Les Murakami
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| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 1936 (age 88) 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 | t-1st | College World Series | ||||
| 1981 | Hawaii | 50–16 | 10–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1982 | Hawaii | 59–17 | 17–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1983 | Hawaii | 47–20 | 17–7 | 2nd | |||||
| 1984 | Hawaii | 48–22–1 | 8–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1985 | Hawaii | 56–31 | 15–9 | 2nd | |||||
| 1986 | Hawaii | 43–24 | 15–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1987 | Hawaii | 45–19 | 21–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1988 | Hawaii | 40–21–1 | 21–6–1 | t-2nd | |||||
| 1989 | Hawaii | 40–27 | 18–10 | t-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1990 | Hawaii | 37–24–1 | 17–10–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1991 | Hawaii | 51–18 | 22–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1992 | Hawaii | 49–14 | 20–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1993 | Hawaii | 34–25 | 11–13 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1994 | Hawaii | 28–28 | 8–16 | 5th | |||||
| 1995 | Hawaii | 30–24 | 12–17 | 6th | |||||
| 1996 | Hawaii | 29–26 | 12–18 | 5th | |||||
| 1997 | Hawaii | 22–34 | 14–16 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | Hawaii | 34–22 | 12–18 | 4th | |||||
| 1999 | Hawaii | 37–20 | 15–14 | 5th | |||||
| 2000 | Hawaii | 28–28 | 15–15 | 4th | |||||
| Hawaii: | 867–556–3 | 319–214–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 1079–648–4 | ||||||||
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National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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