IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Baseball

Last updated on September 24, 2008.

Season summaries include titles won, final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records. A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Please submit changes or additions for your school by using this form.

Key to titles: Pl–place won, D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).


 1960-61
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Cicero (Morton East) | RS Q 1 | 23 2 | Dick Kucera Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | RS Q 2 | 19 5 | Charles Summers Canton | RS Q | 16 6 | Joe Adam Chicago (Kelly) | PQ | 13 2 | Steve Strocchia Decatur (Eisenhower) | RS Q | 12 5 1 | Clete Hinton Marion (H.S.) | RS Q | 18 3 | LeRoy Anderson Peoria (H.S.) | RS Q | 22 7 | Harry Whitaker Skokie (Niles) | RS Q | 15 8 | Jim Phipps Belleville (Twp.) | R | | Bloomington (H.S.) | R | | Centralia | R | | Champaign (H.S.) | R | 19 4 1 | Charlie Due Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | R | 7 6 1 | Fred Jacobeit Coal City | R | 17 4 | John Dzuris Colfax (Octavia) | R | | Fairfield | R | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | Lockport (Twp.) | R | 13 4 | Bill Kappmeyer Monmouth (H.S.) | R | | Nokomis | R | | North Chicago | R | 18 5 | Guy Curtright Oneida (ROVA) | R | | Orangeville | R | | Quincy (Christian Brothers) | R | | Rockford (West) | R | 16 4 | Chuck Wild Springfield (H.S.) | R | | Dave Sponsler Streator (Twp.) | R | 11 3 | Jack Stephens Taylorville | R | | Vienna | R | 14 9 | Bryan Kerley
 1961-62
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Decatur (Eisenhower) | RS Q 1 | 20 3 1 | Clete Hinton LaGrange (Lyons) | RS Q 2 | | Dick Leiber Centralia | RS Q | 20 8 | Jerry Wilson Chicago (Schurz) | PQ | 20 5 | Bill Postl Galesburg (H.S.) | RS Q | 17 8 | Bob Frank Minooka | RS Q | 16 8 | Norm Miller Rockford (East) | RS Q | 19 6 | Ed Delaporte Taylorville | RS Q | 20 4 | Edward Bland Batavia | R | | Belleville (Twp.) | R | | Bloomington (Trinity) | R | | John Snyder Camp Point (Central) | R | | Carbondale | R | | Champaign (H.S.) | R | 16 7 | Charlie Due Donovan | R | | Dundee | R | | Freeport (H.S.) | R | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | Greenville | R | 10 9 | Gordon Rodgers Harvey (Thornton) | R | | Mattoon | R | | Moline (H.S.) | R | | Mt. Carmel | R | | Mundelein (H.S.) | R | | Peoria (H.S.) | R | | Skokie (Niles West) | R | 16 5 | Jim Phipps Springfield (Feitshans) | R | | Wolf Lake (Shawnee) | R | | Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | R | |
 1962-63
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Des Plaines (Maine West) | RS Q 1 | 23 3 | Al Carstens Granite City | RS Q 2 | 25 9 1 | Joe Fedora Chicago (Schurz) | PQ | 19 5 | Bill Postl Danville (H.S.) | RS Q | 22 5 | Kermit Radloff Lockport (Twp.) | RS Q | 15 3 | Bill Kappmeyer Mound City | RS Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | RS Q | 16 13 | Swen Wallin Streator (Twp.) | RS Q | 12 7 | Jack Stephens Armington | R | | Aurora (East) | R | | Berwyn (Morton West) | R | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | R | | Carmi | R | 9 2 | John Evers Crystal Lake (H.S.) | R | 13 8 | Fred Tipps Edwardsville (H.S.) | R | 16 5 | Hutton Freeport (H.S.) | R | | Kankakee (Sr.) | R | | Moline (H.S.) | R | | Monmouth (H.S.) | R | | Nashville | R | | Paris | R | | Quincy (Sr.) | R | | Rockford (Boylan) | R | | Springfield (Griffin) | R | | Staunton | R | | Steeleville | R | | Villa Park (Willowbrook) | R | | Milt Weisbecker Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | R | | Williamsville | R | 15 2 | Ellsworth Hartzell
 1963-64
