23-42 | 18-22 | 4 | 64 | 105-121 |
| 2-23-70 | at Tennessee | 10-24 | 10-13 | 7 | 30 | 87-88 |
| 2-28-70 | at Mississippi | 13-43 | 9-14 | 9 | 35 | 103-90 |
| 3-2-70 | at Mississippi State | 22-44 | 11-13 | 5 | 55 | 97-87 |
| 3-7-70 | at Georgia | 16-37 | 9-10 | 3 | 41 | 99-88 |
| 3-15-70 | Georgetown (NIT) | 6-16 | 8-12 | 6 | 20 | 83-80 |
| 3-17-70 | Oklahoma (NIT) | 14-33 | 9-13 | 8 | 37 | 97-94 |
| 3-19-70 | Marquette (NIT) | 4-13 | 12-16 | 1 | 20 | 79-101 |
| 3-21-70 | Army (NIT) | DNP | 68-75 |
***Rainbow Classic at Honolulu.
Career Scoring Site-of-Game Breakdown
| Location (Record) | G. | Pts. | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home (25-12) | 37 | 1667 | 45.1 |
| Neutral (5-3) | 8 | 304 | 38.0 |
| Road (19-19) | 38 | 1696 | 44.6 |
Marks of Ownership
Three different Rhode Island State players in a six-year span set the major-college single-season scoring average record in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Maravich's record of 44.5 ppg in 1969-70 might never be eclipsed. Following is a look at how long players have held the NCAA Division I single-season scoring average standard (through 2022-23):
| Player | School | Years | Record (Season) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Luisetti | Stanford | one | 17.1 ppg (1936-37) |
| Chet Jaworski | Rhode Island State | one | 22.6 ppg (1938-39) |
| Stan Modzelewski | Rhode Island State | three | 23.1 ppg (1939-40) |
| George Senesky | St. Joseph's | one | 23.4 ppg (1942-43) |
| Ernie Calverley | Rhode Island State | seven | 26.7 ppg (1943-44) |
| Bill Mlkvy | Temple | two | 29.2 ppg (1950-51) |
| Frank Selvy | Furman | 15 | 41.7 ppg (1953-54) |
| Pete Maravich | Louisiana State | 53 | 44.5 ppg (1969-70) |
5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).
6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through
1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 7
Extra! Extra! Instead of wondering if ex-CNN chief Chris Licht issued a restraining order to legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin to always keep his snake-loving hands above desk while on-air at "most distrusted name in news" before both of them eventually were canned, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Dick Groat (Duke), Frank Howard (Ohio State) and Johnny O'Brien (Seattle) - former major university All-Americans in the mid-1950s - provided outstanding offensive outputs in MLB games on this date. Ex-Guilford NC hoopers Rick Ferrell and Tom Zachary made American League news on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 7 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JULY 7
RHP Mike Adams (Texas A&M-Kingsville hooper in 1996-97) awarded on waivers from the New York Mets to the Cleveland Indians in 2006.
St. Louis Browns C Benny Bengough (Niagara hoops letterman from 1916-17 through 1918-19) banged out four hits in an 8-2 win against the Boston Red Sox in 1932.
Chicago White Sox 1B Walt Dropo (first player in Connecticut history to average 20 ppg in single season with 21.7 in 1942-43) collected five RBI in a 1955 game against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit Tigers OF Hoot Evers (hoops starter for Illinois in 1939-40) went 5-for-5 and scored five runs in a 13-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians in 1951.
Boston Red Sox C Rick Ferrell (Guilford NC hoops forward before graduating in 1928) accumulated four hits and five RBI in a 7-6 win against the Philadelphia Athletics in opener of 1935 doubleheader.
Cincinnati Reds 3B Gene Freese (West Liberty WV hoops captain of 1952 NAIA Tournament team) homered in both ends of a 1961 twinbill sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Pittsburgh Pirates SS Dick Groat (two-time All-American with Duke in 1950-51 and 1951-52 when finishing among nation's top five scorers each season) homered in both ends of a 1957 doubleheader sweep of the New York Giants.
Washington Senators LF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58) whacked two homers against the Cleveland Indians in 1969. The next year, Howard homered in both ends of a 1970 twinbill against the Indians.
Chicago White Sox RHP Bart Johnson (averaged 30.5 ppg for Brigham Young's freshman squad in 1967-68) hurled a two-hit, complete game against the Detroit Tigers in his season debut, posting first of four consecutive victories.
St. Louis Cardinals SS Doc Lavan (Hope MI hooper from 1908 through 1910) went 4-for-4 against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 1922 game.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Lindy McDaniel (hooper for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) extended his streak of consecutive contests without yielding an earned run to 15 in a row in 1962.
Detroit Tigers RF Jim Northrup (second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder for Alma MI in 1958-59) blasted two homers against the Boston Red Sox in opener of a 1970 twinbill.
Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Johnny O'Brien (consensus All-American second-team choice as junior and first-team selection as senior averaged 25.8 ppg for Seattle from 1950-51 through 1952-53) went 4-for-4 in a 4-3 setback against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955.
Philadelphia Phillies OF Gary Redus (J.C. hooper for Athens AL and father of Centenary/South Alabama hoops guard) ripped two homers in a 7-3 triumph over the Atlanta Braves in 1986. Redus registered a double in each of previous four outings against his original team (Cincinnati Reds).
Montreal Expos RHP Steve Renko (averaged 9.9 ppg and 5.8 rpg for Kansas in 1963-64) went 3-for-3 at the plate, scored two runs and added two RBI in a 6-1 victory against the Houston Astros in 1973.
LHP Preacher Roe (Harding AR hooper in late 1930s) hit the lone homer in his Organized Baseball career (against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1953) as the Brooklyn Dodgers established a N.L. record by homering in 21 consecutive contests.
New York Yankees 3B Red Rolfe (played hoops briefly with Dartmouth in 1927-28 and 1929-30) ripped a two-run triple off Hall of Fame P Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants in 1937 All-Star Game.
Milwaukee Brewers LF Ted Savage (Lincoln MO scoring average leader in 1955-56) smacked a game-winning, pinch-hit homer off Chicago White Sox P Wilbur Wood in the bottom of 12th inning in 1970.
Cleveland Indians 2B Riggs Stephenson (Alabama hoops letterman in 1920) collected three doubles and five RBI in a 27-3 rout of the Boston Red Sox in opener of a 1923 doubleheader.
Washington Senators 3B Eddie Yost (NYU freshman hooper in 1943-44 under coach Howard Cann) provided at least three safeties for third time in first seven games of the month in 1950.
LHP Tom Zachary (Guilford NC hoops letterman in 1916) traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Washington Senators in 1927.
Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#5)
What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #5 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:
5. Bill Walton's NCAA Tournament championship game field-goal accuracy of 95.5% (21 of 22 for UCLA vs. Memphis State in 1973).
Walton, aided by Greg Lee's tourney-high 14 assists, erupted for a championship game-record 44 points in an 87-66 triumph over Memphis State in the 1973 NCAA Tournament final at St. Louis. Walton's 21 baskets were two more by himself than what Connecticut managed en route to winning the 2011 NCAA final against Butler. Walton had been outscored by fellow center Steve Downing, 26-14, in UCLA's 70-59 victory against Indiana in the national semifinals. Walton may have missed the mark in his subsequent relationship with radical Jack Scott, but he did only once in the following title game box score:
| UCLA (87) | Min. | FG-A | FT-A | Reb. | A. | PF | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Wilkes | 39 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Larry Farmer | 33 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Walton | 33 | 21-22 | 2-5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 44 |
| Greg Lee | 34 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 5 |
| Larry Hollyfield | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Tommy Curtis | 11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Meyers | 10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Swen Nater | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Franklin | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vince Carson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Webb | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200 | 40-62 | 7-11 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 87 |
FG% - .645. FT% - .636. Blocks - 5. Turnovers - 17 (Walton 6, Wilkes 4). Steals - 2. Team Rebounds - 2.
| Memphis State (66) | Min. | FG-A | FT-A | Reb. | A. | PF | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Buford | 38 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Larry Kenon | 34 | 8-16 | 4-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Ronnie Robinson | 33 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Bill Laurie | 21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Finch | 38 | 9-21 | 11-13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| Wes Westfall | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Cook | 18 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug McKinney | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Jones | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Tetzlaff | 1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Liss | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Andrews | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200 | 24-57 | 18-24 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 66 |
FG% - .421. FT% - .750. Blocks - 1. Turnovers - 8. Steals - 0. Team Rebounds - 2.
Halftime: Tied 39-39.
6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive undisputed conference championships in a power league (from 1967 through
1979 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71).
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 6
Extra! Extra! Instead of wondering who is biggest jerk when intentionally going shirtless (hideous Hunter "Amazing Artist" Biledumb/farting camel-rider Eric "Chinese Check-her-out" Swalwell/self-righteous boiler-room horndog Geraldo Rivera/hubris of Huma humiliator Anthony Weiner/Russian President Vladimir Putin's rhythm sex with Olympic gymnast champion mistress), you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Several small-college hoopers from North Carolina - Jim Bibby (Fayetteville State), Dick Culler (High Point) and Rick Ferrell (Guilford) - supplied significant MLB performances on this date. Ditto ex-juco hoopers Garth Iorg (Redwoods CA), Tony Phillips (New Mexico Military) and Jim Thome (Illinois Central). Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 6 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JULY 6
San Diego Padres RHP Mike Adams (Texas A&M-Kingsville hooper in 1996-97) fanned the side against the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2008, triggering streak of 12 consecutive relief appearances without yielding a run.
Milwaukee Braves 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading scorer in 1945-46) collected five RBI against the Chicago Cubs in a 1954 game.
San Diego Padres RHP Steve Arlin (played two basketball games for Ohio State in 1964-65 under coach Fred Taylor) surrendered only one hit in 10 shutout innings in a 1972 game they won in 14th against the New York Mets.
Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Jim Bibby (Fayetteville State NC backup hooper and brother of UCLA All-American Henry Bibby) improved his record to 11-1 with three scoreless innings of relief in a 20-inning, 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs in 1980.
Seattle Mariners DH Bruce Bochte (starting forward for Santa Clara's NCAA playoff team in 1969-70 when averaging 7.4 ppg and 4 rpg) banged out four hits in a 5-3 win against the Kansas City Royals in 1980.
Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau (leading scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) led off the 1942 All-Star Game with a homer to help the A.L. defeat the N.L., 3-1.
Boston Braves SS Dick Culler (#9 jersey retired by High Point for Little All-American in 1935 and 1936) went 5-for-9 and scored six runs in a 1945 doubleheader sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
New York Giants SS Alvin Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana in mid-1940s) homered in the first of five contests in a six-game span in 1954.
CF Taylor Douthit (California hoops letterman from 1922 through 1924) contributed five hits and two walks at Philadelphia to help the St. Louis Cardinals snap an 11-game losing streak with a 28-6 triumph over the Phillies in the nightcap of a 1929 doubleheader.
Washington Senators C Rick Ferrell (Guilford NC hoops forward before graduating in 1928) went 4-for-4, including three doubles, against the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a 1947 twinbill.
A six-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers was one of six straight complete-game wins in 1977 by Baltimore Orioles LHP Mike Flanagan (averaged 13.9 ppg for UMass' freshman squad in 1971-72). Flanagan also closed out the campaign with six triumphs in a row.
St. Louis Cardinals 2B Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) supplied a homer in 1933 All-Star Game. Eight years earlier in the midst of a 19-game hitting streak with the New York Giants, Frisch furnished four safeties against the Philadelphia Phillies in the nightcap of a 1925 doubleheader.
Detroit Tigers rookie RHP Floyd Giebell (four-year hoops letterman for Salem College WV in mid-1930s) secured his first MLB victory with 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in a 9-5 verdict over the St. Louis Browns in 1939.
Brooklyn Robins 3B Wally Gilbert (hoops captain for Valparaiso from 1918-19 through 1920-21) went 4-for-4 in a 10-4 win against the Boston Braves in 1930.
California Angels RHP Ed Halicki (NAIA All-American third-team choice in 1971-72 when leading Monmouth in scoring with 21 ppg after setting school single-game rebounding record with 40 previous season) hurled a two-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers in 1980 (infield single in first inning and bloop double in ninth).
San Francisco Giants LHP Atlee Hammaker (averaged 5.3 ppg as freshman in 1976-77 and 4.9 as sophomore in 1977-78 under East Tennessee State coach Sonny Smith) yielded seven earned runs to A.L. in 2/3 of an inning in the third frame of 1983 All-Star Game.
Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Lee Handley (Bradley hoops letterman from 1932-33 through 1934-35) lashed out four hits against the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a 1940 doubleheader.
Mike Hargrove (Northwestern Oklahoma State hoops letterman) replaced John McNamara as Cleveland Indians manager in 1991.
St. Louis Cardinals rookie RHP Jim Hearn (Georgia Tech hoops letterman in 1941-42) tossed his first MLB shutout (three-hitter against Cincinnati Reds in opener of 1947 twinbill).
In 1962, New York Mets 1B Gil Hodges (hooper for St. Joseph's IN in 1943 and Oakland City IN in 1947 and 1948) hammered his final of 370 MLB career homers.
Washington Senators 1B Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58) homered in both ends of a 1971 doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, giving him round-trippers in four straight outings.
Toronto Blue Jays 3B Garth Iorg (juco hooper with College of the Redwoods CA in mid-1970s) supplied three extra-base hits in a 1984 game against the Seattle Mariners.
Toronto Blue Jays DH Tony Johnson (All-VSAC hoops selection in 1976-77 and 1979-80 for LeMoyne-Owen TN) supplied his second 2-for-3 performance in three days in 1982.
