Billy Disch
St. Edward's | |
| 1911–1939 | Texas |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| c. 1902 | St. Edward's |
| 1910 | St. Edward's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 515–140–12 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Baseball 2 TIAA (1913–1914) 20 SWC regular season (1915–1921, 1922, 1924–1930, 1932, 1935–1936, 1938–1939) | |
| College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2008 | |
William John Disch (October 15, 1872 – February 3, 1953) was an American baseball player and coach. He served as the head baseball coach at the University of Texas at Austin from 1911 to 1939 and as an advisory coach for 12 seasons afterwards.
Career
Often called the
Disch managed in
He was listed as a scout for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball in 1948.[6]
Honors
- In 1947, Disch Field at the University of Texas named for him. Today, the university ballpark, UFCU Disch–Falk Field, is named for Disch and Bibb A. Falk.
- Disch was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1954.
- In 1957, Disch was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor at the University of Texas.
- The College Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame inducted Disch in 1965.[7]
Head coaching record
College baseball
The records shown below are only the collegiate record, not the overall record against non-collegiate teams.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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St. Edward's[8] (Independent) (1902–1908)
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| 1902 | St. Edward's | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1903 | St. Edward's | 3–0 | |||||||
| 1904 | St. Edward's | 17–4 | |||||||
| 1905 | St. Edward's | 7–7 | |||||||
| 1906 | St. Edward's | 5–9 | |||||||
| 1907 | St. Edward's | 9–2 | |||||||
| 1908 | St. Edward's | 5–1–3 | |||||||
| St. Edward's: | 50–25–3 (.660) | ||||||||
| Texas Longhorns[9] (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1914) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Texas | 13–10–1 | |||||||
| 1912 | Texas | 17–7–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | Texas | 24–4–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1914 | Texas | 28–4 | 1st | ||||||
| Texas Longhorns (Southwest Conference) (1915–1939) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Texas | 22–4 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1916 | Texas | 16–6 | 10–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1917 | Texas | 12–2 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1918 | Texas | 17–1 | 8–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1919 | Texas | 20–1–1 | 12–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1920 | Texas | 17–5 | 9–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1921 | Texas | 15–3–1 | 9–2–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1922 | Texas | 16–5–1 | 10–3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1923 | Texas | 16–8 | 10–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 1924 | Texas | 28–1 | 22–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1925 | Texas | 16–4–1 | 11–2–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1926 | Texas | 13–2 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1927 | Texas | 16–4 | 16–4 | 1st | |||||
| 1928 | Texas | 17–4 | 16–4 | 1st | |||||
| 1929 | Texas | 18–4–1 | 16–4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Texas | 20–4 | 16–4 | 1st | |||||
| 1931 | Texas | 10–2 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1932 | Texas | 11–5 | 11–5 | 1st | |||||
| 1933 | Texas | 13–3 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1934 | Texas | 8–5 | 7–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1935 | Texas | 11–3 | 9–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Texas | 12–2 | 12–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1937 | Texas | 11–6 | 10–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1938 | Texas | 12–4 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | Texas | 16–2 | 15–0 | 1st | |||||
| Texas: | 465–115–9 (.797) | 284–70–4 (.799) | |||||||
| Total: | 515–140–12 (.781) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Disch-Falk Field History". Texassports.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2006.
- ^ "Texas Baseball History 2018 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "1911 Southwest Texas League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1911 Southwest Texas League (STL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Billy Disch Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Spink, J.G. Taylor, ed., 1948 Official Baseball Guide and Record Book. St. Louis: The Sporting News
- ^ "TSHA | Disch, William John". www.tshaonline.org.
- ^ "St. Edward's Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Hilltopper Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Texas Baseball History 2018 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Billy Disch at Find a Grave
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