Joe_Russo_(baseball)
Joe Russo (baseball)
American baseball player and coach (1944–2019)
Joseph James Russo (July 5, 1944 – May 26, 2019) was an American baseball coach and shortstop.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1944-07-05)July 5, 1944 |
| Died | May 26, 2019(2019-05-26) (aged 74) |
| Playing career | |
| 1964–1966 | St. John's |
| Position(s) | Shortstop |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974–1995 | St. John's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 611–310–4 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 28–27 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Russo played college baseball for St. John's, and as a senior captain shortstop he led the Redmen to the 1966 College World Series, where he was named to the All-Tournament team.[1] In 1963 and 1964, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL).[2][3][4]
Russo served as the head coach at St. John's from 1974 to 1995, and in 1975 he returned to the CCBL to coach the Chatham A's.[5] Russo led St. John's to the 1978 College World Series and 1980 College World Series.[6]
College baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Redmen (Independent) (1974–1984) | |||||||||
| 1974 | St. John's | 26–6 | NCAA District playoffs | ||||||
| 1975 | St. John's | 28–11 | Northeast Regional | ||||||
| 1976 | St. John's | 33–7–1 | Northeast Regional | ||||||
| 1977 | St. John's | 32–10 | Northeast Regional | ||||||
| 1978 | St. John's | 40–18 | College World Series | ||||||
| 1979 | St. John's | 26–11 | Northeast Regional | ||||||
| 1980 | St. John's | 30–11 | College World Series | ||||||
| 1981 | St. John's | 34–4 | Northeast Regional | ||||||
| 1982 | St. John's | 20–15 | |||||||
| 1983 | St. John's | 18–16 | |||||||
| 1984 | St. John's | 26–7 | |||||||
| St. John's Redmen / Red Storm (Big East Conference) (1985–1995) | |||||||||
| 1984 | St. John's | 32–21 | 10–7 | 2nd (North) | East Regional | ||||
| 1986 | St. John's | 35–15–1 | 11–7 | T-1st (North) | Northeast Regional | ||||
| 1987 | St. John's | 24–21 | 12–6 | 1st (North) | |||||
| 1988 | St. John's | 29–21–1 | 9–9 | 2nd (North) | Northeast Regional | ||||
| 1989 | St. John's | 19–19 | 6–12 | 4th (North) | |||||
| 1990 | St. John's | 29–18 | 15–6 | 2nd | |||||
| 1991 | St. John's | 34–14–1 | 18–2 | 1st | Atlantic Regional | ||||
| 1992 | St. John's | 30–13 | 14–5 | 1st | |||||
| 1993 | St. John's | 28–20 | 11–10 | T-4th | West Regional | ||||
| 1994 | St. John's | 20–16 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1995 | St. John's | 18–16 | 12–9 | T-4th | |||||
| St. John's: | 611–310–4 | 128–81 | |||||||
| Total: | 367–133–2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- "Kettleers Open This Weekend". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. June 13, 1963. p. 6.
- "Meet The Kettleers". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. June 11, 1964. p. 4.
- Souza, Betty (June 25, 1970). "Cape Cod League-Its History". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. p. 6.
- "Cape League Opens this Weekend". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. June 12, 1975. p. 19.
- "Former St. John's baseball coach, player Russo dies at 74". www.usatoday.com. USA Today. May 27, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.