Bob Riesener

Robert Riesener

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
• School Rutgers University, Barry College

• Born June 21, 1937 in Elizabeth, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

In 1957, New York Yankees farmhand Bob Riesener had one of the greatest statistical lines in the history of minor league baseball. Pitching for the Alexandria Aces of the class C Evangeline League, Riesener went 20-0, leading the league in wins, ERA (2.16, over a run ahead of the #2 man) and shutouts (4). The Aces were just above average (48-43) when Riesener did not get the decision. He only had 4 no-decisions for the Aces. No other minor league pitcher has ever gone 20-0 during the regular season; Tony Napoles had gone 18-0 in the 1946 North Atlantic League and added a 4-0 in the postseason. The closest anyone has come to Riesener's mark have been Billy Macleod (18-0 in the 1965 Eastern League) and Francisco Montano (19-1 in the 1994 Mexican League).

Riesener does not hold the record for best overall seasonal record as he was called up to the New Orleans Pelicans after the Evangeline League season ended; he allowed 7 runs in 5 innings in his debut and lost both games he pitched for the club. The rest of his career remained mediocre as he went 14-15 from 1958 to 1960.

Riesener graduated with honors from Rutgers, and then got a Master of Science fromn Barry. He was head coach at Liningston University from 1968 to 1971. He was then headmaster at Sumter Academy for two years. He was the head baseball coach at the University of Montevallo from 1974 to 2003. At his retirement, he was the all-time winningest collegiate baseball coach in Alabama with 1,021 wins.

He was named the Alabama Collegiate Conference's "Coach of the Year" four times while at Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama). In 1970 his Livingston team won the NAIA Area V Championship and placed third at the NAIA National Tournament.

He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame and into the University of Montevallo Athletic Hall of Fame. Over the years, he helped raise more than $2.5 million for the University of Montevallo athletic programs.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1968	Livingston University	21-6		NAIA District Tournaments
1969	Livingston University	23-8		NAIA District Tournaments
1970	Livingston University	32-12		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1971	Livingston University	32-7		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1974	University of Montevallo	15-25
1975	University of Montevallo	19-30
1976	University of Montevallo	31-21		NAIA District Tournaments
1977	University of Montevallo	36-21		NAIA District Tournaments
1978	University of Montevallo	34-27		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1979	University of Montevallo	32-21		NAIA District Tournaments
1980	University of Montevallo	28-27		NAIA District Tournaments
1981	University of Montevallo	37-21		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1982	University of Montevallo	33-21		NAIA District Tournaments
1983	University of Montevallo	32-19		NAIA District Tournaments
1984	University of Montevallo	43-11		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1985	University of Montevallo	33-22		NAIA District Tournaments
1986	University of Montevallo	28-25		NAIA District Tournaments
1987	University of Montevallo	31-23		NAIA District Tournaments
1988	University of Montevallo	35-21		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1989	University of Montevallo	32-25		NAIA District Tournaments
1990	University of Montevallo	26-26
1991	University of Montevallo	34-15		NAIA District Tournaments
1992	University of Montevallo	32-22		NAIA District Tournaments
1993	University of Montevallo	35-16		NAIA District Tournaments
1994	University of Montevallo	35-21		NAIA District Tournaments
1995	University of Montevallo	36-18
1996	University of Montevallo	32-23	10-9
1997	University of Montevallo	23-31	3-17	NAIA Regional Tournaments
1998	University of Montevallo	29-21	7-13
1999	University of Montevallo	38-21	10-10
2000	University of Montevallo	44-15	14-5	Gulf South
2001	University of Montevallo	18-34	4-16
2002	University of Montevallo	29-22	8-12
2003	University of Montevallo	24-25	5-16