Gary Adams

Gary Adams

• School University of California, Los Angeles

• Born September 4, 1939 in Hamilton, OH USA

Biographical Information

Gary Adams attended UCLA and played second base on the school's baseball team. As a senior in 1962, he hit .265 and was team captain. He was head baseball coach at the University of California, Irvine from 1970 to 1974 and won the Division II College World Series in 1973 and 1974. He then returned to UCLA as head coach for 30 seasons, starting in 1975. During that span, his teams posted a 984-823-7 record and reached the 1997 College World Series.

Adams was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January 2005 and the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2011 [1].

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1970	University of California, Irvine	33-12-3		Division II Regionals
1971	University of California, Irvine	31-17-1		Division II Regionals
1972	University of California, Irvine	32-20-1		Division II Regionals
1973	University of California, Irvine	44-12		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1974	University of California, Irvine	48-8		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1975	University of California, Los Angeles	31-22	7-11
1976	University of California, Los Angeles	35-25	16-8
1977	University of California, Los Angeles	31-30	10-8
1978	University of California, Los Angeles	39-20	9-9
1979	University of California, Los Angeles	43-18	21-9	CWS Regionals
1980	University of California, Los Angeles	31-22-3	15-15
1981	University of California, Los Angeles	21-35	7-23
1982	University of California, Los Angeles	38-27	11-19
1983	University of California, Los Angeles	28-24-1	12-18
1984	University of California, Los Angeles	28-32	8-22
1985	University of California, Los Angeles	34-30-1	13-17
1986	University of California, Los Angeles	39-23	21-9	CWS Regionals
1987	University of California, Los Angeles	40-25-1	16-14	CWS Regionals
1988	University of California, Los Angeles	31-28	12-18
1989	University of California, Los Angeles	27-32	10-20
1990	University of California, Los Angeles	41-26	14-16	CWS Regionals
1991	University of California, Los Angeles	29-30	13-17
1992	University of California, Los Angeles	37-26	14-16	CWS Regionals
1993	University of California, Los Angeles	37-23	17-13	CWS Regionals
1994	University of California, Los Angeles	22-36	11-19
1995	University of California, Los Angeles	29-28	12-18
1996	University of California, Los Angeles	36-28	16-14	CWS Regionals
1997	University of California, Los Angeles	45-21-1	19-11	CWS Regionals / CWS 7th (t)
1998	University of California, Los Angeles	24-33	11-19
1999	University of California, Los Angeles	31-31	13-11	CWS Regionals
2000	University of California, Los Angeles	38-26	17-7	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2001	University of California, Los Angeles	30-27	9-15
2002	University of California, Los Angeles	26-35	9-15
2003	University of California, Los Angeles	38-31	11-13
2004	University of California, Los Angeles	35-29	14-10	CWS Regionals

Further Reading

• Gary Adams: Conversations with Coach Wooden: On Baseball, Heroes, and Life, Santa Monica Press, Solana Beach, CA, 2013. ISBN 9781595800763