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