In his first MLB start, Brooklyn Dodgers LHP Sandy Koufax (Cincinnati's freshman hoops squad in 1953-54) toiled 4 1/3 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955, striking out four batters while yielding three hits and eight walks.
Oakland Athletics 2B Davey Lopes (NAIA All-District 15 selection for Iowa Wesleyan averaged 16.9 ppg as freshman in 1964-65 and 12.1 ppg as sophomore in 1965-66 before transferring with his coach to Washburn KS and becoming All-CIC choice for 1968 NAIA Tournament team) launched two homers against the Cleveland Indians in a 1982 contest.
Kansas City Athletics 2B Jerry Lumpe (member of Southwest Missouri State's 1952 NAIA Tournament championship hoops team) supplied a double and triple in the second of back-to-back games against the Chicago White Sox in 1961.
Chicago Cubs RHP Claude Passeau (Millsaps MS hooper in late 1920s and early 1930s) fired two innings of scoreless relief for the National League in 1942 All-Star Game.
Oakland Athletics INF Tony Phillips (New Mexico Military juco hooper in 1977-78 as teammate of eventual Drake All-American Lewis Lloyd) scored four runs in a 7-6 triumph against the Milwaukee Brewers in opener of 1984 doubleheader.
Only hit in his four games as a member of New York Yankees for RF Curtis Pride (led William & Mary in steals three times and assists twice while averaging 5.6 ppg and 3.1 apg from 1986-87 through 1989-90) was a homer against the Boston Red Sox in 2003.
First MLB batter Cleveland Indians LHP Joe Shaute (hooper for Mansfield PA in early 1920s) faced was New York Yankees RF Babe Ruth, who fanned in bottom of the sixth inning in nightcap of 1922 twinbill. The Bambino whiffed more than 30 times against Shaute in their careers.
Oakland Athletics RHP Jeff Shaver (averaged 2.4 ppg for SUNY-Fredonia in 1983-84 and 1984-85) hurled a hitless inning of relief against the Cleveland Indians in his only MLB appearance in 1988.
Cleveland Indians 1B Jim Thome (played junior-college hoops for Illinois Central in 1988-89) collected three homers and six RBI in a 2001 game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Five years later as Chicago White Sox DH, Thome contributed two round-trippers and six RBI in 2006 contest against the Baltimore Orioles.
Boston Red Sox 3B Billy Werber (first Duke hoops All-American in 1929-30) banged out four hits and scored five runs against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1934 outing.
New York Yankees RF Dave Winfield (starting forward with Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) went 3-for-3 as the A.L. smothered the N.L., 13-3, in the 1983 All-Star Game.
Boston Braves 3B Chuck Workman (two-time All-MIAA first-five hoops selection was leading scorer when Central Missouri won inaugural NAIA Tournament in 1937) manufactured four hits against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the nightcap of a 1945 twinbill.
Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#6)
What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #6 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:
6. UCLA's streak of 13 consecutive "undisputed" conference championships in a power league (from 1966-67 through 1978-79 in Pacific-8/Pacific-10).
The key factor in this equation is "undisputed." Coach Bill Self assembled an impressive run of 14 consecutive Big 12 Conference regular-season championships with Kansas, but the streak included four ties prior to ending several seasons ago. The Bruins' composite conference record while capturing 13 straight "undisputed" regular-season league titles was an amazing 171-15 (.919). They were undefeated in conference competition five times in the first seven years of that streak. UCLA had three different coaches during the last five seasons of its domination.
Oregon, was the only school to win a home-and-home series against the Bruins during this streak (under coach Dick Harter in 1976-77). UCLA's league losses during the 13 seasons came against the Ducks (five), Washington (three), Oregon State (two), Southern California (two), Stanford (two) and Arizona (one).
| Season | League Mark | UCLA's Head Coach | Scoring Leader | Rebounding Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | 14-0 | John Wooden | Lew Alcindor (29 ppg) | Lew Alcindor (15.5) |
| 1967-68 | 14-0 | John Wooden | Lew Alcindor (26.2) | Lew Alcindor (16.5) |
| 1968-69 | 13-1 | John Wooden | Lew Alcindor (24) | Lew Alcindor (14.6) |
| 1969-70 | 12-2 | John Wooden | Sidney Wicks (18.6) | Sidney Wicks (11.9) |
| 1970-71 | 14-0 | John Wooden | Sidney Wicks (21.3) | Sidney Wicks (12.8) |
| 1971-72 | 14-0 | John Wooden | Bill Walton (21.1) | Bill Walton (15.5) |
| 1972-73 | 14-0 | John Wooden | Bill Walton (20.4) | Bill Walton (16.9) |
| 1973-74 | 12-2 | John Wooden | Bill Walton (19.3) | Bill Walton (14.7) |
| 1974-75 | 12-2 | John Wooden | David Meyers (18.3) | David Meyers (7.9) |
| 1975-76 | 12-2 | Gene Bartow | Richard Washington (20.1) | Marques Johnson (9.4) |
| 1976-77 | 11-3 | Gene Bartow | Marques Johnson (21.4) | Marques Johnson (11.1) |
| 1977-78 | 14-0 | Gary Cunningham | David Greenwood (17.5) | David Greenwood (11.4) |
| 1978-79 | 15-3 | Gary Cunningham | David Greenwood (19.9) | David Greenwood (10.3) |
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71)
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955)
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953)
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 5
Extra! Extra! Instead of wondering if "woke" liberal world order has taken a brief moment to ask themselves what exactly is charging their planet-saving electric car batteries, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Former Creighton hoopers Bob Gibson and Dennis Rasmussen delivered memorable moments in their MLB pitching careers on this date. Ditto for ex-college hoopers Jack Coombs (Colby ME) and Chubby Dean (Duke) connected as coach and player with the Blue Devils in 1936. Coombs and Dean each contributed significant performances for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Washington Senators on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 5 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JULY 5
California Angels 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading basketball scorer in 1945-46) homered in his third consecutive contest in 1966. It was the 16th anniversary of his first MLB round-tripper when he played with the Cincinnati Reds.
San Diego Padres RHP Andy Benes (joined Evansville's shorthanded basketball squad in 1985-86 under coach Jim Crews) fanned 11 batters in a 1990 game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
In his MLB debut, Philadelphia Athletics RHP Jack Coombs (captain and starting hoops center for Colby ME) hurled a shutout against the Washington Senators in 1906.
1B Chubby Dean (reserve guard for Duke in 1936) stroked two doubles and scored both of the Philadelphia Athletics' runs, including one with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of an 11-inning, 2-2 tie against the Washington Senators, in the nightcap of a 1937 doubleheader.
Cleveland Indians OF Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist) became the first African-American player in the American League, striking out as a pinch-hitter against the Chicago White Sox in 1947.
Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Skip Dowd (12 field goals in January 1909 set Holy Cross single-game record standing for 41 years until broken by All-American Bob Cousy) made his lone MLB appearance with two innings of relief (allowing four unearned runs) against the Chicago Cubs in 1910.
San Francisco Giants 3B Darrell Evans (member of Jerry Tarkanian-coached Pasadena City CA club winning 1967 state community college hoops crown) furnished three extra-base hits in a 1979 game against the Atlanta Braves.
Boston Red Sox C Rick Ferrell (hoops forward for Guilford NC before graduating in 1928) amassed four hits against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1936 game.
St. Louis Cardinals 2B Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) tied a N.L. record with 16 chances in a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds in 1930.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Bob Gibson (Creighton's leading scorer and rebounder in 1955-56 and 1956-57) belted his first of 24 MLB career homers (off Los Angeles Dodgers' Johnny Podres in 1961).
Detroit Tigers 1B Hank Greenberg (enrolled at NYU on hoops scholarship in 1929 but attended college only one semester) went 4-for-4, including four runs, two homers and five RBI, against the St. Louis Browns in a 1935 contest.
Baltimore Orioles RHP Dick Hall (averaged 13.5 ppg from 1948-49 through 1950-51 for Swarthmore PA Southern Division champions in Middle Atlantic States Conference) hurled a four-hit shutout against the Washington Senators in 1961.
In 1965, New York Yankees LHP Steve Hamilton (All-OVC hoops selection was Morehead State's leading scorer and rebounder in 1956-57 and 1957-58) yielded his only earned run in a span of 21 relief appearances from the end of May to late July.
Cleveland Indians RHP Oral Hildebrand (Butler hoops All-American in 1928-29 and 1929-30) hurled a shutout against the Chicago White Sox for one of his five victories this month in 1934.
Washington Senators LF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58) hammered two homers against the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a 1969 doubleheader.
INF Irv Jeffries (posted team-high scoring average of 11.5 ppg for Kentucky in 1927-28) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Baltimore (International) in 1934.
New York Yankees LF Charlie Keller (Maryland three-year hoops letterman from 1934-35 through 1936-37) cracked two homers against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1941 game.
Detroit Tigers SS Harvey Kuenn (played five hoops games for Wisconsin in 1951-52) provided the game's only tally with an 11th-inning homer against the Cleveland Indians in the nightcap of a 1954 twinbill.
Chicago White Sox RHP Ted Lyons (All-SWC first-team basketball selection with Baylor as sophomore and senior in early 1920s) extended his hitting streak to eight contests in a row in 1942 with five of them including multiple safeties.
Chicago Cubs LF Les Mann (Springfield MA hooper in 1913 and 1914) cracked two triples against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1919 game.
Philadelphia Athletics LHP Pete Naktenis (Duke hoops letterman in 1934-35), yielding 10 earned runs in first 1 2/3 innings, lost his lone MLB decision (16-2 rout by Boston Red Sox in opener of 1936 doubleheader).
New York Yankees CF Irv Noren (hoops player of year for California community college state champion Pasadena City in 1945) collected a pair of homers and five RBI against the Philadelphia Athletics in the nightcap of a 1954 twinbill.
New York Yankees RHP Cecil Perkins (All-WVIAC hoops selection in 1961-62 with Salem International WV) lost his lone MLB decision and start (against Minnesota Twins in 1967).
In the midst of winning seven straight decisions in 1986, New York Yankees LHP Dennis Rasmussen (sixth-man for Creighton averaged 5.1 ppg from 1977-78 through 1979-80) tossed a three-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox.
In 1953, Philadelphia Phillies RHP Robin Roberts (Michigan State's second-leading scorer in 1945-46 and 1946-47) blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-0, for his 28th consecutive complete game.
Chicago Cubs RHP Lee Smith (averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg for Northwestern State in 1976-77) lost fourth straight game as a starter in 1982 before making his final 927 MLB appearances as a reliever.
Detroit Tigers RF Champ Summers (led SIUE in scoring in 1969-70 after doing same for Nicholls State in 1964-65) socked a decisive homer in the bottom of the eighth inning of a 3-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979.
In 1969, Montreal Expos 2B Gary Sutherland (averaged 7.4 ppg with Southern California in 1963-64) stroked four hits in an outing against his original team (Philadelphia Phillies).
Cincinnati Reds CF Evar Swanson (played all five hoops positions for Knox IL) supplied four hits against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1930 contest.
Pittsburgh Pirates LHP Bob Veale (scored 1,160 points for Benedictine KS from 1955-56 through 1957-58) won his fifth straight start with a two-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs in 1968. The whitewash capped off a streak of seven starts where Veale allowed fewer than three earned runs.
St. Louis Cardinals 1B Bill White (two-year Hiram OH hooper in early 1950s) collected three homers and a double in 1961 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Boston Red Sox C Sammy White (All-PCC Northern Division first-five selection for Washington in 1947-48 and 1948-49) knocked in five runs against the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a 1959 twinbill.
In 1998, Tampa Bay Devil Rays LF Randy Winn (Santa Clara backcourtmate of eventual two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash in 1993-94) became the 3,000th career strikeout victim of Roger Clemens.
Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#7)
What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #7 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71) while also averaging more than 22 points per contest.
One of the most amazing things to ever see in basketball was Mr. Goatee occasionally notching a blocked shot by grabbing ball out of the air like a rebound. Gilmore, a junior college transfer, led NCAA Division I in rebounding in 1969-70 and 1970-71 en route to becoming the only player in major-college history to average more than 22 points and 22 rebounds per game in his career (minimum of two seasons). He finished with 24.3 points and 22.7 rebounds per outing in powering the Dolphins to a 49-6 record during his tenure.
The only time when Gilmore retrieved fewer than 10 missed shots for JU was in New Orleans against Loyola (La.) at the end of a streak of four consecutive road games in his junior season. He averaged 19.4 rpg in a total of 17 contests against schools currently members in power conferences. Marshall's Charlie Slack averaged 23.8 rpg from 1953-54 through 1955-56 while chipping in with 18.7 ppg. Kermit Washington, two years after Gilmore's eligibility expired, became the last major-college player to average more than 20 rebounds per game in a single season (20.4 rpg for American University in 1972-73). Following is a game-by-game summary of Gilmore's scoring and rebounding totals:
Junior (27-2 in 1969-70)
| Date | Opponent | Pts. | Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. 1 | East Tennessee State | 35 | 18 |
| D. 2 | Morehead State | 31 | 26 |
| D. 9 | Mercer | 34 | 32 |
| D. 13 | Biscayne (Fla.) | 24 | 30 |
| D. 18 | Georgetown* | 11 | 21 |
| D. 22 | Harvard | 29 | 26 |
| D. 26 | vs. Arizona | 32 | 17 |
| D. 27 | at Evansville | 37 | 22 |
| J. 2 | at Hawaii | 23 | 28 |
| J. 5 | at Hawaii | 13 | 21 |
| J. 9 | Richmond | 38 | 29 |
| J. 10 | Miami (Fla.) | 13 | 23 |
| J. 16 | Virgin Islands | 18 | 26 |
| J. 27 | at Florida State | 21 | 19 |
| J. 30 | St. Peter's | 46 | 30 |
| F. 2 | Iona | 29 | 26 |
| F. 5 | at East Carolina | 27 | 19 |
| F. 6 | at Richmond | 27 | 21 |
| F. 13 | at Oklahoma City | 27 | 15 |
| F. 14 | at Loyola (La.) | 16 | 8 |
| F. 18 | Florida State | 19 | 21 |
| F. 24 | Oklahoma City | 25 | 18 |
| F. 26 | at Georgia Tech | 27 | 10 |
| M. 4 | at Miami (Fla.) | 19 | 10 |
| M. 7 | vs. Western Kentucky | 30 | 19 |
| M. 12 | vs. Iowa | 30 | 17 |
| M. 14 | vs. Kentucky | 24 | 20 |
| M. 19 | vs. St. Bonaventure | 29 | 21 |
| M. 21 | vs. UCLA | 19 | 16 |
*Forfeit at 1:26 of first half.
