Jack Baer
Biographical details | |
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Born | Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. | October 29, 1914
Died | March 9, 2002 | (aged 87)
Playing career | |
1936–1938 | Oklahoma |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1942–1967 | Oklahoma |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 281–250 (.529) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1951 College World Series | |
Jack Baer (October 29, 1914 – March 9, 2002) was an American college football and baseball player and a college baseball coach. Baer was the son of Herman and Anna Baer. He was a 1933
NCAA Tournament appearances and won 6 conference titles. His team had a .529 winning percentage. He was coach until he retired in 1968 then worked in the football program as a scout and assistant coach and finally retiring as equipment manager. He's buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Oklahoma
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Baer's Oklahoma team won the 1951 College World Series.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oklahoma Sooners[1] (Big Six/Big Seven/Big Eight Conference) (1942–1967) | |||||||||
1942 | Oklahoma | 17–7 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
1946 | Oklahoma | 17–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1947 | Oklahoma | 15–13 | 7–4 | 1st | NCAA Western playoff | ||||
1948 | Oklahoma | 7–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
1949 | Oklahoma | 10–10 | 7–5 | 2nd | |||||
1950 | Oklahoma | 14–8 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
1951 | Oklahoma | 19–9 | 10–1 | 1st | College World Series Champion | ||||
1952 | Oklahoma | 7–14 | 4–7 | 6th | |||||
1953 | Oklahoma | 11–11 | 7–2 | 1st | |||||
1954 | Oklahoma | 12–8 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
1955 | Oklahoma | 13–10 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA District 5 | ||||
1956 | Oklahoma | 11–7 | 7–2 | 1st | NCAA District 5 | ||||
1957 | Oklahoma | 10–8 | 9–6 | 2nd | |||||
1958 | Oklahoma | 12–8 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
1959 | Oklahoma | 12–11 | 7–10 | 5th | |||||
1960 | Oklahoma | 13–10 | 12–7 | 3rd | |||||
1961 | Oklahoma | 10–15 | 9–10 | 5th | |||||
1962 | Oklahoma | 9–17 | 8–13 | 7th | |||||
1963 | Oklahoma | 14–10 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
1964 | Oklahoma | 17–10 | 13–8 | 2nd | |||||
1965 | Oklahoma | 7–20 | 6–15 | 8th | |||||
1966 | Oklahoma | 13–11 | 11–6 | 2nd | |||||
1967 | Oklahoma | 11–16 | 11–9 | 3rd | |||||
Oklahoma: | 281–250 (.529) | 192–136 (.585) | |||||||
Total: | 281–250 (.529) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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