Dave Gorrie

David Franklin Gorrie

• Bats Left Throws Left
• Height 5' 10" Weight 180
• School Pasadena City College, University of California - Santa Barbara

• Born October 15, 1930 in Olney, TX USA
• Death May 16, 2015 in Bedford, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Dave Gorrie was a minor-league player and college coach.

Gorrie played in the Kansas City Athletics organization from 1953 to 1958, with his career interrupted by a stint in the US Navy, missing 1954-1955.

In May 1959, while completing a master's degree at University of Southern California, he was named the head baseball coach at his alma mater, University of California - Santa Barbara for 1960. [1] He was still on the Portland Beavers roster and was due to report to the team at the conclusion of his studies, although he retired from pro ball instead. He coached USCB 18 seasons, compiling a 343-370-1 record. In 1979, he was hired as the head coach for Pepperdine University. He coached until 1988 with a 409-202-11 record. He took Pepperdine to the 1979 College World Series.

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Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1960	University of California, Santa Barbara	7-22	2-13
1961	University of California, Santa Barbara	16-17	5-13
1962	University of California, Santa Barbara	12-24	5-13
1963	University of California, Santa Barbara	11-18	4-14
1964	University of California, Santa Barbara	12-26	5-15
1965	University of California, Santa Barbara	15-21	6-14
1966	University of California, Santa Barbara	15-27	5-13
1967	University of California, Santa Barbara	20-13
1968	University of California, Santa Barbara	30-12	14-6
1969	University of California, Santa Barbara	28-13	15-5
1970	University of California, Santa Barbara	15-24-1	4-7-1
1971	University of California, Santa Barbara	25-22	7-14
1972	University of California, Santa Barbara	31-16	14-4	CWS District Tournaments
1973	University of California, Santa Barbara	23-19	7-11
1974	University of California, Santa Barbara	17-23	9-15
1975	University of California, Santa Barbara	21-19-1
1976	University of California, Santa Barbara	17-29	5-18
1977	University of California, Santa Barbara	28-25	7-17
1979	Pepperdine University	53-18	19-9	CWS Regionals / CWS
1980	Pepperdine University	30-25-2	17-11
1981	Pepperdine University	31-25	14-14
1982	Pepperdine University	46-21-1	21-7	CWS Regionals
1983	Pepperdine University	33-20-1	15-13
1984	Pepperdine University	41-21	16-12
1985	Pepperdine University	52-15-1	20-4	CWS Regionals
1986	Pepperdine University	38-21-2	19-5	CWS Regionals
1987	Pepperdine University	48-12-3	22-2	CWS Regionals
1988	Pepperdine University	37-24-1	19-4-1	CWS Regionals