James Baugh "Sunny Jim" Mallory III (September 1, 1918 – August 6, 2001) was an American football coach, baseball coach and baseball player. As a Major League Baseball outfielder, he played parts of two seasons in the majors, debuting in 1940 for the Washington Senators, then returning in 1945, which he split between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants. Mallory was the head football coach at Elon University from 1948 to 1952, compiling a record of 28–18–3.[1][2] He attended the University of North Carolina.[3] Mallory died in 2001.[4]
 Mallory pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1950, Elon yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1, 1918 Lawrenceville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 2001 (aged 82) Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1939 | North Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1948–1952 | Elon |
| Baseball | |
| 1948–1953 | Elon |
| 1954–1962 | East Carolina |
| 1973 | East Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–13–3 (.670) (football) 269–111 (.708) (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NAIA World Series (1961) North State Baseball Regular Season (1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961) | |
| James Mallory | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 1, 1918 Lawrenceville, Virginia | |
| Died: August 6, 2001 (aged 82) Greenville, North Carolina | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 8, 1940, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 25, 1945, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .268 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 14 |
| Teams | |
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Head coaching record edit
Football edit
The following is a table of James Mallory's yearly records as a head football coach.[5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon Fightin' Christians (North State Conference) (1948–1952) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Elon | 4–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1949 | Elon | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Elon | 7–2–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1951 | Elon | 6–3 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1952 | Elon | 3–6–1 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| Elon: | 28–18–3 | 19–14–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–13–3 (.670) | ||||||||
Baseball edit
The following is a table of James Mallory's yearly records as a head baseball coach.[6][7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon Fightin' Christians (North State Conference) (1948–1953) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Elon | 17–8 | 10–3 | 2nd[8] | |||||
| 1949 | Elon | 20–5 | 13–2 | 1st[9] | |||||
| 1950 | Elon | 21–7 | 15–1 | 1st[10] | |||||
| 1951 | Elon | 16–9 | 13–2 | 1st[11] | |||||
| 1952 | Elon | 16–11 | 11–3 | 2nd[12] | |||||
| 1953 | Elon | 17–11 | 13–3 | 2nd[13] | |||||
| Elon: | 107–51 (.677) | 75–14 | |||||||
| East Carolina Pirates (North State Conference) (1954–1962) | |||||||||
| 1954 | East Carolina | 15–7 | |||||||
| 1955 | East Carolina | 20–5 | 1st[14] | ||||||
| 1956 | East Carolina | 18–5 | 1st[15] | ||||||
| 1957 | East Carolina | 16–7 | |||||||
| 1958 | East Carolina | 10–6 | |||||||
| 1959 | East Carolina | 16–3 | 14–0 | 1st[16] | |||||
| 1960 | East Carolina | 17–5 | 1st[17] | ||||||
| 1961 | East Carolina | 23–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NAIA National Championship[18] | ||||
| 1962 | East Carolina | 11–10 | 8–5 | ||||||
| East Carolina: | 146–52 | ||||||||
| East Carolina Pirates (Southern Conference) (1973) | |||||||||
| 1973 | East Carolina | 16–8 | 10–4 | T-2nd | |||||
| East Carolina: | 16–8 | 10–4 | |||||||
| East Carolina Total: | 162–60 (.730) | ||||||||
| Total: | 269–111 (.708) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Elon Phoenix". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Football - Year by Year Results" (PDF). Elon Phoenix. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Phi Psi Cli [electronic resource]". 1913.
- ^ Myatt, Al (2001). "Jim Mallory Leaves Sweeping East Carolina Legacy". Bonesville.net. Bonesville: The Authoritative Independent Voice of East Carolina. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Elon Football All-Time Coaching Records". Elon University Athletics. Elon University. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Elon Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Elon University Athletics. Elon University. 2019. p. 40. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
Year-By-Year Results
- ^ "2024 East Carolina Baseball Record Book" (PDF). East Carolina University Athletics. East Carolina University. 2019. pp. 57, 60. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
Year-By-Year Results
- ^ "Elon Downs A.C.C., 4-3". Maroon and Gold. Elon College, North Carolina. May 19, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
Elon College took over sole possesion of second place in the North State Conference by virtue of a 4-3 victory over Atlantic Christian Saturday afternoon at the Elon College Park.
- ^ "Photo". Maroon and Gold. Elon College, North Carolina. May 20, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
Coach Jim Mallory's championship club of 1949 posted a season record of 20 wins and five defeats and a 13-2 conference record which gave the Christians their first championship since 1941.
- ^ "Championship Clinched By Lenoir-Rhyne Game". Maroon and Gold. Elon College, North Carolina. May 17, 1950. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
The Christian baseball squad, needing only one win in its four final games to clinch the title, got that victory last Saturday at Hickory, defeating Lenoir-Rhyne 5-4 to bring Elon her second successive North State championship.
- ^ "Christians Take Title Third Successive Year". Maroon and Gold. Elon College, North Carolina. May 16, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Elon College Baseball Concludes Successful Campaign". Maroon and Gold. Elon College, North Carolina. May 21, 1952. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
The Elon college baseball squad of 1952, which chalked a record of 16 wins in 26 starts during the regular season, winning the eastern division crown in the North State Conference...
- ^ "Eastern Division Champions Of 1953". Maroon and Gold. Elon College, North Carolina. May 20, 1953. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
The Elon College baseball squad, which chalked up a record of 17 wins in 22 starts during the regular season, winning the eastern division crown and the right to meet Lenoir Rhyne for the North State Conference title...
- ^ Buccaneer 1956. Charlotte, North Carolina: Delmar. 1956. p. 70.
The Pirate batsmen unleas[h]ed their most fearsome nine in many a year as they won their first North State Conference title...In the playoff for the championship, the Pirates trounced West[ern] Carolina's Catamounts in three successive games.
- ^ Buccaneer 1957. 1957. p. 284.
For the second consecutive year, the Pirate diamonders unleashed a brand of baseball which won them the North State Conference title.
- ^ Buccaneer 1960. 1960. p. 198.
East Carolina's baseball team won the North State Conference championship posting a 14-0 record.
- ^ Buccaneer 1961. 1961. p. 364.
The Buc diamonders did it again. The 1960 Bucs unleashed a brand of baseball that brought them another North State Conference title. Great pitching and timely hitting helped Coach Mallory's men bring the title to East Carolina.
- ^ "2024 East Carolina Baseball Record Book" (PDF). pp. 39–40. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
PIRATES' DEFY ODDS IN 1961 NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP RUN
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