Les Murakami

Les Murakami
Sport(s) Baseball
Biographical details
Born June 1936 (1936-06) (age 82)
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 43–13NCAA Regionals
1978 Hawaii 38–14–1
1979 Hawaii 69–15NCAA Regionals
Hawaii: 212–92–1
Hawaii (Western Athletic Conference) (1980–2000)
1980 Hawaii 60–1819–5t-1stCollege World Series
1981 Hawaii 50–1610–52nd
1982 Hawaii 59–1717–71stNCAA Regional
1983 Hawaii 47–2017–72nd
1984 Hawaii 48–22–18–61stNCAA Regional
1985 Hawaii 56–3115–92nd
1986 Hawaii 43–2415–92ndNCAA Regional
1987 Hawaii 45–1921–21stNCAA Regional
1988 Hawaii 40–21–121–6–1t-2nd
1989 Hawaii 40–2718–10t-2ndNCAA Regional
1990 Hawaii 37–24–117–10–14th
1991 Hawaii 51–1822–51stNCAA Regional
1992 Hawaii 49–1420–61stNCAA Regional
1993 Hawaii 34–2511–134thNCAA Regional
1994 Hawaii 28–288–165th
1995 Hawaii 30–2412–176th
1996 Hawaii 29–2612–185th
1997 Hawaii 22–3414–164th
1998 Hawaii 34–2212–184th
1999 Hawaii 37–2015–145th
2000 Hawaii 28–2815–154th
Hawaii: 867–556–3319–214–2
Total:1079–648–4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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


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