Mike Gillespie (baseball)

Mike Gillespie
	Gillespie in 2011
Biographical details
Born	May 7, 1940; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	July 29, 2020 (aged 80); Irvine, California, U.S.
Playing career
1960–1961	USC
Position(s)	Infielder / Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1986	College of the Canyons
1987–2006	USC
2007	Staten Island Yankees
2008–2018	UC Irvine
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1977–1986	Canyons
Head coaching record
Overall	College: 1,156–720–2 (.616); Professional: 47–28 (.627)
Tournaments	NCAA: 75–44 (.630)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	As player: College World Series (1961); As head coach: College World Series (1998); 4× Pac-10 Southern Division (1991, 1995, 1996, 1998); 2× Pac-10 Playoff (1995, 1996); 2× Pac-10 (2001, 2002); Big West (2009);
Awards
	Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year (1998); NCBWA National Coach of the Year (2014); 3× Pac-10 Southern Division Coach of the Year (1991, 1995, 1996); Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2002); Big West Coach of the Year (2009); 3× ABCA West Region Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2014); ABCA Hall of Fame (2010);

Michael James Gillespie (May 7, 1940 – July 29, 2020) was an American college baseball coach. He served as the head coach at UC Irvine and head coach at USC from 1987 to 2006. He led USC to the 1998 College World Series championship, having previously won it as a player in 1961.

^ "Mike Gillespie". ABCA Hall of Fame. American Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^ "Mike Gillespie". UCI Athletics. University of California, Irvine. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[ABCA_HOF-1] "Mike Gillespie". ABCA Hall of Fame. American Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[2] "Mike Gillespie". UCI Athletics. University of California, Irvine. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

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Biographical details
Gillespie in 2011
Born	May 7, 1940 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	July 29, 2020(2020-07-29) (aged 80) Irvine, California, U.S.
Playing career
1960–1961	USC

Position(s)	Infielder / Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1986	College of the Canyons
1987–2006	USC
2007	Staten Island Yankees
2008–2018	UC Irvine

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1977–1986	Canyons

Head coaching record
Overall	College: 1,156–720–2 (.616) Professional: 47–28 (.627)
Tournaments	NCAA: 75–44 (.630)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player: College World Series (1961) As head coach: College World Series (1998) 4× Pac-10 Southern Division (1991, 1995, 1996, 1998) 2× Pac-10 Playoff (1995, 1996) 2× Pac-10 (2001, 2002) Big West (2009)
Awards
Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year (1998) NCBWA National Coach of the Year (2014) 3× Pac-10 Southern Division Coach of the Year (1991, 1995, 1996) Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2002) Big West Coach of the Year (2009) 3× ABCA West Region Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2014) ABCA Hall of Fame (2010)^[1]^[2]