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dennis_keith · 04-17-2016, 08:37 PM

Former Phillie & Met, Wayne Graham managed his 1,100th victory at Rice University yesterday. Graham had an 11 year career in pro ball (1957-1967) and was in the Phillies farm system for 9 of those years. He reached the majors briefly with the Phillies in 1963 and with the Mets the following year as a third baseman/outfielder.
He celebrated his 80th birthday two weeks ago on April 6 and is in his 25th year as head coach at Rice..
His coaching record includes a 675-113 (.857 win.pctg.) record at San Jacinto Jr. College (5-time JUCO World Series champion) from 1981 to 1991 and since 1992 he's gone 1,100-453 (.708 winning percentage) at Rice. His teams have gone to the College World Series seven times and he won the CWS national title once (2003). Graham was elected to the College Baseball Hall Of Fame in 2012.
In 2016 Graham's Rice Owls got off to a slow start at 6-7. Since then they have been red hot, winning 18 of their last 22 games to improve to 24-11 overall through April 16. The winning streak returned them once again to Baseball America's Top 25 college baseball team rankings.. They are currently ranked at #13 nationally.

04-17-2016, 08:37 PM	#27554
dennis_keith Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 261	Wayne Graham Gets 1,100th win at Rice University Former Phillie & Met, Wayne Graham managed his 1,100th victory at Rice University yesterday. Graham had an 11 year career in pro ball (1957-1967) and was in the Phillies farm system for 9 of those years. He reached the majors briefly with the Phillies in 1963 and with the Mets the following year as a third baseman/outfielder. He celebrated his 80th birthday two weeks ago on April 6 and is in his 25th year as head coach at Rice.. His coaching record includes a 675-113 (.857 win.pctg.) record at San Jacinto Jr. College (5-time JUCO World Series champion) from 1981 to 1991 and since 1992 he's gone 1,100-453 (.708 winning percentage) at Rice. His teams have gone to the College World Series seven times and he won the CWS national title once (2003). Graham was elected to the College Baseball Hall Of Fame in 2012. In 2016 Graham's Rice Owls got off to a slow start at 6-7. Since then they have been red hot, winning 18 of their last 22 games to improve to 24-11 overall through April 16. The winning streak returned them once again to Baseball America's Top 25 college baseball team rankings.. They are currently ranked at #13 nationally. Attached Images Last edited by dennis_keith; 04-18-2016 at 08:18 AM.