Senior (22-4 in 1970-71)
| Date | Opponent | Pts. | Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. 1 | Biscayne (Fla.) | 50 | 29 |
| D. 3 | at St. Peter's | 28 | 34 |
| D. 7 | George Washington | 40 | 29 |
| D. 8 | Florida State | 31 | 26 |
| D. 12 | at Richmond | 28 | 19 |
| D. 23 | at Western Kentucky | 29 | 18 |
| D. 29 | vs. Creighton | 15 | 23 |
| D. 30 | vs. Wake Forest | 13 | 21 |
| J. 9 | Miami (Fla.) | 21 | 22 |
| J. 11 | Oklahoma City | 15 | 17 |
| J. 13 | Manhattan | 12 | 16 |
| J. 20 | Furman | 18 | 18 |
| J. 23 | at Mercer | 19 | 20 |
| J. 25 | South Alabama | 15 | 19 |
| J. 27 | Florida State | 15 | 28 |
| F. 4 | at South Alabama | 25 | 17 |
| F. 6 | at Oklahoma City | 18 | 19 |
| F. 8 | Loyola (La.) | 24 | 28 |
| F. 11 | at William & Mary | 2 | 14 |
| F. 13 | at Bradley | 24 | 20 |
| F. 15 | at Florida State | 22 | 25 |
| F. 20 | Valdosta (Ga.) State | 26 | 24 |
| F. 22 | East Carolina | 25 | 28 |
| F. 27 | at Houston | 22 | 15 |
| M. 2 | at Miami (Fla.) | 21 | 10 |
| M. 13 | vs. Western Kentucky | 12 | 22 |
8. Centenary's Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 4
Extra! Extra! Instead of debating why we need independence from feeble ceremonial-pitch hurler Dr. Anthony Fraudci still flip-flop feeling whether double- or triple-masking hits best while hair-on-fire publicity hound funds gain-of-function 4th of July celebration outdoors with Plagiarist Biledumb if hair-sniffer can stay awake after watching to see if Joey Chestnut extend hot-dog dominance, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Former Maryland hoopers Bosey Berger and Charlie Keller provided the fireworks by manufacturing significant American League performances on this date while former hoop All-Americans Dick Groat (Duke) and Frank Howard (Ohio State) did likewise in the National League. Ex-juco hoopers Darrell Evans (Pasadena City CA), Bob Oliver (American River CA), Tony Phillips (New Mexico Military) and Carl Reynolds (Lon Morris TX) also had outstanding offensive outings. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 4 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JULY 4
Cleveland Indians 2B Bosey Berger (Maryland's first basketball All-American led Southern Conference in scoring in league competition in 1930-31) banged out four hits against the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a 1935 doubleheader.
Chicago White Sox CF Ken Berry (freshman hooper for Wichita in 1959-60) accounted for game's lone run with a fifth-inning homer against the California Angels in 1965.
1B-OF Larry Biittner (runner-up in scoring and rebounding for Buena Vista IA in 1966-67) hurled the final 1 1/3 innings for the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a 1977 doubleheader against the Montreal Expos.
Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau (leading scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) contributed four hits against the Detroit Tigers in nightcap of a 1946 twinbill.
Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Donn Clendenon (four-sport letterman with Morehouse GA) cracked two homers against the Chicago Cubs in nightcap of a 1966 doubleheader. Clendenon also homered each of next two days against the Cubs.
Philadelphia Athletics C Mickey Cochrane (Boston University hooper in early 1920s) went 4-for-4, including three doubles and a homer, against the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a 1929 doubleheader. Six years later with the Detroit Tigers, Cochrane stroked four hits for the second time in a four-game span in 1935.
RHP Jack Coombs (captain and starting hoops center for Colby ME) overcame seven Brooklyn Dodgers errors to nip the New York Giants, 4-3, in the nightcap of a 1918 twinbill. Coombs scored the winning run after drilling a 10th-inning triple (his third hit of contest). Seven years earlier with the Philadelphia Athletics, Coombs went 3-for-3 in a 7-4 win against the New York Yankees in opener of 1911 doubleheader en route to switch-hitter posting A.L.-leading 28 victories.
In 1957, Cincinnati Reds 1B George Crowe (four-year letterman from 1939-40 through 1942-43 for Indiana Central after becoming first high schooler named state's "Mr. Basketball") went 5-for-5, driving in six runs, but it wasn't enough to prevent a 10-7 loss against his original team (Milwaukee Braves).
New York Giants SS Alvin Dark (hoops letterman for Louisiana State and Southwestern Louisiana during World War II) homered in each end of a 1950 doubleheader split with the Brooklyn Dodgers, extending his streak of games with a round-tripper to four in a row.
St. Louis Cardinals CF Taylor Douthit (California hoops letterman from 1922 through 1924) went 5-for-7 and scored five runs in a 1928 twinbill split against the Chicago Cubs.
Baltimore Orioles 1B Walt Dropo (first player in Connecticut history to average 20 ppg in single season with 21.7 in 1942-43) homered twice in a 1959 game against the Boston Red Sox.
Washington Senators LHP Joe Engel (hooper for Mount St. Mary's in 1910-11 and 1911-12) hurled a complete game but lost, 1-0, against the Boston Red Sox on an unearned run in the opener of a 1914 doubleheader.
Detroit Tigers 1B Darrell Evans (member of Jerry Tarkanian-coached Pasadena City CA club winning 1967 state community college hoops crown) homered in his third consecutive contest for the second time in less than two weeks in 1987.
Chicago Cubs LHP Darcy Fast (all-conference hooper for Warner Pacific OR in 1965-66 and 1966-67) lost his lone MLB decision (7-4 against Philadelphia Phillies in nightcap of 1968 twinbill).
Boston Red Sox C Rick Ferrell (hoops forward for Guilford NC before graduating in 1928) went 4-for-4 against the Philadelphia Athletics in the nightcap of a 1933 doubleheader.
St. Louis Browns rookie LF Joe Gallagher (Manhattan varsity hooper in 1934-35) went 4-for-4 in the nightcap of a 1939 twinbill against the Chicago White Sox.
RHP Bob Garibaldi (starting forward for Santa Clara in 1961-62 when averaging 10.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg) signed with the San Francisco Giants for a $150,000 bonus in 1962 after receiving award as College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
Pittsburgh Pirates SS Dick Groat (two-time All-American with Duke in 1950-51 and 1951-52 when finishing among nation's top five scorers each season) provided three hits in each game of a 1956 twinbill split against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Cincinnati Reds RHP Jay Hook (Northwestern's third-leading scorer as sophomore in 1955-56) hurled a four-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies in 1960.
Los Angeles Dodgers RF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58) furnished five RBI against the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a 1962 twinbill.
Atlanta Braves 2B Davey Johnson (averaged 1.7 ppg with Texas A&M in 1961-62) laced two homers against the Houston Astros in the nightcap of a 1973 doubleheader.
New York Yankees RF Charlie Keller (Maryland three-year hoops letterman from 1934-35 through 1936-37) clobbered two homers against the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a 1940 twinbill.
Cleveland Indians SS Jerry Kindall (averaged 6.9 ppg for Minnesota as junior in 1955-56) cracked a homer in both ends of a 1963 doubleheader sweep against the Boston Red Sox. Kindall collected a walk-off round-tripper in the bottom of the 14th inning in the opener.
Chicago Cubs OF Hank Leiber (Arizona hooper in 1931) hammered three homers against the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a 1939 twinbill.
Cleveland Indians RHP Dutch Levsen (Iowa State hoops letterman in 1918-19) tossed a two-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a 1927 doubleheader.
Chicago White Sox 1B Tony Lupien (Harvard hoops captain in 1938-39) went 7-for-10 in a 1948 doubleheader split against the Detroit Tigers.
Cleveland Indians rookie CF Ed Morgan (Tulane hoops letterman from 1923-24 through 1925-26), raising his batting average to .378, manufactured four hits against the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a 1928 twinbill.
Chicago Cubs RF Bill Nicholson (Washington College MD hoops guard for two years in mid-1930s) whacked two homers against the Boston Braves in the nightcap of a 1945 doubleheader.
Oakland Athletics CF Billy North (played hoops briefly for Central Washington in 1967-68) stole three bases against the California Angels in a 1973 game.
Detroit Tigers RF Jim Northrup (second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder for Alma MI in 1958-59) collected two homers, a triple and five RBI in a 13-10 victory over the California Angels in 1968.
Rookie 3B Bob Oliver (All-Valley Conference basketball choice for American River Community College CA in 1962) supplied the expansion Kansas City Royals' first grand slam in franchise history in the opener of a 1969 twinbill (off Jim Bouton of Seattle Pilots).
Cleveland Indians RHP Jim Perry (averaged more than 20 ppg in late 1950s for former juco Campbell) fired a 10-inning shutout against the Detroit Tigers in 1962.
A two-out, pinch-hit, three-run homer by LF Lou Piniella (averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.4 rpg for Tampa as freshman in 1961-62) in top of ninth inning propelled the Kansas City Royals to an 8-6 win against the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970.
St. Louis Cardinals LF Rip Repulski (occasional hoops starter for St. Cloud State MN in 1946-47) ripped a home run in both ends of 1955 twinbill against the Milwaukee Braves.
Chicago White Sox RF Carl Reynolds (Southwestern TX hoops MVP and captain in mid-1920s) went 5-for-5 in the opener of a 1929 doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians. It was the second straight contest for Reynolds with three doubles.
LHP Preacher Roe (Harding AR hooper in late 1930s) and RHP Ralph Branca (sixth-leading scorer for NYU in 1943-44) are the winning hurlers as the Brooklyn Dodgers sweep a 1951 twinbill against the New York Giants.
Cleveland Indians LHP Joe Shaute (hooper for Mansfield PA in early 1920s) hurled his seventh complete-game victory in less than a month in 1924.
RHP Jeff Shaw (freshman guard for 31-5 Rio Grande OH team participating in 1985 NAIA Tournament) traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968. He became the first reliever in MLB history to lead two different clubs in saves in the same season (23 with Reds and 25 with Dodgers).
New York Yankees LF Norm Siebern (member of Southwest Missouri State squads capturing back-to-back NAIA Tournament hoops titles in 1952 and 1953) went 5-for-5 against the Washington Senators in the nightcap of a 1958 doubleheader.
Boston Red Sox rookie 3B Jim Tabor (Alabama hoops letterman in 1936-37) socked four homers in a 1939 twinbill against the Philadelphia Athletics, collecting 19 total bases and 11 RBI. Three of Tabor's round-trippers came in the nightcap, including a record-tying two grand slams in back-to-back innings.
Pittsburgh Pirates CF Bill Virdon (Drury MO hooper in 1949) doubled and homered in both ends of a 1958 doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds.
New York Yankees LHP Ed Wells (multi-sport athlete graduated in 1924 from Bethany WV) incurred his lone defeat in the midst of 10 victories from the end of May to early August in 1930.
Philadelphia Phillies 1B Bill White (two-year Hiram OH hooper in early 1950s) stroked two triples in the opener of a 1966 twinbill against the New York Mets.
Boston Braves LF Ab Wright (Oklahoma A&M hoops letterman in 1928-29) went hitless for the only time in a 14-game span in 1944.
Washington Senators 3B Eddie Yost (NYU freshman hooper in 1943-44 under coach Howard Cann) homered in both ends of a 1953 doubleheader split against the Boston Red Sox.
Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#8)
What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #8 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:
8. Robert Parish finished among nation's top five in rebounding all four seasons with more than 15 rpg each year.
Parish, attending Centenary College in his hometown of Shreveport, La., finished his career (1972-73 through 1975-76) as the only Division I player ever to rank among the national top five in rebounding for four seasons. He averaged more than 15 rpg each campaign, a figure no one surpassed since 1979-80 when Alcorn State's Larry "Mr. Mean" Smith led the country with 15.1 rpg until Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe averaged 15.2 rpg two years ago.
