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Top Career Hitters 

 

Avg

Player

Cl

Pos

Yrs

HOF

.434

Murray Via

‘54

CF

3

*

.425

John Rowland

‘35

C

2

*

.425

Bill Greene

‘46

OF

2

*

.424

Slug Nathan

‘30

OF

2

*

.409

Jeff Saenger

‘88

1B

2

*

.400

Gil McFadden

‘54

2B

2

*

.392

Bill Bonhall

‘44

SS

2

*

.391

Bob Ackland

‘34

SS

2

*

.386

Hershel Lyons

‘37

OF

2

*

.380

Tim Klement

‘87

C

4

*

 

 

 

Footnote:

Solly Mishkin '27, was an outstanding hitter for 3 years, but without sufficient corroborating statistical evidence of career performance data. Partial records indicate that he likely was a career .400 hitter.

Grant Dunlap '46 played one year and hit .464 in 1944.

 

 

 

Top Seasonal Performances   

             

YR

Player

Pos

Performance

‘25

Bud Teachout

P

7-0 SCIAC-No-hitter- 12 K/G

‘26

Solly Mishkin

1B

.500 batting average; led SCIAC

‘34

Harold McMillan

P

10-0 all games;-Only Oxy undefeated team

‘44

Grant Dunlap

SS

.464 batting average;-led league (USC & UCLA)

‘52

Bob Ashford

P

9-0;-hit .600 to lead SCIAC

‘53

Murray Via

CF

.500 batting average;-led SCIAC

‘54

Frank Bennett

P

7-0;-no-hitter;-.370 batting average

‘63

Don Hagen

P

10-0;-two no-hitters;-one perfect game

‘64

Steve Harper

P

12-0 SCIAC;-0.87 ERA- Hit.327

‘67

Chip Garcia

P/OF/3B

14-1;-hit .353

‘86

Jeff Saenger

1B 

As a freshmen, led SCIAC at .462, while

 

 

 

All-SCIAC,All Western Region, and All American

‘82

Greg Moseley

P

*

‘84

Dan Esquerra

C

*

‘88

John Billingsley

OF

*

 

* Note: Awards developed after 1962:                         

All American '63, All Western Region '80, All-SCIAC Player of the Year '82                           

Oxy has three recipients of all three honors         

 

** Special Note: Statistics researched by Ed Harper ‘51