Les Murakami

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Les Murakami
Sport(s) Baseball
Biographical details
Born June 1936 (1936-06) (age 77)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Playing career
1955–1958 Hawaii
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–2000 Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall 1079–648–4

Les Murakami (born June 1936) is a former head coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team. During his coaching years, he won 1,079 games. The Les Murakami Stadium, home field of the Rainbow Warriors, was named in his honor in 2002.[1]

Awards

  • Hawaii Sportsman of the Year (1977, 1980)
  • Lefty Gomez Award (1981)
  • District Coach of the Year (1986)
  • WAC Coach of the Year (1987, 1991)
  • American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer

Head coaching record

The following is a record of Murakami's record as a head coach.[2]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hawaii (Independent) (1971–1979)
1971 Hawaii 0–4
1972 Hawaii 1–3
1973 Hawaii 1–7
1974 Hawaii 6–11
1975 Hawaii 25–13
1976 Hawaii 29–12
1977 Hawaii 43–13 NCAA Regionals
1978 Hawaii 38–14–1
1979 Hawaii 69–15 NCAA Regionals
Hawaii: 212–92–1
Hawaii (Western Athletic Conference) (1980–2000)
1980 Hawaii 60–18 19–5 College World Series
1981 Hawaii 50–16 10–5
1982 Hawaii 59–17 17–7
1983 Hawaii 47–20 17–7
1984 Hawaii 48–22–1 8–6
1985 Hawaii 56–31 15–9
1986 Hawaii 43–24 15–9
1987 Hawaii 45–19 21–2
1988 Hawaii 40–21–1 21–6–1
1989 Hawaii 40–27 18–10
1990 Hawaii 37–24–1 17–10–1
1991 Hawaii 51–18 22–5
1992 Hawaii 49–14 20–6
1993 Hawaii 34–25 11–13
1994 Hawaii 28–28 8–16
1995 Hawaii 30–24 12–17
1996 Hawaii 29–26 12–18
1997 Hawaii 22–34 14–16
1998 Hawaii 34–22 12–18
1999 Hawaii 37–20 15–14
2000 Hawaii 28–28 15–15
Hawaii: 867–556–3 319–214–2
Total: 1079–648–4

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LES MURAKAMI". Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2013-05-10. 
  2. ↑ 2013 Hawaii Rainbows Baseball Media Guide. Hawaii Rainbows. pp. 63–70. Retrieved September 14, 2013. 
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