Even disregarding his subsequent 21-year NBA career, how in the name of James Naismith did no outlet acknowledge Parish as a first-team All-American? Is he Exhibit A for the quality of college basketball being vastly superior 50 years ago while NCAA consensus All-Americans Drew Timme (Gonzaga), Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky) and Azuolas Tubelis (Arizona) weren't picked in NBA draft last month? Parish had 33 games grabbing a minimum of 20 rebounds en route to retrieving an average of 16.9 missed shots per contest. Centenary de-emphasized its program early last decade but Parish's prolific performances won't be forgotten despite the NCAA overlooking them as part of less-than-gentle probation sanctions against the Gentlemen. Following is a list of Parish's eight contests with at least 25 rebounds and his game-by-game totals:
33 -- vs. Southern Mississippi (January 27, 1973)
30 -- at Lamar (December 22, 1972)
29 -- vs. Texas-Arlington (February 5, 1973)
27 -- vs. Lamar (February 7, 1973)
27 -- vs. Northwestern State (December 9, 1974)
27 -- at Northeast Louisiana (January 15, 1976)
26 -- vs. Houston (January 17, 1974)
25 -- vs. LSU-New Orleans (January 15, 1973)
1972-73 (Freshman/18.7 rpg)
| Game | Opponent | Reb. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Southwestern TX | 21 |
| 2. | *Houston Baptist | 8 |
| 3. | *Louisiana Tech | 15 |
| 4. | East Texas Baptist | 7 |
| 5. | Indiana State | 8 |
| 6. | Northern Colorado | 20 |
| 7. | at Lamar | 30 |
| 8. | at Arkansas | 21 |
| 9. | Texas | 16 |
| 10. | at Southern Mississippi | 16 |
| 11. | at Northwestern State | 22 |
| 12. | LSU-New Orleans | 25 |
| 13. | at Texas-Arlington | 9 |
| 14. | Virginia Commonwealth | 12 |
| 15. | at Indiana State | 16 |
| 16. | Southern Mississippi | 33 |
| 17. | at Houston | 22 |
| 18. | Arkansas State | 20 |
| 19. | Texas-Arlington | 29 |
| 20. | Lamar | 27 |
| 21. | at Arizona State | 20 |
| 22. | at Hawaii | 23 |
| 23. | at Hawaii | 14 |
| 24. | at Arkansas State | 23 |
| 25. | at LSU-New Orleans | 17 |
| 26. | Northwestern State | 14 |
| 27. | Houston | 17 |
*Sports Foundation Tournament.
1973-74 (Sophomore/15.3 rpg)
| Game | Opponent | Reb. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | McNeese State | 17 |
| 2. | Louisiana Tech | 8 |
| 3. | Dallas Baptist TX | 10 |
| 4. | Henderson State AR | 21 |
| 5. | Northwestern State | 23 |
| 6. | at Texas | 14 |
| 7. | at Arkansas | 16 |
| 8. | at Southern Mississippi | 23 |
| 9. | Northeast Louisiana | 8 |
| 10. | at Northwestern State | 16 |
| 11. | Houston | 26 |
| 12. | at Lamar | 11 |
| 13. | at Virginia Commonwealth | 12 |
| 14. | Southern Mississippi | 16 |
| 15. | at Hardin-Simmons TX | 14 |
| 16. | at Arizona | 14 |
| 17. | at Indiana State | 18 |
| 18. | at Southern Illinois | 10 |
| 19. | Portland | 15 |
| 20. | at Loyola of Chicago | 13 |
| 21. | Houston Baptist | 13 |
| 22. | Lamar | 13 |
| 23. | at Houston | 13 |
| 24. | at Houston Baptist | 18 |
| 25. | Hardin-Simmons TX | 20 |
1974-75 (Junior/15.4 rpg)
| Game | Opponent | Reb. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | *UNC Charlotte | 16 |
| 2. | *Dartmouth | 18 |
| 3. | at Lamar | 17 |
| 4. | Texas | 10 |
| 5. | Northwestern State | 27 |
| 6. | McNeese State | 19 |
| 7. | at Virginia Commonwealth | 15 |
| 8. | &Pacific | 21 |
| 9. | &North Texas State | 15 |
| 10. | &Oklahoma City | 10 |
| 11. | Wabash College IN | 9 |
| 12. | East Texas Baptist | 13 |
| 13. | Arkansas | 17 |
| 14. | Hawaii | 19 |
| 15. | Lamar | 14 |
| 16. | at Southern Mississippi | 8 |
| 17. | at Indiana State | 16 |
| 18. | at Houston Baptist | 16 |
| 19. | Virginia Commonwealth | 16 |
| 20. | Southern Mississippi | 17 |
| 21. | at Northwestern State | 21 |
| 22. | Houston Baptist | 18 |
| 23. | at Hardin-Simmons TX | 9 |
| 24. | Indiana State | 15 |
| 25. | Southern Illinois | 20 |
| 26. | at Hawaii-Hilo | 16 |
| 27. | at Hawaii | 15 |
| 28. | at Hawaii | 11 |
| 29. | Hardin-Simmons TX | 9 |
*Hall of Fame Tournament.
&All-College Tournament.
1975-76 (Senior/18.0 rpg)
| Game | Opponent | Reb. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | at South Alabama | 19 |
| 2. | Northwestern State | 21 |
| 3. | at McNeese State | 23 |
| 4. | at Southwestern Louisiana | 14 |
| 5. | South Alabama | 12 |
| 6. | Texas | 19 |
| 7. | Virginia Commonwealth | 19 |
| 8. | at Northern Illinois | 24 |
| 9. | at Illinois State | 15 |
| 10. | *Bowling Green State | 14 |
| 11. | *Utah State | 14 |
| 12. | *Long Island | 21 |
| 13. | at Texas | 14 |
| 14. | UNC Charlotte | 19 |
| 15. | Hawaii | 19 |
| 16. | Louisiana Tech | 23 |
| 17. | at Northeast Louisiana | 27 |
| 18. | at Northwestern State | 14 |
| 19. | East Texas Baptist | 23 |
| 20. | at Houston Baptist | 6 |
| 21. | Hardin-Simmons TX | 19 |
| 22. | Southern Mississippi | 20 |
| 23. | at Nevada-Las Vegas | 11 |
| 24. | at Hardin-Simmons TX | 22 |
| 25. | Houston Baptist | 17 |
| 26. | at UNC Charlotte | 17 |
| 27. | at Virginia Commonwealth | 20 |
*All-College Tournament.
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from Jan. 4, 1943, to Jan. 8, 1955).
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 3
Extra! Extra! Instead of assessing how stupid former Show-Me State Senator "Air" Claire McCaskill and Odd Squad Congressional clown Cori Bush (security for me but not for thee) are to #MSLSD focus on January 6 U.S. Capitol confiscation of National Guard-rejecting ex-Speaker #NannyPathetic's office ("prayer closet" owned by the people) rather than celebrating traditional Fourth of July, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
A couple of small-college players from Michigan - Roger Mason (Saginaw Valley State) and Jim Northrup (Alma) - made MLB news on this date. Ditto ex-SEC hoopers Ray Blemker (Georgia Tech), Harvey Hendrick (Vanderbilt), Mike Smithson (Tennessee) and Riggs Stephenson (Alabama). Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 3 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JULY 3
In 1960, LHP Ray Blemker (two-time All-SEC second-team guard led Georgia Tech in scoring each basketball season from 1956-57 through 1958-59) made his lone MLB appearance with the Kansas City Athletics.
Kansas City Athletics LF Bob Cerv (ranked fourth on Nebraska's career scoring list in 1949-50 when finishing his career) cracked a grand slam before P Herb Score settled down and fanned 14 in the Cleveland Indians' 8-4 triumph in 1959.
In 1994, the Cleveland Indians retired the uniform number of OF Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist). Doby broke the A.L. color barrier in 1947.
Detroit Tigers 1B Darrell Evans (member of Jerry Tarkanian-coached Pasadena City CA club winning 1967 state community college crown) homered in third consecutive contest in 1986.
California Angels RHP Dave Frost (averaged 10.5 ppg and 4 rpg for Stanford from 1971-72 through 1973-74) tossed a four-hit shutout against the Oakland Athletics in 1979.
Cincinnati Reds 1B Harvey Hendrick (Vanderbilt hoops letterman in 1918) went 4-for-4 in a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1932.
Cleveland Indians CF Kenny Lofton (Arizona's leader in steals for 1988 Final Four team compiling 35-3 record) went 4-for-4 against the Minnesota Twins in a 1994 game.
Boston Braves rookie CF Les Mann (Springfield MA hooper in 1913 and 1914) went 5-for-5 against the Brooklyn Superbas in a 1913 game.
RHP Roger Mason (multiple-year hoops letterman for Saginaw Valley State MI in late 1970s) traded by the San Diego Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1993.
In the midst of smacking six homers in a six-game span in 1974, Detroit Tigers RF Jim Northrup (second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder for Alma MI in 1958-59) deposited two balls over the outfield fence against the New York Yankees.
In 1956, Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Johnny O'Brien (two-time All-American with Seattle was first college player to crack 1,000-point plateau in single season by scoring 1,051 in 37 games in 1951-52) became the last N.L. position player in the 20th Century to earn a victory on the mound.
Philadelphia Phillies RHP Ron Reed (Notre Dame's leading rebounder in 1963-64 and 1964-65) permitted an earned run for the only time in a span of 14 relief appearances in 1976.
In 1949, Philadelphia Phillies RHP Robin Roberts (Michigan State's second-leading scorer in 1945-46 and 1946-47) tossed his third shutout in less than a month.
Montreal Expos RF Ken Singleton (Hofstra freshman hoops squad in mid-1960s) knocked in five runs in a 1973 game against his original team (New York Mets).
Minnesota Twins RHP Mike Smithson (teammate of Tennessee All-American Ernie Grunfeld averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.6 rpg under coach Ray Mears in 1974-75 and 1975-76) hurled a five-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians in 1985. It was the first of five victories in as many decisions for him in July of this year.
Chicago Cubs LF Riggs Stephenson (Alabama hoops letterman in 1920) contributed five RBI against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1928 contest. The next day, Stephenson supplied five hits against the Cards in the nightcap of a doubleheader.
Cleveland Indians 1B Jim Thome (played junior-college hoops for Illinois Central in 1988-89) clobbered a homer in his seventh consecutive contest in 2002. Eight years later as DH for the Minnesota Twins, he smacked two round-trippers in 2010 game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Boston Red Sox rookie RHP Jim Wilson (hoops letterman for San Diego State's 1942 NAIA Tournament participant) tossed a five-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers. The whitewash was first of four complete games for him during the month in 1945 when yielding fewer than two earned runs.
Tampa Devil Rays rookie OF Randy Winn (Santa Clara backcourtmate of eventual two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash in 1993-94) went 4-for-4 against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998. Eleven years later with the San Francisco Giants, Winn registered his sixth two-hit outing in a seven-game span in 2009.
Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#9)
What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #9 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:
9. Kentucky's 129-game homecourt winning streak (under coach Adolph Rupp from January 4, 1943, to January 8, 1955).
Kentucky, two nights after losing to Ohio State, 45-40, in its first game in calendar year 1943, started a streak that went 11 years without dropping a homecourt game until bowing to Georgia Tech, 59-58, on January 8, 1954. Tech had dropped its previous 10 outings at UK during the streak by an average margin of 35.2 points. The setback also snapped a 70-game winning streak in SEC competition. The first 84 of the Wildcats' 129 consecutive homecourt victories were in Alumni Gym. The remainder were in Memorial Coliseum.
UK's average margin of victory during the streak was 31 points. Vanderbilt was involved in two of the three closest games - one-point loss in '43 and four-point setback in '50. The only other contest settled by fewer than five points during the streak was a 38-35 verdict against DePauw (Ind.) in 1944.