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Springfield (Griffin) | RS Q 1 | 23 8 | Dick Murawski Skokie (Niles West) | RS Q 2 | 21 3 | Jim Phipps Chicago (Taft) | PQ | 12 3 | Ed Mitchell Danville (H.S.) | RS Q | 24 2 | Kermit Radloff Marion (H.S.) | RS Q | 14 2 | LeRoy Anderson Pekin | RS Q | 16 12 | Harry Anderson Rock Island (Alleman) | RS Q | 17 4 | Gene Henze Rockford (Boylan) | RS Q | 18 6 | Ted Bacino Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | R | | Atlanta | R | | Batavia | R | | Belleville (Twp.) | R | | Bloomington (Trinity) | R | | John Snyder Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | 9 6 | Tom Hodgson Decatur (MacArthur) | R | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | R | 23 4 | Al Carstens Effingham (H.S.) | R | | Elmhurst (York) | R | 12 9 | Erl Ellingson Galesburg (H.S.) | R | | Granite City | R | | Macomb (Western) | R | | Mendon (Unity) | R | 11 10 | Pat Keane North Chicago | R | 20 5 | Guy Curtright Olney (East Richland) | R | 10 3 | Bill Millspaugh Park Forest (Rich East) | R | | John Berryman Pinckneyville | R | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | R | | Rockford (Guilford) | R | | Wenona | R | |
 1964-65
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Manual) | RS Q 1 | 25 3 | Ed Stonebock Arlington Heights (St. Viator | RS Q 2 | 13 10 | Len Sparacino Chicago (Lane) | PQ | 20 7 | Ed Papciak Decatur (MacArthur) | RS Q | | Ray DeMoulin Jacksonville (H.S.) | RS Q | | Bob Kraushaar Peru (St. Bede) | RS Q | 18 3 1 | Harold Gaffney River Grove (Holy Cross) | RS Q | 21 4 | Frank Mariani Waterloo (H.S.) | RS Q | 21 7 | Bob Klube Albion (Edwards County) | R | 17 1 | John Keener Belleville (Twp.) | R | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | 15 6 | Tom Hodgson Danville (H.S.) | R | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | R | | East St. Louis (Assumption) | R | | Freeport (H.S.) | R | | Galesburg (H.S.) | R | | Lemont (H.S.) | R | | Marion (H.S.) | R | | Murphysboro | R | 15 8 | Don Brewer Normal (Community) | R | | Park Forest (Rich East) | R | 13 7 | John Berryman Riverton | R | | Rochelle | R | | Rock Island (H.S.) | R | | Rockford (West) | R | 15 6 | Chuck Wild Sciota (Northwestern) | R | | Springfield (Lanphier) | R | | Streator (Twp.) | R | 8 3 | Jack Stephens Waukegan (H.S.) | R | |
 1965-66
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | RS Q 1 | 21 4 | Robert Watt Park Ridge (Maine South) | RS Q 2 | 19 4 1 | Glen Van Proyen Alton (Sr.) | RS Q | 19 9 | Wayne Tyler Chicago (Austin) | PQ | 22 7 | Don Lukes Danville (H.S.) | RS Q | 19 4 | Kermit Radloff Galesburg (H.S.) | RS Q | 19 6 | Bob Beal Murphysboro | RS Q | 17 8 | Don Brewer Rock Island (Alleman) | RS Q | 12 13 | Gene Henze Atlanta | R | | Bardolph | R | | Batavia | R | | Carmi | R | 10 3 | John Evers Cicero (Morton East) | R | | Clinton | R | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | R | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | R | | East Peoria | R | 14 9 | Fritz Millard Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | Granite City | R | | Joliet (West) | R | | Kankakee (Sr.) | R | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | R | | Peru (St. Bede) | R | | Quincy (Sr.) | R | | Rockford (West) | R | 11 9 | Chuck Wild Sparta | R | | Springfield (H.S.) | R | 8 11 | John Staats Waukegan (H.S.) | R | | Woodstock (Marian) | R | |
 1966-67
