James Mallory (coach)

James Mallory

Mallory pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1950, Elon yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1918-09-01)September 1, 1918 Lawrenceville, Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 6, 2001(2001-08-06) (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: (1918-09-01)September 1, 1918 Lawrenceville, Virginia
Died: August 6, 2001(2001-08-06) (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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Washington Senators (1940) St. Louis Cardinals (1945) New York Giants (1945)

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]

Head coaching record

Football

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

The following is a table of James Mallory's yearly records as a head baseball coach.[6][7]

Statistics overview

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)
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. DeLassus, David. "Elon Phoenix". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
2. "Football - Year by Year Results" (PDF). Elon Phoenix. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
3. "Phi Psi Cli [electronic resource]". 1913.
4. Myatt, Al (2001). "Jim Mallory Leaves Sweeping East Carolina Legacy". Bonesville.net. Bonesville: The Authoritative Independent Voice of East Carolina. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
5. "Elon Football All-Time Coaching Records". Elon University Athletics. Elon University. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
6. "Elon Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Elon University Athletics. Elon University. 2019. p. 40. Retrieved May 1, 2024. Year-By-Year Results
7. "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
8. "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 [sic?] 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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "Christians Take Title Third Successive Year". Maroon and Gold. Elon College, North Carolina. May 16, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
12. "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...
13. "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...
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. Buccaneer 1960. 1960. p. 198. East Carolina's baseball team won the North State Conference championship posting a 14-0 record.
17. 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.
18. "2024 East Carolina Baseball Record Book" (PDF). pp. 39–40. Retrieved April 7, 2024. PIRATES' DEFY ODDS IN 1961 NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP RUN

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)