| Date/Home Game | UK | Visiting Team | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 4, 1943 | 64 | Ft. Knox | 43 |
| Jan. 26, 1943 | 39 | Vanderbilt | 38 |
| Feb. 6, 1943 | 67 | Alabama | 41 |
| Feb. 8, 1943 | 48 | Xavier | 36 |
| Feb. 13, 1943 | 53 | Tennessee | 29 |
| Feb. 15, 1943 | 58 | Georgia Tech | 31 |
| Dec. 1, 1943 | 51 | Ft. Knox | 18 |
| Dec. 4, 1943 | 54 | Berea (Naval V-12) | 40 |
| Dec. 18, 1943 | 58 | Cincinnati | 30 |
| Jan. 15, 1944 | 61 | Wright Field | 28 |
| Jan. 31, 1944 | 76 | Ft. Knox A.R.C. | 48 |
| Feb. 5, 1944 | 38 | DePauw (Ind.) | 35 |
| Feb. 7, 1944 | 51 | Illinois | 40 |
| Feb. 26, 1944 | 51 | Ohio University | 35 |
| Dec. 2, 1944 | 56 | Ft. Knox | 23 |
| Dec. 4, 1944 | 56 | Berea (Ky.) | 32 |
| Dec. 9, 1944 | 66 | Cincinnati | 24 |
| Dec. 23, 1944 | 53 | Ohio State | 48 |
| Jan. 6, 1945 | 59 | Ohio University | 46 |
| Jan. 8, 1945 | 75 | Arkansas State | 6 |
| Jan. 13, 1945 | 66 | Michigan State | 35 |
| Jan. 29, 1945 | 73 | Georgia | 37 |
| Feb. 3, 1945 | 51 | Georgia Tech | 32 |
| Feb. 17, 1945 | 40 | Tennessee | 34 |
| Dec. 1, 1945 | 59 | Ft. Knox | 36 |
| Dec. 7, 1945 | 51 | Western Ontario | 42 |
| Dec. 8, 1945 | 71 | Western Ontario | 28 |
| Dec. 15, 1945 | 67 | Cincinnati | 31 |
| Dec. 18, 1945 | 67 | Arkansas | 42 |
| Dec. 21, 1945 | 43 | Oklahoma | 33 |
| Jan. 5, 1946 | 57 | Ohio University | 48 |
| Jan. 7, 1946 | 81 | Ft. Benning | 25 |
| Jan. 28, 1946 | 54 | Georgia Tech | 26 |
| Feb. 5, 1946 | 59 | Michigan State | 51 |
| Feb. 16, 1946 | 54 | Tennessee | 34 |
| Feb. 23, 1946 | 83 | Xavier | 40 |
| Nov. 28, 1946 | 78 | Indiana Central | 36 |
| Nov. 30, 1946 | 64 | Tulane | 35 |
| Dec. 2, 1946 | 68 | Ft. Knox | 31 |
| Dec. 9, 1946 | 65 | Idaho | 35 |
| Dec. 14, 1946 | 83 | Texas A&M | 18 |
| Dec. 16, 1946 | 62 | Miami (Ohio) | 49 |
| Dec. 23, 1946 | 75 | Baylor | 34 |
| Dec. 28, 1946 | 96 | Wabash (Ohio) | 24 |
| Jan. 4, 1947 | 46 | Ohio University | 36 |
| Jan. 11, 1947 | 70 | Dayton | 29 |
| Jan. 25, 1947 | 71 | Xavier | 34 |
| Jan. 27, 1947 | 86 | Michigan State | 36 |
| Feb. 10, 1947 | 81 | Georgia | 40 |
| Feb. 15, 1947 | 61 | Tennessee | 46 |
| Feb. 17, 1947 | 63 | Alabama | 33 |
| Feb. 22, 1947 | 83 | Georgia Tech | 46 |
| Nov. 9, 1947 | 80 | Indiana Central | 41 |
| Dec. 1, 1947 | 80 | Ft. Knox | 41 |
| Dec. 5, 1947 | 72 | Tulsa | 18 |
| Dec. 6, 1947 | 71 | Tulsa | 22 |
| Dec. 17, 1947 | 79 | Xavier | 37 |
| Jan. 3, 1948 | 98 | Western Ontario | 41 |
| Jan. 24, 1948 | 70 | Cincinnati | 43 |
| Feb. 14, 1948 | 69 | Tennessee | 42 |
| Feb. 16, 1948 | 63 | Alabama | 33 |
| Feb. 20, 1948 | 79 | Vanderbilt | 43 |
| Feb. 21, 1948 | 78 | Georgia Tech | 54 |
| Nov. 29, 1948 | 74 | Indiana Central | 38 |
| Dec. 10, 1948 | 81 | Tulsa | 27 |
| Dec. 13, 1948 | 76 | Arkansas | 39 |
| Feb. 8, 1949 | 71 | Tennessee | 56 |
| Feb. 12, 1949 | 96 | Xavier | 50 |
| Feb. 14, 1949 | 74 | Alabama | 32 |
| Feb. 16, 1949 | 85 | Mississippi | 31 |
| Feb. 19, 1949 | 78 | Georgia Tech | 32 |
| Feb. 21, 1949 | 95 | Georgia | 40 |
| Feb. 26, 1949 | 70 | Vanderbilt | 37 |
| Dec. 3, 1949 | 84 | Indiana Central | 61 |
| Dec. 10, 1949 | 90 | Western Ontario | 18 |
| Jan. 9, 1950 | 83 | North Carolina | 44 |
| Jan. 28, 1950 | 88 | Georgia | 56 |
| Feb. 11, 1950 | 79 | Tennessee | 52 |
| Feb. 13, 1950 | 77 | Alabama | 57 |
| Feb. 15, 1950 | 90 | Mississippi | 50 |
| Feb. 18, 1950 | 97 | Georgia Tech | 62 |
| Feb. 23, 1950 | 58 | Xavier | 53 |
| Feb. 25, 1950 | 70 | Vanderbilt | 66 |
| Dec. 1, 1950 | 73 | West Texas State | 43 |
| Dec. 9, 1950 | 70 | Purdue | 52 |
| Dec. 14, 1950 | 85 | Florida | 37 |
| Dec. 16, 1950 | 68 | Kansas | 39 |
| Jan. 5, 1951 | 79 | Auburn | 35 |
| Jan. 8, 1951 | 63 | DePaul | 55 |
| Jan. 13, 1951 | 65 | Alabama | 48 |
| Jan. 15, 1951 | 69 | Notre Dame | 44 |
| Feb. 9, 1951 | 75 | Georgia Tech | 42 |
| Feb. 13, 1951 | 78 | Xavier | 51 |
| Feb. 17, 1951 | 86 | Tennessee | 61 |
| Feb. 23, 1951 | 88 | Georgia | 41 |
| Feb. 24, 1951 | 89 | Vanderbilt | 57 |
| Mar. 13, 1951 | 97 | Loyola of Chicago | 61 |
| Dec. 8, 1951 | 96 | Washington & Lee (Va.) | 46 |
| Dec. 17, 1951 | 81 | St. John's | 40 |
| Dec. 20, 1951 | 98 | DePaul | 60 |
| Dec. 26, 1951 | 84 | UCLA | 53 |
| Jan. 5, 1952 | 57 | Louisiana State | 47 |
| Jan. 7, 1952 | 83 | Xavier | 50 |
| Jan. 12, 1952 | 99 | Florida | 52 |
| Feb. 4, 1952 | 103 | Tulane | 54 |
| Feb. 6, 1952 | 81 | Mississippi | 61 |
| Feb. 9, 1952 | 93 | Georgia Tech | 42 |
| Feb. 11, 1952 | 110 | Mississippi State | 66 |
| Feb. 16, 1952 | 95 | Tennessee | 40 |
| Feb. 21, 1952 | 75 | Vanderbilt | 45 |
| Dec. 5, 1952 | 86 | Temple | 59 |
| Dec. 14, 1952 | 101 | Wake Forest | 69 |
| Dec. 21, 1952 | 85 | Duke | 69 |
| Dec. 22, 1952 | 73 | La Salle | 60 |
| Dec. 28, 1952 | 74 | Minnesota | 59 |
| Jan. 4, 1953 | 77 | Xavier | 71 |
| Jan. 9, 1953 | 105 | Georgia Tech | 53 |
| Jan. 11, 1953 | 81 | DePaul | 63 |
| Jan. 16, 1953 | 94 | Tulane | 43 |
| Feb. 4, 1953 | 106 | Georgia | 55 |
| Feb. 13, 1953 | 88 | Mississippi | 62 |
| Feb. 15, 1953 | 81 | Mississippi State | 49 |
| Feb. 18, 1953 | 90 | Tennessee | 63 |
| Feb. 22, 1953 | 100 | Vanderbilt | 64 |
| Dec. 4, 1953 | 74 | Louisiana State | 58 |
| Dec. 18, 1953 | 79 | Temple | 61 |
| Dec. 21, 1953 | 70 | Utah | 65 |
| Dec. 22, 1953 | 63 | La Salle | 54 |
| Dec. 30, 1953 | 82 | St. Louis | 65 |
NOTE: Kentucky was barred from playing competitive basketball during the 1952-53 season because of NCAA probation.
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 2
Extra! Extra! Instead of wondering how in hell Plagiarist Biledumb's America didn't have baby formula but had COVID shots for infants (although FDA admits vaccines don't prevent virus and children stand statistical zero chance of serious illness from the virus), you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Former college hoopers Dale Alexander (Milligan TN), Carl Reynolds (Southwestern TX) and Dave Winfield (Minnesota) each hit multiple homers in a single American League game on this date. Ex-juco hoopers Tony Phillips (New Mexico Military), Gary Redus (Athens AL) joined Reynolds (Lon Morris TX) in also supplying outstanding offensive outputs in MLB outings. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 2 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JULY 2
Milwaukee Braves 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading basketball scorer in 1945-46) homered in his fourth consecutive contest in 1955.
Detroit Tigers rookie 1B Dale Alexander (starting hoops center in mid-1920s for Milligan TN) collected two homers and six RBI in a 10-4 win against the St. Louis Browns in 1929.
St. Louis Browns rookie RF Red Badgro (first-five hoops pick on All-Pacific Coast Conference team in 1926-27 as USC's MVP) went hitless for the only time in an 18-game game span from mid-June to mid-July in 1929.
INF Jack Barry (hoops letterman for Holy Cross in 1908) purchased from the Philadelphia Athletics by the Boston Red Sox in 1915.
Brooklyn Dodgers RHP Ray Benge (multi-year hoops letterman for Sam Houston State first half of 1920s) hurled a three-hit shutout against the Boston Braves in 1935.
CF Ken Berry (freshman hooper for Wichita in 1959-60) knocked in all of the California Angels' runs against 20-game winner Vida Blue in a 4-2 verdict over eventual World Series champion Oakland Athletics in 1973.
Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Donn Clendenon (four-sport letterman with Morehouse GA) went 4-for-4 against the San Francisco Giants in a 1964 game.
OF Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist) signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1947, becoming the first black player in the A.L. and second in MLB history.
New York Yankees rookie LHP Al Downing (attended Muhlenberg PA on hoops scholarship but left before ever playing) hurled a one-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox in 1963. Downing won his first four starts of the month, fanning at least 10 batters in each contest.
Montreal Expos rookie SS Rich Hacker (member of Southern Illinois' freshman basketball squad in 1965-66) stroked his lone MLB extra-base hit (double off Woodie Fryman) in nightcap of a 1971 doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Texas Rangers rookie 1B Mike Hargrove (Northwestern Oklahoma State hoops letterman) went 4-for-4 against the Minnesota Twins in a 1974 contest.
LF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection when he led Ohio State in scoring and rebounding in 1956-57 and 1957-58), CF Don Lock (led Wichita State in field-goal percentage in 1956-57 and 1957-58) and teammate Ken McMullen hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the sixth inning to power the Washington Senators to a 10-4 victory over the New York Yankees in 1966. Lock went 5-for-5.
SS Keith Kessinger (averaged 2.7 ppg for Mississippi in 1985-86 and 1986-87) purchased from the Baltimore Orioles by Cincinnati Reds in 1991.
Chicago Cubs 3B Davey Lopes (NAIA All-District 15 selection for Iowa Wesleyan averaged 16.9 ppg as freshman in 1964-65 and 12.1 ppg as sophomore in 1965-66 before transferring with his coach to Washburn KS and becoming All-CIC choice for 1968 NAIA Tournament team) delivered a game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Montreal Expos in 1986.
Los Angeles Dodgers LF Wally Moon (averaged 4.3 ppg with Texas A&M in 1948-49 and 1949-50) went 4-for-4 against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1960 game.
A two-run pinch homer by RF Bill Nicholson (Washington College MD hoops guard for two years in mid-1930s) propelled the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 win against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952.
Detroit Tigers RHP Joe Niekro (averaged 8.9 ppg and 3.8 rpg for West Liberty WV from 1963-64 through 1965-66) had his no-hit bid ended in the ninth inning in a 5-0 triumph against the New York Yankees in 1970. Fifteen years later, Niekro posted his 200th career victory when the Houston Astros edged the San Diego Padres.
New York Giants RHP Roy Parmelee (hoops letterman for Eastern Michigan in 1924-25 and 1925-26) tossed a 1-0 shutout to beat the St. Louis Cardinals' Dizzy Dean in nightcap of 1933 doubleheader. Teammate Carl Hubbell hurled an 18-inning whitewash for the Giants in the opener.
Boston Red Sox LHP Gary Peters (Grove City PA hooper in mid-1950s) fired the second of back-to-back shutouts in 1970.
Anaheim Angels LF Tony Phillips (New Mexico Military juco hooper in 1977-78 as teammate of eventual Drake All-American Lewis Lloyd) banged out four hits in a 1997 contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In 1983, OF Gary Redus (J.C. hooper for Athens AL and father of Centenary/South Alabama guard) ripped a leadoff homer for the second consecutive game against the Atlanta Braves. Seven years later as a Pittsburgh Pirates 1B, Redus extended his career-high hitting streak to 12 straight outings in 1990.
Chicago White Sox LF Carl Reynolds (Southwestern TX hoops MVP and captain in mid-1920s) manufactured five hits (including three homers), eight RBI and four runs scored in the nightcap of a 1930 twinbill against the New York Yankees.
Chicago White Sox C Leo Tankersley (Texas Christian hoops letterman in 1922-23 and 1923-24) appeared in his lone MLB game (against St. Louis Browns in 1925).
San Diego Padres OF Will Venable (All-Ivy League first-team selection as junior and second-team choice as senior averaged 9.3 ppg under Princeton coach John Thompson III from 2001-02 through 2004-05) whacked a decisive two-run pinch homer against the St. Louis Cardinals in the top of the 11th inning in 2015.
Fourth safety for LF John Wathan (averaged 3.7 ppg in 11 games for San Diego in 1968-69) knocked in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning of a 4-3 win against the Minnesota Twins in 1980.
San Diego Padres RF Dave Winfield (starting forward for Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) went 5-for-5 with four RBI against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 1980 contest. Two years later as a New York Yankees LF, Winfield smacked two homers against the Cleveland Indians, igniting a streak of six round-trippers in a six-game span in 1982.
Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Marks Likely Never to Be Matched (#10)
The NCAA Tournament commenced in 1939, which was one year after the NIT triggered national postseason competition. An overlooked "versatile athlete" feat occurring in 1938 that never will be duplicated took place at Arkansas, where the quarterback for the football squad (Jack Robbins) repeated as an All-SWC first-team basketball selection, leading the Razorbacks (19-3) to the SWC title. After the season, Robbins became an NFL first-round draft choice by the Chicago Cardinals (5th pick overall) and senior football/basketball teammates Jim Benton (11th pick) and Ray Hamilton (41st pick) went on to become wide receivers for at least six years in the NFL. Yes, three members of a league championship basketball squad promptly were among the top 41 selections in the NFL draft.
