Mark Marquess

Mark E. Marquess

• Bats Both, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
• School Stanford University
• High School Amos Alonzo Stagg High School (Stockton)

• Born March 24, 1947 in Stockton, CA USA
• Died January 30, 2026 in Mountain View, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Mark Marquess was Stanford University's head coach for 41 years. He served as the head coach of the United States at the 1988 Olympics. He managed the US to a Silver Medal in the 1988 Baseball World Cup. He helped found USA Baseball and served as its president from 1989 to 1998. With Stanford, he managed the school to a win in the College World Series in 1987 and 1988. He retired following the 2017 season and was inducted in the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021.

In high school, he was a teammate of future major league pitcher Pat Jacquez. He was a first team All-American first baseman at Stanford in 1967, helping the team to the 1967 College World Series. Marquess was on the US team that won Gold at the 1967 Pan American Games; through 2014, it is the only Gold for a US baseball team at the Pan American Games. He had 3 doubles and a single in Game 1 of the finals to beat Cuba. Additionally, it marked the first time the US beat Cuba in the Gold Medal game of an international event.

He played in the minors from 1969-1973, getting as high at Triple A. He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 25th round of the 1969 amateur draft. His entire minor league career was in the White Sox organization.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1977	Stanford University	43-23	5-13
1978	Stanford University	35-20-1	6-12
1979	Stanford University	35-23	13-17
1980	Stanford University	29-24	13-17
1981	Stanford University	43-22	16-14	CWS Regionals
1982	Stanford University	49-18-1	20-10	CWS Regionals / CWS 5th (t)
1983	Stanford University	41-17-1	20-10	CWS Regionals / CWS 5th (t)
1984	Stanford University	38-26-1	18-12	CWS Regionals
1985	Stanford University	47-15	23-7	CWS Regionals / CWS 5th (t)
1986	Stanford University	38-23	18-12	CWS Regionals
1987	Stanford University	53-17	21-9	CWS Regionals / CWS 1st
1988	Stanford University	46-23	18-12	CWS Regionals / CWS 1st
1989	Stanford University	30-28	12-18
1990	Stanford University	59-12	24-6	CWS Regionals / CWS 3rd
1991	Stanford University	39-23	18-12	CWS Regionals
1992	Stanford University	39-23	17-13	CWS Regionals
1993	Stanford University	27-28	10-20
1994	Stanford University	36-24	21-9	CWS Regionals
1995	Stanford University	40-25	20-10	CWS Regionals / CWS 5th (t)
1996	Stanford University	41-19	19-11	CWS Regionals
1997	Stanford University	45-20	21-9	CWS Regionals / CWS 4th
1998	Stanford University	42-14-1	22-8	CWS Regionals
1999	Stanford University	50-15	19-5	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS 3rd
2000	Stanford University	50-16	17-7	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS 2nd
2001	Stanford University	51-17	17-7	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS 2nd
2002	Stanford University	47-18	16-8	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS 4th
2003	Stanford University	51-18	18-6	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS 2nd
2004	Stanford University	46-14	16-8	CWS Regionals
2005	Stanford University	34-25	12-12	CWS Regionals
2006	Stanford University	33-27	11-13	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2007	Stanford University	28-28	9-15
2008	Stanford University	41-24-2	14-10	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS 4th
2009	Stanford University	30-25	13-14
2010	Stanford University	31-25	14-13	CWS Regionals
2011	Stanford University	35-22	14-12	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2012	Stanford University	41-18	18-12	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2013	Stanford University	32-22	16-14
2014	Stanford University	35-26	16-14	CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2015	Stanford University	24-32	9-21
2016	Stanford University	31-23	15-15
2017	Stanford University	42-16	21-9	CWS Regionals

Further Reading

• Theo DeRosa: "Legendary Stanford baseball coach Mark Marquess dies at 78", mlb.com, January 30, 2026. [1]

Related Sites

• Associated Press Obituary