Coach Jack Riley finds duty in the third base coaching box exciting as he waves Rich Harper on to home plate. Harper played from 1975-1978. Photo was used in the Oregon Stater, June 1977, vol.11 no.4, p. 22 and 1977 Beaver p. 97.
This is the cover of the 1997 Baseball Guide featuring Chris Pine, Ralph Coleman, Pat Casey, 1952 College World Series Team, Ryan McDonald, 1907 Varsity Team, Andrew Checketts, Ryan Lipe, and Jack Riley. It commemorates the 90th anniversary of Oregon State baseball.
Home Game, Photo was used in the 1971 Beaver Yearbook, page 230. Tanselli was the baseball coach from1967-1972. He compiled a 113-102-2 record while at OSU.
OSU Coach Jack Riley, Washington State Coach Bobo Brayton and umpires are shown before a game.Riley coached at Oregon State from 1973 through 1994 and is the winningest coach in Beaver Baseball history with a 613-411-5 record. Brayton coached at WSU for 33 years and also retired after the 1994 season.Washington State has been OSU's most formidable rival through the years. The series began in 1910 and stood at 186-215-2 through 2006. Riley's won-loss record versus Brayton was 49-79 (1973-1994).OSU has played both Washington State and the University of Washington more times than any other college or university. OSU all-time versus the UW is 218-179-2, beginning in 1911.
The Maurer's are a notable athletic clan in Oregon. There were five Maurer brothers, three of whom played football at OSU. The best known of the Maurers was Andy, who played at the UofO and had a long NFL career. The Maurers were from Prospect, where they played 8 man football.
The first postwar Northern Division conference game between OSC and Washington State College was celebrated with President A. L. Strand, Beaver coach Ralph Coleman, and WSC coach Buck Bailey taking part in the ceremonial "first pitch" as batter, pitcher and catcher. OSC participated in intercollegiate baseball for the first time since 1943, when competition was halted due to the war.
Mike (Mickey) Riley, son of Jack Riley, played second base for the Beavers from 1980-1983. He hit over .300 for the 1982 season and came close to the school record with an 18 game hitting streak--4 less than the mark set by All-American Pete Rowe. Photo was used in the Gazette Times and the Oregon Stater, April 1982, v.16 no.2, page 21.
Photo was used in the 1967 Beaver Yearbook, page 246. Ralph Coleman coached his last baseball team in 1966. He coached the Beavers for 36 years with a career record of 566 wins and 317 losses. His teams earned 8 Northern Division titles and a 6th place finish in the NCAA in 1952.
This is the cover of the 1963 Spring Sports Guide featuring baseball player and coach Cecil Ira and Ralph Coleman. The cover also shows Norm Hoffman (track).
Coaching staff: Ralph Coleman (Baseball); Paul Schissler (Football); ??; Bud Kearns; A. T. "Slats" Gill (Basketball); Bob Hager. This picture is from 1930 or 1931, the only years that Coleman, Schissler, and Gill were simultaneously head coaches.
Fourth and final page (page 106) of the baseball chapter of the Orange and Black, published by the Oregon State College Alumni Association in 1938. Photo on the upper left is of Ralph Coleman who pitched for the Beavers and later returned as the baseball coach. Bottom photos show Howard Maple (catcher); Al Brown (pitcher) and "Mush" Torson (outfielder).
Wes Schulmerich was the Beavers' first player to make it to the Major League level. Schulmerich was born on Wednesday, August 21, 1901, in Hillsboro, Oregon. He was 29 years old when he played his first big league game on May 1, 1931, with the Boston Braves. Schulmerich played for the Beaver from 1925-1927 Photo was used in the June 1983 Oregon Stater, vol. 17 no.4, page 19.
Wes Schulmerich was the Beavers' first player to make it to the Major League level. Schulmerich was born on Wednesday, August 21, 1901, in Hillsboro, Oregon. He was 29 years old when he played his first big league game on May 1, 1931, with the Boston Braves. Schulmerich played for the Beaver from 1925-1927 Photo was used in the June 1983 Oregon Stater, vol. 17 no.4, page 19.
Coach Coleman is shown receiving a wreath of flowers for 20 years of coaching. Coleman played for the Beavers in 1918, as didhis brother Ed in 1924 and his son Ralph Jr. in 1952-53. After trying minor league baseball, including stints with the Portland Beavers, Ralph returned to OAC and became the baseball coach in 1923. He coached from 1923-28, 1931-32, and 1938-1966, 35 seasons in all. Photo published in Feb 1960 Oregon Stater (page 7).