What are other school and individual records that never will come close to being matched, let along exceeded? CollegeHoopedia.com is acknowledging an "Untouchables" list regarding the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Commencing a tantalizing trip to #1, following is #10 in the celebration countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on February 14, 1953).
Chambers, standing a mere 6-4, grabbed an NCAA-record 51 rebounds for William & Mary in a 105-84 victory against Virginia on Valentine's Day. He finished third in the nation as a senior in 1952-53 in retrieving missed shots with 21.8 rpg, finishing behind Fordham's Ed Conlin (23.5 rpg) and Seton Hall's Walter Dukes (22.2 rpg). Chambers, who passed away in 2017, later became his alma mater's all-time winningest coach in a nine-year coaching career with the Tribe from 1957-58 through 1965-66 (modest win total could be surpassed in 2012-13).
No individual has grabbed more than 35 rebounds in a single NCAA Division I game since Pacific's Keith Swagerty (39 vs. UC Santa Barbara) and East Tennessee State's Tommy Woods (38 vs. Middle Tennessee State) in 1964-65. None of the last 45 teams leading the nation in rebounding margin, averaging 42 rebounds per contest, posted as many as 51 caroms per outing. Following is the line score of Chambers' performance:
WILLIAM & MARY (105): Johnny Mahoney 5 6-11 16, Dick Savage 0 0-4 0, Dave Berry 1 1-2 3, Jerry Harris 10 0-1 20, Bill Chambers 16 5-6 37 51, Joe Hume 6 4-7 16, Lennie Drake 0 0-0 0, Bobby Hoitsma 4 5-6 13. Team 42 21-37 (.568) 105.
VIRGINIA (84): Mel Roach 2 2-5 6, Jerry Burlage 1 3-4 5, Dave Cooke 2 1-1 5, Lee Eschilson 6 1-5 13, Charlie Gamble 2 5-6 9, Buzzy Wilkinson 10 8-8 28, John Dohner 7 2-2 16, William Casey 1 0-0 2. Team 31 22-31 (.710) 84.
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on July 1
Extra! Extra! Instead of dwelling on liberal lunatics whining about recent Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, student loan forgiveness program and Conservatives not having to bend over backwards regarding LGBTQ rights (Supremes eventually will probably need to rule on White House's infringement on social media free speech), you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Former college hoopers Frank Howard (Ohio State), Buddy Myer (Mississippi State) and Irv Noren (Pasadena City Community College) each supplied multiple extra-base hits in a single game for the Washington Senators on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a July 1 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JULY 1
Chicago Cubs rookie 2B Glenn Beckert (three-year basketball letterman for Allegheny PA) belted two homers against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 1965 game.
Pittsburgh Pirates LF Carson "Skeeter" Bigbee (Oregon hoops letterman in 1915) collected four hits against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1919 contest.
Brooklyn Dodgers RHP Roger Craig (forward with North Carolina State's 1949-50 freshman hoops team) collected his sixth straight win in 1956 (4-1 nod over Philadelphia Phillies).
In 1943, Chicago White Sox LF Guy Curtright (two-time All-MIAA selection led Northeast Missouri State in scoring each of four seasons in early 1930s) set a MLB rookie record (subsequently broken) with a 26-game hitting streak as a 30-year-old newcomer in his only season as a regular.
Boston Red Sox C Gene Desautels (Holy Cross hoops letterman in 1929 and 1930) contributed three hits and four runs against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1938 game.
Cleveland Indians CF Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist) walked five times in a 19-inning, 4-3 victory against the St. Louis Browns in 1952.
C-OF Joe Ferguson (hooper for Pacific's 1967 NCAA playoff team) traded by the Houston Astros with cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1978.
St. Louis Cardinals 2B Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) scored four runs for the first of two times in a three-game span in 1930.
In his first game back following four years serving in the U.S. military during WWII, Detroit Tigers LF Hank Greenberg (enrolled at NYU on hoops scholarship in 1929 but attended college only one semester) pounded a homer against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1945 contest.
2B Howdy Groskloss (five-sport participant voted most outstanding Amherst MA athlete of first half of 20th Century) scored the Pittsburgh Pirates' first run in a 4-1 win against the Boston Braves in 1931 but had his only hitless outing in a 12-game span from June 27 to July 11.
Washington Senators LF Frank Howard (two-time All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection in 1956-57 and 1957-58 when leading Ohio State in scoring and rebounding) homered in both ends of a 1969 doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers.
Cleveland Indians LF "Sweet" Lou Johnson (Kentucky State hoops teammate of legendary coach Davey Whitney averaged 5.7 ppg and 2 rpg in 1951-52) whacked back-to-back homers against the Minnesota Twins in 1968.
Cleveland Indians CF Kenny Lofton (Arizona's leader in steals for 1988 Final Four team compiling 35-3 record) provided three hits and three stolen bases against the Milwaukee Brewers in a 1998 game.
Boston Red Sox 3B Buddy Myer (Mississippi State hoops letterman in 1923-24) supplied multiple hits in seventh consecutive contest, including three extra-base safeties in the opener of a 1928 twinbill against the Washington Senators. Eleven years later as a 2B with the Senators, Myer went 4-for-4 against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1939 contest.
Atlanta Braves rookie RHP Gary Neibauer (collected 13 points and 9 rebounds in 16 games for Nebraska in 1964-65 under coach Joe Cipriano) won his first MLB decision after hurling a 1-2-3 top of the 10th inning against the Cincinnati Reds in 1969.
Washington Senators CF Irv Noren (hooper of year for California community college state champion Pasadena City in 1945) collected a homer and two doubles but his output wasn't enough to prevent a 1951 doubleheader loss against the Philadelphia Athletics. The extra-base hits triggered a streak of four games in a row with three safeties.
RHP Elmer Ponder (Oklahoma hoops letterman in 1914 and 1916) traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs in 1921.
St. Louis Cardinals LF Rip Repulski (occasional hoops starter for St. Cloud State MN in 1946-47) ripped a pair of homers in 1955 contest against the Chicago Cubs.
St. Louis Cardinals rookie C Dave Ricketts (three-year starter led Duquesne in scoring senior season with 17.9 ppg in 1956-57) contributed a career-high three hits against the New York Mets in a 1967 game.
OF Dave Robertson (one of two reserves on North Carolina State's first basketball team in 1911) traded by the Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates in 1921.
Brooklyn Dodgers LHP Joe Shaute (hooper for Mansfield PA in early 1920s) posted his seventh victory in a two-month span in 1931.
Montreal Expos RF Ken Singleton (Hofstra freshman hoops squad in mid-1960s) homered in both ends of a 1973 doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
LHP Paul Splittorff (runner-up in scoring and rebounding for Morningside IA in 1967-68) retired in 1984. His 166 victories in 13 seasons are the most in Kansas City Royals history.
Happy Birthday! Former College A-As and HOF Coaches Celebrating in July
July 11 is the day to celebrate the most birthdays this month for former All-Americans. Two Indiana All-Americans were born on the same day this month (17th) but Oklahoma and UCLA have the most A-As born in July with four apiece. Following are the birthdates in July for All-American players and Hall of Fame coaches:
JULY
1: All-Americans George Bon Salle (born in 1935/Illinois), Lee Guttero (1913/Southern California) and Art Quimby (1933/Connecticut).
2: All-Americans Bob Dille (1917/Valparaiso), Clark Kellogg (1961/Ohio State), Curtis Rowe (1949/UCLA) and Jon Sundvold (1961/Missouri).
3: All-Americans Derrick Chievous (1967/Missouri) and Charlie Sitton (1962/Oregon State) plus Hall of Fame coach John Kundla (1916/Minnesota).
4: All-Americans Harvey Grant (1965/Oklahoma), Horace Grant (1965/Clemson), Tony Guy (1959/Kansas) and Ed Koffenberger (1926/Duke) plus Hall of Fame coaches Henry "Doc" Carlson (1894/Pittsburgh), Howard Hobson (1903/Oregon and Yale) and Arad McCutchan (1912/Evansville).
5: All-American Eddie Miles (1940/Seattle).
6: All-Americans Jae Crowder (1990/Marquette) and Zion Williamson (2000/Duke).
7: All-Americans Myles Powell (1997/Seton Hall), Brandon Rush (1985/Kansas) and Ralph Sampson (1960/Virginia).
8: All-Americans Dave Sorenson (1948/Ohio State) and Hakim Warrick (1982/Syracuse).
9: All-Americans Jim Paxson (1957/Dayton) and Urgel "Slim" Wintermute (1917/Oregon).
10: All-Americans Chuck Chuckovits (1912/Toledo), Jared Dudley (1985/Boston College), Cliff Meely (1947/Colorado) and Kevin O'Shea (1925/Notre Dame) plus Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril (1930/Lehigh and Princeton).
11: All-Americans Lou Hudson (1944/Minnesota), Wesley Johnson (1987/Syracuse), Tony Lavelli (1926/Yale), Eduardo Najera (1976/Oklahoma), John Pilch (1925/Wyoming) and Rod Strickland (1966/DePaul).
12: All-American Paul Silas (1943/Creighton).
13: All-Americans Bob Kauffman (1946/Guilford NC), Frank Ramsey (1931/Kentucky) and David Thompson (1954/North Carolina State).
14: All-Americans Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones (1926/Kentucky), Shabazz Napier (1991/Connecticut), Lou Roe (1972/Massachusetts) and Bernard Toone (1956/Marquette).
15: All-Americans Damian Lillard (1990/Weber State), Allen Murphy (1952/Louisville), Khalid Reeves (1972/Arizona) and Richard Washington (1955/UCLA).
16: All-American Chris Mihm (1979/Texas).
17: All-Americans Calbert Cheaney (1971/Indiana), Johnny "Red" Kerr (1932/Illinois), Bob "Slick" Leonard (1932/Indiana) and Nick Werkman (1942/Seton Hall).
18: All-Americans Jerry Chambers (1943/Utah), Donnie Freeman (1944/Illinois), Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (1971/Memphis State), York Larese (1938/North Carolina) and Wally Walker (1954/Virginia).
19: All-Americans Alvan Adams (1954/Oklahoma), LaMarcus Aldridge (1985/Texas), Alfredrick Hughes (1962/Loyola of Chicago) and Adam Morrison (1984/Gonzaga).
20: All-Americans Ray Allen (1975/Connecticut), Mel Daniels (1944/New Mexico), Roy Hamilton (1957/UCLA), Ron Johnson (1938/Minnesota) and Ben Simmons (1996/Louisiana State) plus Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly (1930/Boston College and Penn).
21: All-American Fred Hetzel (1942/Davidson).
22: All-Americans Alva "Allie" Paine (1919/Oklahoma), Bobby Rascoe (1940/Western Kentucky), Alvin Robertson (1962/Arkansas) and Bryan Warrick (1959/St. Joseph's).
23: All-Americans Deandre Ayton (1998/Arizona), Antoine Carr (1961/Wichita State), Chris Clemons (1997/Campbell), Gary Payton (1968/Oregon State) and Brandon Roy (1984/Washington).
24: All-Americans Walt Bellamy (1939/Indiana), Harry Boykoff (1922/St. John's), Joe Barry Carroll (1958/Purdue), Karl Malone (1963/Louisiana Tech) and Charles "Cotton" Nash (1942/Kentucky).
25: All-Americans Nolan Smith (1988/Duke), Kenny Thomas (1977/New Mexico) and Nate Thurmond (1941/Bowling Green State).
26: All-Americans Gary Bradds (1942/Ohio State), Walker Kessler (2001/Auburn), Todd Mitchell (1966/Purdue), Joe Smith (1975/Maryland), Earl Tatum (1953/Marquette) and Delonte West (1983/St. Joseph's).
27: All-Americans Marvin Barnes (1952/Providence) and James Ray (1957/Jacksonville).
28: All-Americans Bill Bradley (1943/Princeton) and Doug Collins (1951/Illinois State).
29: All-Americans Dick Boushka (1934/St. Louis), Arnie Ferrin (1925/Utah), Mike McGee (1959/Michigan), Ansu Sesay (1976/Mississippi) and Neal Walk (1948/Florida).
30: All-Americans Bill Cartwright (1957/San Francisco), John Green (1940/UCLA), Chris Mullin (1963/St. John's) and Kevin Pittsnogle (1984/West Virginia).
31: All-American Walt Torrence (1937/UCLA).
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On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on June 30
Extra! Extra! Instead of wondering how much pint-sized Fox News funnyman Greg Gutfeld was instrumental in helping get rid of genuine big punk Geraldo Rivera, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Two former hoopers from small colleges in Virginia - Larry Doby (Virginia Union) and Larry Sheets (Eastern Mennonite) - made American League news on this date. Additional former Southern small-college hoopers generating MLB news were John Castino (Rollins FL), Rick Ferrell (Guilford NC), Jake Flowers (Washington College MD) and George Stone (Louisiana Tech). Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a June 30 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JUNE 30
Cincinnati Reds LF Morrie Arnovich (Wisconsin-Superior hooper in early 1930s) went 4-for-4 in a 7-6 win against the Chicago Cubs in nightcap of 1940 doubleheader.
Chicago Cubs CF Frankie Baumholtz (MVP in 1941 NIT and first player in Ohio University history to score 1,000 career points) banged out four hits against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1953 game.
In 1960, Detroit Tigers 2B Frank Bolling (averaged 7.3 ppg for Spring Hill AL in 1950-51) had a streak of seven straight two-hit games, with an extra-base safety in all but one of them, halted by going hit-less against the Boston Red Sox.
Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau (leading scorer for Illinois' 1937 Big Ten Conference co-champion) went 4-for-4 against the Chicago White Sox in a 1942 contest.
