James Cosgrove

Teacher/Coach

Taught mathematics

Baseball

• Head Washburn Baseball Coach 1959-1969
• Teams won 129 games; lost only 27; winning percentage of .827
• Teams won eight Minneapolis City Conference championships
• Teams won seven District Championships
• Teams won five Region championships
• 1959, 1960, 1963 and 1969 Minnesota State Tournament Champions
• 1961 Minneaota State Tournament Runner-up
• Sophomore head coach and assistant varsity coach
• Managed intramural basketball program

Other Accomplishments

• 1940 graduate of Mpls. North High School
• Pitched a no-hitter in the 1940 Carleton College Invitational Championship Game
• Graduated from St. Cloud State College after serving in the military in World War II
• Earned a Masters Degree from the University of Minnesota
• Played professional baseball in the New York Giants organization
• Helped form the Minnesota Baseball Coaches Association
• Member of the Minnesota Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame