Mike Gillespie (baseball)

Mike Gillespie
Gillespie in 2011
Biographical details
BornMay 7, 1940
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 2020(2020-07-29) (aged 80)
Irvine, California, U.S.
Playing career
1960–1961USC
Position(s)Infielder / Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1986College of the Canyons
1987–2006USC
2007Staten Island Yankees
2008–2018UC Irvine
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1977–1986Canyons
Head coaching record
OverallCollege: 1,156–720–2 (.616)
Professional: 47–28 (.627)
TournamentsNCAA: 75–44 (.630)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player:

As head coach:

  • College World Series (1998)
  • Pac-10 Southern Division (1991, 1995, 1996, 1998)
  • 2× Pac-10 Playoff (1995, 1996)
  • 2× Pac-10 (2001, 2002)
  • Big West (2009)
Awards

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.

  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.