John Stanford

John E. Stanford

• Bats Right, Weight Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lbs.
• School Middle Tennessee State College
• High School Sunset (LA) High School

• Born September 27, 1935 in Sunset, LA USA
• Died July 1, 2013 in Murfreesboro, TN USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher John Stanford enlisted in the Air Force after high school, where he gained acclaim as a softball and baseball pitcher. [2]. He then enrolled at Middle Tennessee State College where he was a freshman in 1959 [3]. After graduation he spent two seasons pitching in the lower rungs of the Washington Senators' chain in 1962-1963.

Stanford was then a coach at Shelbyville Central High School and Motlow Community College. He the returned to Middle Tennessee State, where he was head caoch of the baseball team from 1974 to 1987, compiling a 402-272-4 record. The school won Ohio Valley Conference tournament titles 4 times and he led the Blue Raiders to the College World Series Regionals 4 times. He was then athletics director at Middle Tennessee State from 1987 to 1994.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1974	Middle Tennessee State University	27-13	7-5
1975	Middle Tennessee State University	24-16	3-8
1976	Middle Tennessee State University	35-17	10-2	OVC / CWS Regionals
1977	Middle Tennessee State University	26-19	8-4	OVC
1978	Middle Tennessee State University	26-24-2	5-7
1979	Middle Tennessee State University	27-17-1	13-10	OVC
1980	Middle Tennessee State University	24-25	9-12	OVC
1981	Middle Tennessee State University	34-15	8-4	OVC / CWS Regionals
1982	Middle Tennessee State University	32-15-1	12-4	OVC / CWS Regionals
1983	Middle Tennessee State University	23-17	9-3	OVC
1984	Middle Tennessee State University	25-18	5-7
1985	Middle Tennessee State University	28-30	4-8
1986	Middle Tennessee State University	32-30	8-4	OVC
1987	Middle Tennessee State University	39-16	13-5	OVC / CWS Regionals

Related Sites

• MTSU Hall of Fame page
• MTSU obit