Minnesota Twins 3B John Castino (medical redshirt for Rollins FL in 1973-74 under coach Ed Jucker) contributed four hits and five RBI in 12-3 win against the Kansas City Royals in 1980.
Philadelphia Athletics C Mickey Cochrane (Boston University hooper in early 1920s) went 4-for-4 against the Detroit Tigers in a 1930 game.
In 1978, Larry Doby (reserve guard for Virginia Union's 1943 CIAA hoops titlist) became the second black MLB manager, succeeding Bob Lemon as skipper of the Chicago White Sox.
Boston Red Sox C Rick Ferrell (hoop forward for Guilford NC before graduating in 1928) contributed three extra-base hits and four RBI against the Philadelphia Athletics in a 1935 contest.
St. Louis Cardinals 3B Jake Flowers (member of 1923 "Flying Pentagon" championship hoops squad for Washington College MD) capped off the month with five straight multiple-hit games in 1932.
In 1940, Washington Senators SS Charlie Gelbert (scored at least 125 points each of last three seasons in late 1920s for Lebanon Valley PA) closed out the month hitting .474 in 11 games (18-of-38).
En route to hitting .303 in 1970, St. Louis Cardinals RHP Bob Gibson (Creighton's leading scorer and rebounder in 1955-56 and 1956-57) supplied his fifth multiple-hit game of the month while winning seven starts during that span. He contributed 12 such multiple-hit outings by season's end.
San Diego Padres RF Tony Gwynn (All-WAC second-team selection with San Diego State in 1979-80 and 1980-81) and two teammates each socked a three-run homer in a 15-6 rout of the Oakland A's in 1997.
Commencing the game by fanning the side on nine pitches in the opening inning, Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Sandy Koufax (Cincinnati's freshman hoops squad in 1953-54) hurled a no-hitter against the New York Mets in 1962.
Minnesota Twins LHP Bill Krueger (led WCAC in free-throw percentage as freshman en route to averaging 5.1 ppg for Portland from 1975-76 through 1979-80) tossed a two-hit shutout against the California Angels in 1992.
In 1938, New York Giants CF Hank Leiber (Arizona hooper in 1931) launched the final homer at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl before the Phillies moved to Shibe Park. Leiber finished the contest with three extra-base hits and five RBI.
Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Davey Lopes (NAIA All-District 15 selection for Iowa Wesleyan averaged 16.9 ppg as freshman in 1964-65 and 12.1 ppg as sophomore in 1965-66 before transferring with his coach to Washburn KS where he became All-CIC choice with 1968 NAIA Tournament team) went 4-for-4 against the San Diego Padres in a 1975 game.
In the midst of a 10-game hitting streak, Philadelphia Athletics C Ed Madjeski (Seton Hall letterman from 1928-29 through 1930-31) manufactured five safeties in a 1933 doubleheader split against the St. Louis Browns.
New York Giants RHP Christy Mathewson (Bucknell hooper at turn of 20th Century) went 3-for-3 at the plate in 1903 outing against the St. Louis Cardinals.
RHP Nels Potter (leading scorer during two years attending Mount Morris IL in early 1930s) purchased from the Philadelphia Athletics by the Boston Red Sox in 1941.
A two-run, inside-the-park homer by RF Dave Robertson (one of two reserves on North Carolina State's first basketball team in 1911) lifted the New York Giants to a 4-3 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies in 1916.
Baltimore Orioles LF Larry Sheets (All-ODAC hoops selection in 1981-82 and 1982-83 with Eastern Mennonite VA) collected four RBI in a 1987 game against the Boston Red Sox, triggering a career-high 10-game hitting streak.
SS Roy Smalley Jr. (one of top scorers for Drury MO in 1942-43 and 1943-44) knocked in all of the Chicago Cubs' runs in a 5-4 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1952.
New York Mets LHP George Stone (averaged 14.7 ppg and 6.5 rpg for Louisiana Tech in 1964-65 and 1965-66) hurled his final MLB complete game when defeating the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, in 1975.
Detroit Tigers C Billy Sullivan Jr. (Portland hoops letterman in 1927-28) provided three hits in both ends of a 1940 twinbill split against the St. Louis Browns.
OF Kite Thomas (averaged 5.1 ppg for Kansas State in 1946-47) awarded on waivers from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Washington Senators in 1953.
DH-1B Jim Thome (played junior-college hoops for Illinois Central in 1988-89) traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to Baltimore Orioles in 2012.
In 2005, Seattle Mariners LHP Matt Thornton (averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Grand Valley State MI from 1995-96 through 1997-98) charged with a run for the first time after 14 scoreless relief appearances.
RHP Rusty Yarnall (Vermont hoops letterman in first half of 1920s) lost decision in his lone MLB appearance with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1926.
What Were They Thinking? Low-Scoring Frosh Believe They're NBA Caliber
Haste makes waste. In their brief college academic careers, these scholars must have taken a stimulating course in how to have a healthy self-esteem. After all, the names of Duke centers Harry Giles III and Dereck Lively II sounded as if they were royal centerpieces right out of the English monarchy.
Despite averaging only 3.3 ppg in 2021-22, freshman Peyton Watson (UCLA) felt he was sufficiently talented to make a prompt transition to the NBA. It makes about as much sense as #Dimorat ex-Speaker #NannyPathetic wanting to stimulate the economy by giving hard-earned money from American citizens to illegal aliens. Three players this season - including lottery pick Lively II - joined the following alphabetical list of low-scoring yearlings in this suspect category who were selected in the NBA draft over the past eight years after only one college campaign:
| Freshman | Pos. | College | PPG | Drafted By | Year | Round | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Anigbogu | C | UCLA | 4.7 | Indiana Pacers | 2017 | 2nd | 47th |
| Tony Bradley Jr. | C | North Carolina | 7.1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 2017 | 1st | 28th |
| Deyonta Davis | F-C | Michigan State | 7.5 | Boston Celtics | 2016 | 2nd | 31st |
| Cheick Diallo | F-C | Kansas | 3.0 | Los Angeles Clippers | 2016 | 2nd | 33rd |
| Harry Giles III | C | Duke | 3.9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 2017 | 1st | 20th |
| Dereck Lively II | C | Duke | 5.2 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2023 | 1st | 12th |
| Chris Livingston | F | Kentucky | 6.3 | Milwaukee Bucks | 2023 | 2nd | 58th |
| Josh Minott | F | Memphis | 6.6 | Charlotte Hornets | 2022 | 2nd | 45th |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | F | Kentucky | 5.9 | Orlando Magic | 2018 | 2nd | 41st |
| Jordan Walsh | F | Arkansas | 7.1 | Sacramento Kings | 2023 | 2nd | 38th |
| Peyton Watson | G | UCLA | 3.3 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2022 | 1st | 30th |
NOTE: None of the players on this list has averaged as much as 8 ppg in an NBA season although Vanderbilt came close in 2022-23.
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on June 29
Extra! Extra! Instead of debating outright stunning fabrication by Plagiarist Biledumb still claiming he knows nothing about con-artist son hideous Hunter's foreign business shenanigans, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Former North Carolina State hoopers Dave Robertson and Tim Stoddard made MLB news on this date while former Mississippi State hoopers Boo Ferriss and Buddy Myer also had significant American League performances. Additional ex-SEC hoopers making MLB news on this date included Joe Adcock (Louisiana State), Andy Cohen (Alabama), Harvey Hendrick (Vanderbilt) and Mike Smithson (Tennessee) plus future SEC member Oklahoma (Lindy McDaniel). Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a June 29 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JUNE 29
Milwaukee Braves 1B Joe Adcock (Louisiana State's leading basketball scorer in 1945-46) smashed two homers in a 3-1 win against the Chicago Cubs in the nightcap of 1960 twinbill.
RHP Jim Bibby (Fayetteville State NC backup hooper and brother of UCLA All-American Henry Bibby) secured his first win with the Texas Rangers by hurling a one-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals in 1973.
New York Giants 2B Andy Cohen (Alabama hoops letterman in 1924 and 1925) had an 11-game hitting streak snapped by the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a 1929 twinbill.
Boston Red Sox rookie RHP Boo Ferriss (Mississippi State hoops letterman in 1941) contributed a run-scoring single and two-run, ninth-inning homer in a 4-2 decision over the Chicago White Sox in 1945.
Washington Senators SS Charlie Gelbert (scored at least 125 points each of last three seasons in late 1920s for Lebanon Valley PA) collected three hits for the third consecutive contest in 1940.
San Francisco Giants rookie LHP Atlee Hammaker (averaged 5.3 ppg as freshman in 1976-77 and 4.9 ppg as sophomore in 1977-78 under East Tennessee State coach Sonny Smith) fired his first MLB shutout, a four-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in 1982.
Chicago Cubs LF Harvey Hendrick (Vanderbilt hoops letterman in 1918) stroked three extra-base hits against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 1933 outing.
Brooklyn Dodgers 1B Gil Hodges (played for St. Joseph's IN in 1943 and Oakland City IN in 1947 and 1948) smacked two homers against the Philadelphia Phillies in a 1956 game.
In the midst of 13 straight scoreless relief appearances covering 21 innings in 1954, Cincinnati Reds RHP Howie Judson (Illinois' third-leading scorer in 1944-45) earned a victory against the St. Louis Cardinals.
OF David Justice (Thomas More KY assists leader in 1984-85 while averaging 9.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg), acquired by the New York Yankees from the Cleveland Indians in 2000, went on to become the first player to garner more than 50 RBI in a single season with two different clubs.
OF Charlie Keller (three-year hoops letterman with Maryland from 1934-35 through 1936-37) homered in the nightcap of a 1941 doubleheader sweep of the Washington Senators by the New York Yankees, extending the Bronx Bombers' streak to a MLB-record 25 consecutive contests with a round-tripper.
In 1931, Philadelphia Phillies rookie RF Fred Koster (four-year starting forward from 1923-24 through 1926-27 was Louisville's leading scorer as sophomore and senior) contributed three hits for the second time in three games.
First MLB hit for Cleveland Indians rookie OF Stu Locklin (played one basketball game for Wisconsin in 1947-48 under coach Bud Foster) was his only extra-base safety (pinch-hit double) in a 1955 game against the Kansas City Athletics.
Texas Rangers CF Kenny Lofton (Arizona's leader in steals for 1988 Final Four team compiling 35-3 record) went 4-for-4 against the Boston Red Sox in a 2007 contest.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Lindy McDaniel (hooper for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) registered his ninth save of the month en route to a league-high 27 in 1960.
Cleveland Indians rookie CF Ed Morgan (Tulane hoops letterman from 1923-24 through 1925-26) manufactured fifth outing of the month with at least three hits in his last 13 games.
On the heels of three consecutive holds, New York Yankees RHP Bobby Munoz (scored 35 points for Polk Community College FL in game against Palm Beach in mid-November 1986) hurled 3 1/3 innings of hitless relief in a 4-3 win against the Detroit Tigers in 1993.
Washington Senators 2B Buddy Myer (Mississippi State hoops letterman in 1923-24) provided multiple hits in seven consecutive contests in 1930.
Detroit Tigers RF Jim Northrup (second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder for Alma MI in 1958-59) set a MLB mark with his third grand slam in a week in 1968. Three years later, Northrup smacked two homers against the Baltimore Orioles in a 1971 outing.
In the midst of a 10-game hitting streak after returning to the Chicago Cubs, 2B Paul Popovich (teammate of Jerry West for West Virginia's 1960 NCAA playoff team) scored four runs against the St. Louis Cardinals in the nightcap of a 1969 twinbill.
Philadelphia Phillies LHP Eppa Rixey (Virginia hoops letterman in 1912 and 1914) fired a four-hit shutout against the New York Giants. The whitewash was one of 11 straight starts in 1916 where Rixey yielded fewer than three earned runs.
Chicago Cubs LF Dave Robertson (one of two reserves on North Carolina State's first basketball team in 1911) went 7-for-10 with seven RBI in 1920 doubleheader split against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Brooklyn Dodgers 2B Jackie Robinson (highest scoring average in Pacific Coast Conference both of his seasons with UCLA in 1939-40 and 1940-41) whacked two homers against the New York Giants in a 1950 outing. Three years earlier as rookie 1B in midst of a 21-game hitting streak, Robinson swiped three of his N.L.-high 29 stolen bases in 1947 twinbill split against the Giants.
Cleveland Indians LHP Joe Shaute (hooper for Mansfield PA in early 1920s) won his seventh straight decision in 1926.
Minnesota Twins RHP Mike Smithson (teammate of Tennessee All-American Ernie Grunfeld averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.6 rpg under coach Ray Mears in 1974-75 and 1975-76) yielded only one hit in 8 1/3 innings in a 1-0 triumph against the Chicago White Sox in 1985.
Baltimore Orioles RHP Tim Stoddard (starting forward opposite All-American David Thompson for North Carolina State's 1974 NCAA champion) finished the month in 1982 with 10 consecutive scoreless relief appearances covering 11 1/3 innings. Five years later in 1987 with the New York Yankees, Stoddard allowed his only earned run in a 14-game span until mid-July.
New York Yankees RHP Ralph Terry (juco hooper averaged 22 ppg for Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in mid-1950s) tossed his second shutout in last four starts of the month in 1963.
