John Oldham (baseball)

John Oldham
Biographical details
Born	November 6, 1932; Salinas, California, U.S.
Died	February 24, 2024 (aged 91); San Jose, California, U.S.
Playing career
1952–1954	San Jose State
1955, 1958	Seattle Rainiers
(1956)	Cincinnati Redlegs
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1960–1964	Campbell HS (CA)
1965–1966	Westmont HS (CA)
1967–1984	San Jose City College
1985–1997	Santa Clara University
Head coaching record
Overall	433–324–6 (Santa Clara); 390 wins (San Jose City College)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	5× Coast Conference; 3× WCC (1994, 1996, 1997)
Awards
	4× West Coast Conference Coach of the Year (1988, 1994, 1996, 1997); San Jose State Baseball Hall of Fame (Class of 1990); San Jose Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 2008); Humboldt Crabs Hall of Fame (Class of 2016);

John Hardin Oldham (November 6, 1932 – February 24, 2024) was an American Major League Baseball player. Although he was a pitcher during all of his professional career, Oldham's only MLB appearance came as a pinch runner for the Cincinnati Redlegs in the 1956 season; he is one of only two pitchers (the other being Larry Yount) who appeared in a major league game without throwing a single pitch.

Biographical details

Born	(1932-11-06)November 6, 1932 Salinas, California, U.S.
Died	February 24, 2024(2024-02-24) (aged 91) San Jose, California, U.S.
Playing career
1952–1954	San Jose State
1955, 1958	Seattle Rainiers
(1956)	Cincinnati Redlegs

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1960–1964	Campbell HS (CA)
1965–1966	Westmont HS (CA)
1967–1984	San Jose City College
1985–1997	Santa Clara University

Head coaching record
Overall	433–324–6 (Santa Clara) 390 wins (San Jose City College)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5× Coast Conference 3× WCC (1994, 1996, 1997)
Awards
4× West Coast Conference Coach of the Year (1988, 1994, 1996, 1997) San Jose State Baseball Hall of Fame (Class of 1990) San Jose Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 2008) Humboldt Crabs Hall of Fame (Class of 2016)