Gene McArtor
McArtor from The Savitar, 1974
Biographical details
BornSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1961–1963Missouri
Position(s)First Base
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969–1973Missouri (Asst.)
1974–1994Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall733-430-3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× Big 8 Champion (1976, 1980)
Awards
2× Big 8 Coach of the Year (1976, 1980)
ABCA Hall of Fame (1993)

Gene McArtor was the head baseball coach at Missouri from 1974–1994 and was the NCAA National Coordinator of Baseball Umpires for many years beginning in 2008.[1][2]

Early life

A native of St. Louis, MO, McArtor graduated from Webster Groves High School in 1958.[3]

Playing career

McArtor was a first baseman at the University of Missouri from 1961 to 1963 under head coach Hi Simmons.[1] In 1963, McArtor earned first-team All-Big 8 Conference honors and All-District V honors.[1] McArtor helped lead Missouri to back-to-back Big 8 Conference Championships and to appearances in the 1962 and 1963 College World Series.[1]

Coaching career

After teaching and coaching in St. Louis, in 1969, McArtor returned to Missouri as an assistant baseball coach under Hi Simmons.[1] Upon Simmons' retirement after the 1973 season, McArtor took over as head coach in 1974, a position he would hold for the next 21 seasons.[1] In 21 seasons, McArtor suffered just one losing season.[1]

McArtor led Missouri to Big 8 Conference championships in 1976 and 1980 and to appearances in the NCAA tournament in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1988, and 1991.[1]

McArtor coached 41 All-Big 8 Conference players and 13 All-Americans.[1] He coached a number of players who went on to play Major League Baseball, including Jeff Cornell, Tim Laudner, Ron Mathis, Phil Bradley, Scott Little, Dave Otto, Dave Silvestri, and John Dettmer.[1]

Legacy

McArtor was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1993.[4]

In 1997 McArtor received the Lefty Gomez Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association for his contributions to the game of baseball.[5]

In 1999 McArtor was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.[6]

In 2007 McArtor was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

In 2010 the new indoor baseball facility at the University of Missouri was named McArtor Baseball Facility in his honor.[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Missouri Tigers (Big 8 Conference) (1974–1994)
1974 Missouri 28–1412–93rd
1975 Missouri 17–208–106th
1976 Missouri 46–224–11stMidwest Regional
1977 Missouri 36–159–12nd
1978 Missouri 35–187–32ndMideast Regional
1979 Missouri 45–1216–43rd
1980 Missouri 45–15–115–51stMidwest Regional
1981 Missouri 43–1817–63rdSouth Regional
1982 Missouri 39–1712–94th
1983 Missouri 25–167–83rd
1984 Missouri 27–20–17–84th
1985 Missouri 36–277–17
1986 Missouri 33–27–112–123rd
1987 Missouri 36–2614–103rd
1988 Missouri 42–2214–103rdSouth Regional
1989 Missouri 35–2712–122nd
1990 Missouri 28–2711–135th
1991 Missouri 41–2012–123rdEast Regional
1992 Missouri 34–2212–124th
1993 Missouri 30–1915–103rd
1994 Missouri 32–269–19–6th
Total:733–430–3

      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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2012 Missouri Baseball Media Guide". mutigers.com. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 Clark, Bill (August 4, 2008). "NCAA post gets McArtor back into college baseball". Columbia Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Gene McArtor, Class of 1958". Webster Groves School District. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "List of Hall of Fame Inductees" (PDF). ABCA. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Lefty Gomez Award". ABCA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Player Bio: Gene McArtor". mutigers.com. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Nestor, Matt. "MU legend gets his due". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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