Photo used in the April-May 1960 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 3. Gary Moore lettered from 1958-1960. From Gig Harbor, Washington, Moore was an honor roll student.
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.
Photo published in the May 1961 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 5.This is the wonderfully-named Grimm Mason. He played 1958-1959 and 1961.Mason also played football.
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
Photo was published in the May 1959 Oregon Stater, page 8. Luby played in 1957-1959. Hisfather, former major league player Hugh Luby,was still playing and coaching in the minorleagues in Salem and Eugene while Dan was at OSC.
Photo was published in the March 1962 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 13. Ira pitched from1961-63, and was an All-American the latter twoyears. He signed with the Chicago Whitesox and played minor league baseball. Ira was elected to the Oregon State Athletic Hall of Famein 1991. Ira's coach at Portland's Franklin high school was Gene Tanselli, who played baseball for OSU from 1949-1951. Tanselli succeeded Ralph Coleman at OSU, coaching the Beaver baseballers from 1967-1972.
Gene Bates, 1st baseman from Vale, played at Oregon State in 1958. He signed with the Cleveland Indians for a reported $35,000 bonus. Photo was used in the summer 1958 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 8.
Photo was taken at the dedication of Parker Stadium during the Homecoming game in November 1953. From left to right: Ralph Coleman, Mrs. Parker, and Charles Parker.
Photo was published in the May 1955 Oregon Stater, page 7. Bobby Buob was the pitcher for the Beavers from 1952 to 1955 and played on the 1952 College World Series team. Buob was from Union, New Jersey, and was part of the "Kasberger Pipeline."
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.
This is Jerry Droscher, captain-elect of 1960 team. Droscher was an all-Region 8 (NCAA) player. He played 1958-60. Photo was published in the Summer 1959 Oregon Stater, page 7.
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.
Frederick Mitchell Walker was head coach in 1911. Walker pitched for five different teams in the major leagues in 1910, and 1912-1915. He was known as "Mysterious Walker" in his playing days.
Photo published in the May 1961 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 5. Bill Oerding played 1959-1961 and was the pitcher. He never lost a game until his senior year. He was from Roseburg.