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American baseball coach
Les Murakami (born June 1, 1936)[1] is a former head coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team. During his coaching years, he won 1,079 games. The Les Murakami Stadium, home field of the Rainbow Warriors, was named in his honor in 2002.[2][3]
- Hawaii Sportsman of the Year (1977, 1980)
- Lefty Gomez Award (1981)
- District Coach of the Year (1986)
- WAC Coach of the Year (1987, 1991)
- American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer
Head coaching record
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The following is a record of Murakami's record as a head coach.[4]
Statistics overview
Season
|
Team
|
Overall
|
Conference
|
Standing
|
Postseason
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Hawaii (Independent) (1971–1979)
|
1971
|
Hawaii
|
0–4 |
|
|
|
1972
|
Hawaii
|
1–3 |
|
|
|
1973
|
Hawaii
|
1–7 |
|
|
|
1974
|
Hawaii
|
6–11 |
|
|
|
1975
|
Hawaii
|
25–13 |
|
|
|
1976
|
Hawaii
|
29–12 |
|
|
|
1977
|
Hawaii
|
43–13 |
|
|
NCAA Regionals
|
1978
|
Hawaii
|
38–14–1 |
|
|
|
1979
|
Hawaii
|
69–15 |
|
|
NCAA Regionals
|
Hawaii:
|
212–92–1 |
|
|
Hawaii (Western Athletic Conference) (1980–2000)
|
1980
|
Hawaii
|
60–18 |
19–5 |
T–1st |
College World Series
|
1981
|
Hawaii
|
50–16 |
10–5 |
2nd |
|
1982
|
Hawaii
|
59–17 |
17–7 |
1st |
NCAA Regional
|
1983
|
Hawaii
|
47–20 |
17–7 |
2nd |
|
1984
|
Hawaii
|
48–22–1 |
8–6 |
1st |
NCAA Regional
|
1985
|
Hawaii
|
56–31 |
15–9 |
2nd |
|
1986
|
Hawaii
|
43–24 |
15–9 |
2nd |
NCAA Regional
|
1987
|
Hawaii
|
45–19 |
21–2 |
1st |
NCAA Regional
|
1988
|
Hawaii
|
40–21–1 |
21–6–1 |
T–2nd |
|
1989
|
Hawaii
|
40–27 |
18–10 |
T–2nd |
NCAA Regional
|
1990
|
Hawaii
|
37–24–1 |
17–10–1 |
4th |
|
1991
|
Hawaii
|
51–18 |
22–5 |
1st |
NCAA Regional
|
1992
|
Hawaii
|
49–14 |
20–6 |
1st |
NCAA Regional
|
1993
|
Hawaii
|
34–25 |
11–13 |
4th |
NCAA Regional
|
1994
|
Hawaii
|
28–28 |
8–16 |
5th |
|
1995
|
Hawaii
|
30–24 |
12–17 |
6th |
|
1996
|
Hawaii
|
29–26 |
12–18 |
5th |
|
1997
|
Hawaii
|
22–34 |
14–16 |
4th |
|
1998
|
Hawaii
|
34–22 |
12–18 |
4th |
|
1999
|
Hawaii
|
37–20 |
15–14 |
5th |
|
2000
|
Hawaii
|
28–28 |
15–15 |
4th |
|
Hawaii:
|
867–556–3 |
319–214–2 |
|
Total: |
1079–648–4 |
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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# denotes interim head coach
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