Chuck Brayton

Frederick Charles Brayton

• School Washington State University

• Born October 20, 1925 in Vancouver, WA USA
• Died March 28, 2015 in Pullman, WA USA

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Biographical information

Frederick Charles "Chuck" "Bobo" Brayton coached Yakima Valley Community College to nine NWAACC Baseball Championships in ten years between 1952 and 1961. He then coached Washington State University from 1962 to 1994. He led the team to the College World Series in 1965 and 1976. Brayton won 1,162 games as the coach at WSU. Brayton was the fifth D-I college coach to reach 1,000 wins on April 11, 1990. He managed Team USA in the 1971 Pan American Games (the US won Silver, finishing behind Cuba) and coached for the US when they finished second in the 1972 Amateur World Series and won the 1974 Amateur World Series. The Cougars play home games at Bailey-Brayton Field.

As a player, he was the American Baseball Coaches Association All-American shortstop for the Cougars in 1947.

Brayton managed the Tri-City Posse of the independent Western League in 1996.

Sources include: WSU website

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1952	Yakima Valley Community College	25-5		WSJCAC
1953	Yakima Valley Community College			WSJCAC
1954	Yakima Valley Community College			WSJCAC
1955	Yakima Valley Community College			WSJCAC
1956	Yakima Valley Community College			WSJCAC
1957	Yakima Valley Community College			WSJCAC
1958	Yakima Valley Community College			WSJCAC
1959	Yakima Valley Community College	24-12		WSJCAC
1960	Yakima Valley Community College			WSJCAC
1961	Yakima Valley Community College			WSJCAC
1962	Washington State University	18-12-1	8-5
1963	Washington State University	24-8	7-7
1964	Washington State University	31-9	10-6
1965	Washington State University	33-8	14-4	CWS District Tournaments / CWS 3rd
1966	Washington State University	35-8-1	15-1	CWS District Tournaments
1967	Washington State University	22-10	7-6
1968	Washington State University	29-9	11-7
1969	Washington State University	27-15	8-13
1970	Washington State University	30-11-1	9-6	Pac-8
1971	Washington State University	34-15	7-8	Pac-8
1972	Washington State University	29-13	14-4	Pac-8
1973	Washington State University	40-15	15-3	Pac-8
1974	Washington State University	38-9	14-4
1975	Washington State University	33-18	13-5	Pac-8 / CWS Regionals
1976	Washington State University	43-15	16-2	CWS Regionals / CWS 5th (t)
1977	Washington State University	39-17	14-4	Pac-8 / CWS Regionals
1978	Washington State University	41-17	15-3	Pac-8 / CWS Regionals
1979	Washington State University	40-11	12-3
1980	Washington State University	36-10-2	11-3
1981	Washington State University	27-25-1	11-17
1982	Washington State University	34-16	16-8
1983	Washington State University	40-16-1	16-8
1984	Washington State University	41-20	15-6	Pac-10 / CWS Regionals
1985	Washington State University	45-22	16-8	Pac-10
1986	Washington State University	35-24	11-12	Pac-10
1987	Washington State University	44-19	18-6	Pac-10 / CWS Regionals
1988	Washington State University	52-14	18-4	Pac-10 / CWS Regionals
1989	Washington State University	37-20	16-8	Pac-10
1990	Washington State University	48-19	19-5	Pac-10 / CWS Regionals
1991	Washington State University	37-25	14-6	Pac-10
1992	Washington State University	31-23-1	16-14
1993	Washington State University	34-24	16-14
1994	Washington State University	35-26	11-19

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1996	Tri-City Posse	Western Baseball League	44-45	2nd North Division	none	lost to Long Beach Riptide 1-3 in championship