OAC Teams from
1900 to 1910
OAC Indoor Baseball Team, 1900
Prior to the beginnings of varsity baseball in 1907, Oregon State
played baseball on an occasional basis beginning as early as 1883. In 1899,
the school began playing an indoor version of the game. In 1900, the indoor
baseball team compiled a 3-1 record, which included wins over the University
of Oregon, Albany College and the Salem YMCA.
[OSU Archives, P25:1352.]
1907 OAC Baseball Team
Oregon State began playing intercollegiate baseball on the varsity
level in 1907. Coached by F. C. McReynolds, who may have been an OAC music
instructor, the 1907 team had a 5-win, 2-loss record in its initial season,
including a 1-1 record against the University of Oregon.
[OSU Archives, P3:6546.]
Coach Fielder Jones and the
1910 OAC Baseball Team
In 1910, the Beavers claimed their first Northwest Collegiate
championship with a 13-4-1 record. They were coached by Fielder Jones, who
in 1906 had been a player/manager on the Chicago White Sox World Series
championship team.
[OSU Archives, 1912 Orange.]
1910 OAC Baseball Team
During their 1910 Northwest Championship season, the OAC team
played Whitman College, the University of Idaho, Washington State College,
the University of Washington, and the University of Oregon. The team line-up
was:
Otto Moore, Catcher
Lawrence Keene, Pitcher
George Rieben, Pitcher
Harry Cooper, First Base
Mervin Horton, Second Base
Clifford Reed, Third Base
Ray Poff, Left Field and Team Captain
Walter Keck, Center Field
Emil Carrol, Right Field
Wren Crews, Short Stop
V.P. Gianella, Manager
Fielder Jones, Coach
[OSU Archives P161:52]
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