New York Yankees RF Dave Winfield (starting forward for Minnesota's first NCAA playoff team in 1972) collected two homers and six RBI in a 1987 contest against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Bruised Egos: Timme Becomes 1st 3-Time All-American Failing to Be Drafted
There was terrible timing for the "Big Three T's" (Gonzaga's Drew Timme/Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe/Arizona's Azuolas Tubelis). The NCAA consensus All-Americans weren't among the chosen few in this year's NBA draft along with fellow A-A guards Antoine Davis (Detroit) and Markquis Nowell (Kansas State) plus Final Four Most Outstanding Player Adama Sanogo (Connecticut). K-State's Keyontae Johnson (50th pick overall), Miami's Isaiah Wong (55th) and Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis (57th) were All-Americans who barely made it in the draft. Of course, the NBA is a difficult nut to crack. Although this gifted group sported great credentials, there was no guarantee they would be selected this year; primarily because of the continued emphasis on international players and proliferation of largely untested young prospects.
With or without a college diploma in tow, were misguided undergrads thinking with same adeptness as embarrassment-to-village-idiots Jussie Smollett? Were they as delusional as compromised Congressman Adam "Shifty" Schiff exhibiting his impeachment expertise getting punked by Russian prankster? Denied sneaker honorariums during an FBI probe, undrafted scholars may be swayed to join lunatic leftist leeches seeking reparations from NBA "owners" or boycotting "one-percenter" NBA foreigners stealing their jobs. Amid truly smelly progressive puke convulsing after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death left vacancy on Supreme Court impacting bloodthirsty #PlannedMurderhood obsession with butchering innocent babies in womb, it could blossom into one of those get in line behind the other kneeling mindless "diverse" robot routines and stand by for further "Strzok-out" instruction.
Timme, Tshiebwe and Tubelis increased the number of NCAA consensus All-Americans to go undrafted in a 14-season span to 20. Do you need any more evidence that the quality of play at the collegiate level has diminished in recent years? The NBA draft was reduced to seven rounds in 1985, three rounds in 1988 and to its present two rounds in 1989. Centers Bill Spivey of Kentucky and Sherman White of LIU, All-Americans in the early 1950s, went undrafted by the NBA allegedly because of possible repercussions stemming from a game-fixing scandal. A total of 55 All-Americans, also five in 2011, have gone undrafted by the NBA thus far in the 21st Century. Granted, there were additional rounds but more A-As went undrafted in 2011 and this season than cumulatively in a 30-year span from 1957 through 1986 (four - SMU's Max Williams in 1960/Texas Western's Bobby Joe Hill in 1966/Kentucky's Mike Pratt in 1974/Memphis State's Dexter Reed in 1977).
Sherron Collins (Kansas) and Scottie Reynolds (Villanova) became the initial NCAA consensus first-team All-Americans not to be selected in the NBA draft 12 years before Timme became the first-ever three-time NCAA consensus A-A failing to be chosen. They're not a motley crew as Duke coach Jon Scheyer is among the following alphabetical list of All-Americans who weren't selected in an NBA draft:
| Undrafted All-American | Pos. | School | A-A Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Bell | G | Michigan State | 2001 |
| Joel Berry II | G | North Carolina | 2018 |
| Trevon Bluiett | G | Xavier | 2018** |
| Melvin Booker | G | Missouri | 1994** |
| Joe Capua | G | Wyoming | 1956 |
| Chris Clemons | G | Campbell | 2019 |
| Kofi Cockburn | F-C | Illinois | 2021** and 2022* |
| Sherron Collins | G | Kansas | 2009** and 2010* |
| Bonzie Colson | F | Notre Dame | 2017 |
| Mike Daum | F | South Dakota State | 2019 |
| Antoine Davis | G | Detroit | 2023 |
| Devon Dotson | G | Kansas | 2020** |
| Erwin Dudley | F-C | Alabama | 2002 |
| Melvin Ejim | F | Iowa State | 2014** |
| Perry Ellis | F | Kansas | 2016 |
| Keenan Evans | G | Texas Tech | 2018** |
| Carl "C.J." Fair | F | Syracuse | 2014** |
| Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell | G | Indiana | 2016 |
| Jason Gardner | G | Arizona | 2002 and 2003** |
| Collins Gillespie | G | Villanova | 2021 and 2022 |
| Ben Hansbrough | G | Notre Dame | 2011** |
| Ethan Happ | F | Wisconsin | 2017 and 2019** |
| Udonis Haslem | C | Florida | 2001 and 2002 |
| Bobby Joe Hill | G | Texas Western | 1966 |
| Terrell "Tu" Holloway | G | Xavier | 2011 |
| Kevin Houston | G | Army | 1987 |
| Markus Howard | G | Marquette | 2020* |
| Keith "Mister" Jennings | G | East Tennessee State | 1991** |
| Kevin Jones | F | West Virginia | 2012** |
| Johnny Juzang | G | UCLA | 2022 |
| Sean Kilpatrick | G | Cincinnati | 2014** |
| Brandin Knight | G | Pittsburgh | 2002 |
| Cameron Krutwig | F | Loyola of Chicago | 2021 |
| Jock Landale | C-F | Saint Mary's | 2018** |
| Byron Larkin | G | Xavier | 1988 |
| Dedric Lawson | F | Kansas | 2019 |
| Chris Lofton | G | Tennessee | 2007** and 2008** |
| John Lucas III | G | Oklahoma State | 2004 |
| Luke Maye | F | North Carolina | 2018 |
| Billy McCaffrey | G | Vanderbilt | 1993** |
| Jerel McNeal | G | Marquette | 2009 |
| Johnathan Motley | F | Baylor | 2017 |
| DeMarcus Nelson | G-F | Duke | 2008 |
| Markquis Nowell | G | Kansas State | 2023 |
| Kevin Pangos | G | Gonzaga | 2015 |
| Kevin Pittsnogle | F | West Virginia | 2006 |
| Myles Powell | G | Seton Hall | 2020* |
| Mike Pratt | F | Kentucky | 1974 |
| Hollis Price | G | Oklahoma | 2003** |
| Jacob Pullen | G | Kansas State | 2011 |
| Allan Ray | G | Villanova | 2006** |
| Dexter Reed | G | Memphis State | 1977 |
| Scottie Reynolds | G | Villanova | 2010* |
| Bill Ridley | G | Illinois | 1956 |
| Juan "Pepe" Sanchez | G | Temple | 2000 |
| Jon Scheyer | G | Duke | 2010** |
| Shea Seals | F-G | Tulsa | 1997 |
| Ron Slay | F | Tennessee | 2003 |
| Charles E. Smith | G | Georgetown | 1989 |
| Jordan Taylor | G | Wisconsin | 2011 |
| Drew Timme | F | Gonzaga | 2021**, 2022** and 2023* |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | F-C | Kentucky | 2022* and 2023** |
| Azuolas Tubelis | F | Arizona | 2023** |
| Seth Tuttle | F-C | Northern Iowa | 2015** |
| Jarrod Uthoff | F | Iowa | 2016 |
| Fred VanVleet | G | Wichita State | 2016 |
| Scottie Wilbekin | G | Florida | 2014 |
| Max Williams | G | Southern Methodist | 1960 |
| Kyle Wiltjer | F | Gonzaga | 2016 |
| Andre Woolridge | G | Iowa | 1997 |
*NCAA consensus first-team All-American.
**NCAA consensus second-team All-American.
NOTE: About half of the players on this list - Bell, Booker, Clemons, Collins, Dotson, Ferrell, Hansbrough, Haslem, Howard, Jennings, Jones, Juzang, Kilpatrick, Landale, Lucas, McNeal, Motley, Powell, Ray, Sanchez, Smith, Uthoff, VanVleet and Wiltjer - went on to play in the NBA after signing as free agents. Pratt played in the ABA.
On This Date: Former College Hoopers Providing MLB Headlines on June 28
Extra! Extra! Instead of futile task tracking words deemed off-limits by overreaching oppressive-language police among woke activists in academia and misguided #MessMedia mavens at CNN ("most distrusted name in news") and #MSLSD, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players. Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.
Former Drury MO hoopers Roy Smalley Jr. and Bill Virdon delivered dynamic performances in National League outings on this date. Ditto for ex-hoopers Lee Smith (Northwestern State) and Champ Summers (Nicholls State) from Louisiana colleges in MLB games on this date. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is a June 28 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:
JUNE 28
Chicago Cubs RF George Altman (appeared in 1953 and 1954 NAIA Basketball Tournament with Tennessee State) furnished five extra-base hits, including a homer in each game, in 1961 doubleheader split against the Cincinnati Reds.
Detroit Tigers RHP Elden Auker (All-Big Six Conference first-five selection with Kansas State in 1931-32) won for the fifth time in as many decisions during the month in 1934.
In the midst of a career-high 23-game hitting streak, Pittsburgh Pirates LF Carson "Skeeter" Bigbee (Oregon hoops letterman in 1915) went 7-for-10 against the Chicago Cubs in a 1921 twinbill.
Detroit Tigers 1B Tony Clark (San Diego State's leading scorer in Western Athletic Conference games in 1991-92) homered in his third consecutive contest in 2000.
New York Giants rookie C Paul Florence (Georgetown's leading scorer with 11.3 ppg in 1921-22) opened game's scoring with a fifth-inning homer in 3-2 victory against the Boston Braves in 1926.
Brooklyn Robins 3B Wally Gilbert (hoops captain played for Valparaiso from 1918-19 through 1920-21) supplied four hits in a 10-4 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1931.
First MLB victory for Philadelphia Phillies rookie RHP Dallas Green (Delaware's second-leading scorer and rebounder in 1954-55) was a three-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1960.
Detroit Tigers 1B Hank Greenberg (enrolled at NYU on hoops scholarship in 1929 but attended college only one semester) blasted three homers in a 1935 doubleheader sweep of the St. Louis Browns.
LHP Steve Hamilton (All-Ohio Valley Conference selection was Morehead State's leading scorer and rebounder in 1956-57 and 1957-58) allowed his only run in first 14 relief appearances with the Chicago Cubs in 1972.
In 1951, New York Giants OF Monte Irvin (Lincoln PA hooper 1 1/2 years in late 1930s) swatted two homers off Brooklyn Dodgers RHP Ralph Branca (sixth-leading scorer for NYU in 1943-44) in same game.
LF "Sweet" Lou Johnson (Kentucky State hoops teammate of legendary HBCU coach Davey Whitney averaged 5.7 ppg and 2 rpg in 1951-52) traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians in 1968.
Chicago White Sox RHP Howie Judson (Illinois' third-leading scorer in 1944-45) lost his sixth decision of the month in 1949.
Detroit Tigers CF Harvey Kuenn (played hoops briefly for Wisconsin in 1951-52 after competing on JV squad previous season) provided four hits against the Boston Red Sox in a 1958 game.
Chicago White Sox LHP Thornton Lee (hoops center for Cal Poly in 1925-26) hit safely in all six starts of the month in 1941, extending his hitting streak to eight games in a row for the second straight season.
Toronto Blue Jays RHP Dave Lemanczyk (averaged 4.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg for Hartwick NY teams compiling 51-21 record from 1969-70 through 1971-72) posted his fifth triumph of the month in 1977.
OF Don Lund (two-year hoops starter for Michigan in mid-1940s) awarded on waivers from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns in 1948.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Lindy McDaniel (hooper for Oklahoma's 1954-55 freshman squad) saved both ends of a 1959 doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds, giving him six saves and three victories in his last 12 relief appearances of the month.
New York Yankees SS Gene Michael (Kent State's leading scorer with 14 ppg in 1957-58) pulled hidden-ball trick against the Cleveland Indians in a 1969 contest.
Igniting a career-long 13-game hitting streak, New York Giants RF Red Murray (played hoops for Lock Haven PA in early 1900s) went 5-for-9 in a 1912 doubleheader sweep of the Boston Braves. The next year, he went 4-for-4 in a 1913 outing against the Braves.
Chicago Cubs RF Bill Nicholson (Washington College MD hoops guard for two years in mid-1930s) collected two homers and five RBI against the Brooklyn Dodgers in the opener of a 1944 twinbill.
Cincinnati Reds LF Gary Redus (J.C. hooper for Athens AL and father of Centenary/South Alabama guard with same name) stole three bases in a 1985 game against the San Diego Padres.
OF Carl Reynolds (Southwestern TX hoops MVP and captain in mid-1920s) extended his hitting streak to 16 consecutive contests with the World Series-bound Chicago Cubs in 1938.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Dick Ricketts (Duquesne's all-time leading scorer was second-team consensus All-American choice as junior in 1953-54 and first-five consensus selection as senior in 1954-55) registered his lone MLB victory (against Cincinnati Reds in 1959).
Cincinnati Reds LHP Eppa Rixey (Virginia hoops letterman in 1912 and 1914) banged out four hits, including a homer and two doubles, in a 5-2 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals in opener of 1924 doubleheader.
Chicago Cubs SS Roy Smalley Jr. (one of top scorers for Drury MO in 1942-43 and 1943-44) went for the cycle and chipped in with four RBI in a 15-3 romp over the St. Louis Cardinals in 1950.
St. Louis Cardinals RHP Lee Smith (averaged 3.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg with Northwestern State in 1976-77) posted a save in all 15 relief appearances of the month and 17th in a row in 1993.
In 2014, San Diego Padres LHP Eric Stults (hooper for 1999 NAIA D-II Tournament runner-up and 2000 NCCAA Tournament titlist with Bethel IN) lost for the sixth time in as many starts during the month.
Detroit Tigers RF Champ Summers (led SIU-Edwardsville in scoring in 1969-70 after doing same with Nicholls State in 1964-65) socked a homer in his third consecutive contest in 1979.
Chicago White Sox LHP Matt Thornton (averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg for Grand Valley State MI from 1995-96 through 1997-98) posted his third relief victory during a span going unscored upon in last 12 appearances of the month in 2008.
Pittsburgh Pirates CF Bill Virdon (Drury MO hooper in 1949) notched his fifth straight multiple-hit outing in 1963.
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