Joe Russo (baseball)

Joseph James Russo (July 5, 1944 – May 26, 2019)[1] was an American baseball coach and shortstop. He served as the head coach at St. John's from 1974 to 1995. He led St. John's to the 1978 College World Series and 1980 College World Series. As a senior captain shortstop for St. John's, he led the Redmen to the 1966 College World Series where he was named to the All-Tournament team.[2]

Joe Russo

Biographical details
Born	July 5, 1944
Died	May 26, 2019 (aged 74)
Playing career
1964–1966	St. John's
Position(s)	Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1995	St. John's
Head coaching record
Overall	611–310–4
Tournaments	NCAA: 28–27
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3× Big East Champion (1987, 1990, 1991) 4× Big East Tournament Champion (1985, 1986, 1988, 1993)
Awards
2× Big East Coach of the Year (1990, 1991)

Head coaching record

College baseball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
St. John's Redmen (Independent) (1974–1984)
1974	St. John's	26–6			NCAA District Playoffs
1975	St. John's	28–11			Northeast Regional
1976	St. John's	33–7–1			Northeast Regional
1977	St. John's	32–10			Northeast Regional
1978	St. John's	40–18			College World Series
1979	St. John's	26–11			Northeast Regional
1980	St. John's	30–11			College World Series
1981	St. John's	34–4			Northeast Regional
1982	St. John's	20–15
1983	St. John's	18–16
1984	St. John's	26–7
St. John's Redmen / Red Storm (Big East Conference) (1985–1995)
1984	St. John's	32–21	10–7	2nd (North)	East Regional
1986	St. John's	35–15–1	11–7	T-1st (North)	Northeast Regional
1987	St. John's	24–21	12–6	1st (North)
1988	St. John's	29–21–1	9–9	2nd (North)	Northeast Regional
1989	St. John's	19–19	6–12	4th (North)
1990	St. John's	29–18	15–6	2nd
1991	St. John's	34–14–1	18–2	1st	Atlantic Regional
1992	St. John's	30–13	14–5	1st
1993	St. John's	28–20	11–10	T-4th	West Regional
1994	St. John's	20–16	10–8	5th
1995	St. John's	18–16	12–9	T-4th
St. John's:		611–310–4	128–81
Total:		367–133–2
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. "Former St. John's baseball coach, player Russo dies at 74". www.usatoday.com. USA Today. May 27, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
2. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved September 28, 2020.