Wayne Graham

For the South African field hockey player, see Wayne Graham (field hockey). For the rugby union player, see Wayne Graham (rugby union).

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References

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External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Wayne Graham at the SABR Baseball Biography Project
• Wayne Graham at Baseball Almanac

Wayne Graham

Graham with Rice in 2006
Biographical details
Born	(1936-04-06)April 6, 1936 Yoakum, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 3, 2024(2024-09-03) (aged 88) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1956–1957	Texas
Position(s)	Third base, outfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1979	Scarborough HS (TX)
1980	Spring Branch HS (TX)
1981–1991	San Jacinto College
1992–2018	Rice
Head coaching record
Overall	1,173–528–2 (.689)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
College World Series (2003) 5 NJCAA World Series (1985–1987, 1989, 1990) 7 C-USA tournament (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017) 9 C-USA regular season (2006–2008, 2010–2015) 3 WAC tournament (1997–1999) 9 WAC regular season (1997–2005) SWC tournament (1996)
Awards
Baseball America Coach of the Year (1999) [1] 5x C-USA Coach of the Year (2006–2008, 2010, 2012) [2] 5x WAC Coach of the Year (1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005)
College Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2012
Baseball career
Third baseman
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 10, 1963, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last appearance
October 4, 1964, for the New York Mets

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Philip Arbuckle (1912–1917) Jack Coombs (1918) Pete Cawthon (1920–1921) Bob Countryman (1922–1923) Mike O'Neill (1924) Joe Bedenk (1925–1926) Dickey Kerr (1927) Dickey Kerr & Charley Schwartz (1928) Gene Bailey (1929) Danny Allnoch (1930) John Nemic (1931–1932) Cecil Grigg (1936–1944) Jess Neely (1945) Cecil Grigg (1946–1947) Jess Neely (1948) Harold Stockbridge (1949–1952) Dell Morgan (1953–1961) Joe Gallagher (1962) Doug Osburn (1963–1980) David Hall (1981–1991) Wayne Graham (1992–2018) Matt Bragga (2019–2021) José Cruz Jr. (2022–)