Les Murakami
American baseball coach
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Les Murakami (born June 1, 1936)[1] is an American former college baseball coach who served as the head baseball coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team. He played college baseball at Santa Clara and during his coaching years for Hawaii, he won 1,079 games. The Les Murakami Stadium, home ballpark of the Rainbow Warriors, was named in his honor in 2002.[2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1, 1936 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1958 | Santa Clara |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–2000 | Hawaii |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1079–648–4 |
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
- National College Baseball Hall of Fame (2025)[4]
Head coaching record
The following is a record of Murakami's record as a head coach.[5]
| 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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