George Wolfman

George Wolfman was an American college baseball coach who led the California Golden Bears baseball team from 1955 through 1973, including the Bear's second national championship in the 1957 College World Series.[1]

George Wolfman

Biographical details
Born	February 21, 1911
Died	May 25, 1983 (aged 72)
Alma mater	California '33
Playing career
1930–1933	California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1973	California

Playing career

Wolfman played for new Bears coach Clint Evans from 1930 through 1933, serving as team captain in 1933. Following his college career, Wolfman played two years for the Mission Reds of the Class AA Pacific Coast League.[2]

Coaching career

After Evans' retirement in 1954, Wolfman took over as head coach of the Bears. He served for 19 seasons, most notably leading Cal to the 1957 College World Series championship in his only NCAA appearance. Wolfman's teams shared three conference championships, posting 14 winning records. Cal honored Wolfman by retiring his number 66, inducting him into the Cal Bears Hall of Fame, and naming the annual award given to the most improved baseball player for him.[3][1]

Head coaching record

The following table shows Wolfman's record as a head coach.[4]

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
California Golden Bears (Pacific Coast Conference) (1955–1959)
1955	California	17–16	7–9	4th
1956	California	25–9	9–7	2nd
1957	California	35–10	12–4	T-1st	College World Series
1958	California	19–12	9–7	2nd
1959	California	22–13	9–7	T-2nd
California:		118–60	46–34
California Golden Bears (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1960–1969)
1960	California	30–14	12–4	T-1st
1961	California	29–10	11–5	2nd
1962	California	24–20	7–9	3rd
1963	California	19–21	4–12	5th
1964	California	25–17	5–15	5th
1965	California	29–14	12–8	T-1st
1966	California	32–14	11–9	T-2nd
1967	California	17–27	3–13	7th
1968	California	24–24	7–12	6th
1969	California	31–19	12–9	4th
California:		260–180	84–96
California Golden Bears (Pacific-8 Conference) (1970–1973)
1970	California	28–19	9–8	4th
1971	California	24–24	5–12	7th
1972	California	33–21	9–9	T-2nd
1973	California	21–31	6–12	4th
California:		106–95	29–41
Total:		484–335
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

See also

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

References

1. "Cal Baseball Honors Legends". Cal Bears. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
2. "George Wolfman". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
3. "George Wolfman bio". Cal Bears. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
4. 2012 Baseball record Book (PDF). California Bears. pp. 16, 18. Retrieved May 18, 2013.