School Titles Pl W L T Coach LaGrange (Lyons) | RS Q 1 | | Dick Leiber Peoria (Manual) | RS Q 2 | 25 4 | Ed Stonebock Cairo | RS Q | 17 5 1 | Bob Beck Chicago (Mather) | PQ | 19 6 | Chet Ziemba Newton | RS Q | 15 2 | Warren Wiman Peru (St. Bede) | RS Q | 21 8 1 | Harold Gaffney Roxana | RS Q | 18 6 | Chuck Raich Waukegan (H.S.) | RS Q | 21 5 1 | Jack Mallory Albion (Edwards County) | R | 12 3 | John Keener Belvidere (H.S.) | R | 13 9 | Joe Lewis Carbondale | R | | Carlyle | R | 29 4 | Don Taylor Champaign (H.S.) | R | 15 2 | Charlie Due Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | R | 6 8 | Sam Piazza Clinton | R | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | R | | Freeport (H.S.) | R | | Galesburg (H.S.) | R | | Granite City | R | | Havana | R | 11 5 | Dick Lounsberry Hillside (Proviso West) | R | 12 10 | Ed Gilbert Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | R | | Oswego (H.S.) | R | 13 6 | Ken Pickerill Park Ridge (Maine East) | R | | Plymouth | R | 22 2 | Dave Swisegood Taylorville | R | | Washington | R | | West Chicago (H.S.) | R | 11 10 2 | Bob Price
 1967-68
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Manual) | RS Q 1 | 26 3 | Ed Stonebock Rockford (Guilford) | RS Q 2 | 22 3 | Herb Sisler Albion (Edwards County) | RS Q | 14 5 | John Keener Berwyn (Morton West) | RS Q | 22 2 | Stan Pace Champaign (Central) | RS Q | 20 8 | Charlie Due Chicago (Lane) | PQ | 31 4 | Ed Papciak Skokie (Niles East) | RS Q | 13 9 | Nick Odlivak Springfield (Griffin) | RS Q | 28 5 | Dick Murawski Beardstown | R | | Campbell Hill (Trico) | R | | Carpentersville (Crown) | R | | Decatur (St. Teresa) | R | | DeKalb | R | | Dolton (Thornridge) | R | | Galesburg (H.S.) | R | | Harrisburg | R | | Joliet (East) | R | | Kankakee (McNamara) | R | | Lebanon | R | 20 10 | Dennis Symer Newton | R | | Normal (Community) | R | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | R | | Peru (St. Bede) | R | | Pittsfield | R | 17 5 | Toby Smith Troy (Triad) | R | | Valmeyer | R | | Warsaw | R | | Waukegan (H.S.) | R | | Wheaton (North) | R | |
 1968-69
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Schurz) | PQ 1 | 25 7 | Cliff Pierce Pekin | RS Q 2 | 19 11 | Jim Peterson Alton (Sr.) | RS Q | 21 6 | Wayne Tyler DuQuoin (H.S.) | RS Q | 21 3 | Ray Saunches Highland Park | RS Q | 15 11 | Jay Sanders LaSalle (L.-Peru) | RS Q | 23 6 | Huby Sarver Naperville (H.S.) | RS Q | 20 3 | Dick Smith Newton | RS Q | 17 3 | Warren Wiman Aurora (Marmion Academy) | R | | Joe Nardone Belleville (Althoff) | R | | Calumet City (Thornton Fracti | R | | Canton | R | | Danville (H.S.) | R | | Decatur (MacArthur) | R | | Elgin (H.S.) | R | | Elmhurst (Immaculate Concepti | R | 17 8 | Ken Maziarka Galesburg (H.S.) | R | | Joliet (West) | R | | Kankakee (Eastridge) | R | | Lawrenceville | R | | Mounds (Meridian) | R | | Nokomis | R | | Normal (Community) | R | | Pittsfield | R | | Toby Smith Quincy (Sr.) | R | | Rockford (Guilford) | R | | Skokie (Niles West) | R | 12 8 | Jim Phipps Springfield (Griffin) | R | | Summit (Argo) | R | |
 1969-70
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Cicero (Morton East) | RS Q 1 | 23 4 | Doug Peterson Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | RS Q 2 | 19 8 | Don Dunlavy Bloomington (H.S.) | RS Q | 21 9 | Carroll Wood Chicago (Lane) | PQ | 22 7 | Ed Papciak Elgin (H.S.) | RS Q | 18 4 | Phil Haffner Granite City | RS Q | 26 7 | Gale Garbe Mounds (Meridian) | RS Q | 20 2 | Jim Byassee Pekin | RS Q | 20 10 | Rich Lee Belleville (West) | R | 21 8 | Chuck Hasenstab Danville (H.S.) | R | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | R | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | Grayslake (H.S.) | R | | Joliet (West) | R | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | 21 6 | Huby Sarver Mattoon | R | | Naperville (H.S.) | R | | Nashville | R | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | R | | Oak Lawn (Community) | R | 16 6 1 | Joe Zajac Olney (East Richland) | R | 9 6 | Bill Millspaugh Peoria (Manual) | R | | Pittsfield | R | 17 6 | Toby Smith Quincy (Sr.) | R | | Rock Island (Alleman) | R | 16 9 | Gene Henze Rockford (East) | R | | Springfield (Southeast) | R | | Larry Chaney Staunton | R | 16 4 | Barry Deist Sycamore | R | |