Gary Pullins

Gary D. Pullins

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 150 lb.

• School Brigham Young University, Arizona Western Junior College, Grand Canyon College
• High School Glendale High School

• Born ~1943

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Biographical Information

Gary Pullins played three seasons in the minors then went on to a very successful college coaching career.

Pullins hit .242 as a junior at BYU in 1967, but improved to .395 with 54 runs in 48 games as a senior and helped the school reach the 1968 College World Series, the school's first College World Series trip. Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he spent the summer with the Ogden Dodgers (8 for 40, 8 BB) and Daytona Beach Dodgers (.193/.289/.234 in 52 G). He fielded .976 at 2B for Daytona Beach and played there more than any of the club's other players. As a backup SS-OF for the 1969 Bakersfield Dodgers, he hit .199/.265/.277. In his last season as a player, he appeared for Bakersfield (2 for 31, 3 BB, 15 K) and Daytona Beach (5 for 22, 4 BB). He ended his minor league career with a .189 batting average.

After his playing career ended, he became a coach. He started the baseball program at Utah Valley State College and ran it for five years. He then became head coach of his alma mater, winning nine Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year awards. He was head coach at BYU from 1976-1999. During this time, he coached Wally Joyner, Rick Aguilera, Cory Snyder, Vance Law and Jack Morris among other future major leaguers.

In 1998, he was President of the American Baseball Coaches Association and he was enshrined in their Hall of Fame in 2003. Overall, he was 913-462-6 as a college coach. He also coached for Team USA in the 1993 Intercontinental Cup when they won the Silver Medal, the last time they would fare so well in an Intercontinental Cup.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1971	Utah Technical College	2-9
1972	Utah Technical College	6-16
1973	Utah Technical College	12-18
1974	Utah Technical College	19-17
1975	Utah Technical College	19-17
1977	Brigham Young University	35-17	16-2	WAC
1978	Brigham Young University	37-15	16-2	WAC
1979	Brigham Young University	50-25-1	16-1	WAC / CWS Regionals
1980	Brigham Young University	41-18	14-3	WAC / CWS Regionals
1981	Brigham Young University	45-24	21-3	WAC / CWS Regionals
1982	Brigham Young University	43-16	20-4	WAC
1983	Brigham Young University	54-11	23-1	WAC / CWS Regionals
1984	Brigham Young University	42-17	18-5	WAC
1985	Brigham Young University	44-29	18-5	WAC / CWS Regionals
1986	Brigham Young University	34-18	14-10
1987	Brigham Young University	42-22	20-4	WAC
1988	Brigham Young University	41-18-1	20-5-1	WAC / CWS Regionals
1989	Brigham Young University	47-20	21-7	WAC / CWS Regionals
1990	Brigham Young University	43-25-1	20-7-1	WAC / CWS Regionals
1991	Brigham Young University	35-15	16-7	WAC
1992	Brigham Young University	38-19	17-9	WAC
1993	Brigham Young University	39-18	16-6	WAC
1994	Brigham Young University	37-20	16-7	WAC / CWS Regionals
1995	Brigham Young University	37-25	22-8	WAC
1996	Brigham Young University	38-19	20-8	WAC
1997	Brigham Young University	36-21-1	22-8	WAC
1998	Brigham Young University	29-24	13-17
1999	Brigham Young University	26-31	12-17

Sources

• 1969-1971 Baseball Guides
• BYU bio
• USA Baseball