Only four years after leading the Chicago White Sox to the World Series championship, Fielder Jones was enlisted to coach the OAC baseball team. A salary dispute with Sox owner Charles Comiskey led to Jones' departure from the Windy City and he came to the Pacific Northwest to look after timber and land interests. Coach Jones traveled back and forth between Portland and Corvallis for team practices and games. Jones eventually went to St. Louis to coach the city's entry in the Federal League in 1914 and 1915. He was also coach of the American League St Louis Browns from 1916-1918
First page (page 103) of the baseball chapter of the Orange and Black, published by the Oregon State College Alumni Association in 1938. The top photo shows the first baseball team to wear the OAC uniform and includes: W.L. Sharp, Jesse Tharp, Bill Patterson, Harold Belt, Raymond Henkle; Henry Howells, Will Smith, Al Campbell, and Tom Allen. Fielder Jones is shown in the bottom right photograph. He was the Oregon State coach in 1910 and had previously been the professional baseball coach of the "White Sox Hitless Wonders." The bottom left photo shows the 1910 Northwest champion baseball team.
Photo shows Coach Ralph O. Coleman, Victor Demarz Brown, Jr., Frank Roelandt, William Clifford Frazer, Walter Charles Kirchner, DeWaine Palmer Galloway, Elmer Henry Weimer, Don Day Cecil, Raymond John Oberst, Robert Miller Ohling, Kenneth Johnson, Donald Leland Bower, Andrew Louis Frahler, Robert Claude Churchill, Bill Oral McCluskey.
Norb Wellman pitched for the Beavers from 1952 through 1954. He pitched one of the 1952 playoff wins against Fresno State that put Oregon State into the College World Series. The photograph appeared on the cover of the 1954 Beaver baseball press guide.
Home Game, This footage of Coach Jack Riley (20) with a wireless microphone was shot at the April 7, 1982 game versus Portland State University at Coleman Field. This was the Northern Division league opener for both teams. The Beavers won 5-4 in ten innings.Players shown in the footage include: Pat Shaw (14); Jeff Myers (6); Todd Thomas; Mickey Riley (2); Bill Gassaway (8); Jim Wilson (22); and Mike Gorman (21).The original footage is 3/4″ videotape that is extensively degraded. The length is about 9 minutes.
Former baseball coach Ralph Coleman, '19, and Glenn Holcomb, professor emeritus of engineering, attended a dinner. Photo was used in the June 1978 Oregon Stater, vol.12 no.4, page 6.
Jack Riley was Oregon State University's head baseball coach for 22 seasons from 1973-1994.With 613 victories, he is the winningest coachin OSU history.
Home Game, Head Coach Jack Riley congratulates Derek Hellar, as he rounds third, on his home run against University of Portland in April 1985. Published in April 1985 Oregon Stater, page 24 (v. 19, no. 3).
Photo published in the December 1982 Oregon Stater, v. 16 no.7, page 19.Riley coached for 22 seasons (1973-1994) andis OSU's winningest coach, with 613 wins.
Coach Ralph Coleman receives an OSU rocking chair and a University of Oregon blanket at a presentation before his last home game as coach. Photo was used in the 1967 Beaver Yearbook, page 246.
Former OSC baseball players: Bill Cloyes ('30), Orlo Bagley ('28), Glenn Elliott ('45), Rod Sims ('40), Dick Henzel ('31), Russ McKennon ('32), Bert Babb Coley ('23), Billy Quayle('30), Rick Ericson ('50), Tom Eyman ('42), Jim Jenks ('27), Wes Schulmerich ('27), Bud Keema ('33), Red Ridings ('26), Robert Thompson ('25), Howard Maple ('29), Fred Lewis ('38), Bob Ohling ('48), Allen Anderson ('47) with Coach Ralph Coleman. Photo was used in the summer 1956 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 11.
Air Force Lt. Ralph Coleman Jr. ('54), OSC baseball coach Ralph Coleman, and Lt. John Thomas ('53) meet in Tokyo. Ralph Coleman Jr. pitched for the Beavers in 1952-1953. Thomas played 1951-53 and was the catcher on the 1952 college world series team. Photo was used in the November 1955 Oregon Stater, page 11.
Left to right: Football assistant coach Guy L. Rathbun; Captain George A. "Gap" Powell; and Coach Dick Rutherford.Rathbun was the OAC baseball coach in 1922.
Only four years after leading the Chicago White Sox to the World Series championship, Fielder Jones was enlisted to coach the OAC baseball team. A salary dispute with Sox owner Charles Comiskey led to Jones' departure from the Windy City and he came to the Pacific Northwest to look after timber and land interests. Coach Jones traveled back and forth between Portland and Corvallis for team practices and games. Jones eventually went to St. Louis to coach that city's Federal League entry in 1914-1915. Jones also managed the American League St. Louis Browns in 1916-1918.