Jack Kaiser
# Jack Kaiser

John Warren Kaiser (October 6, 1926 – May 25, 2022) was Athletics Director Emeritus at St. John's University in Queens, NY. He was an American baseball player, college coach, and administrator. As a player, he helped St. John's to the 1949 College World Series. After a brief minor league career, he became head coach at St. John's. Kaiser managed the short-season Class D Lexington Red Sox in 1957 and 1958. Kaiser led the now-named St. John's Red Storm baseball team to eleven postseason appearances, including three trips to the College World Series (1960, 1966 and 1968) in his 18-year career as head coach. Kaiser then became athletic director at St. John's, and was instrumental in the establishment of the Big East Conference.

## Honors

* Kaiser was inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame in 1979.
* Kaiser was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
* The Big East Conference baseball tournament Most Outstanding Player Award is named in his honor.
* Jack Kaiser Stadium, home baseball field of the St. John's Red Storm, was constructed in 2000 and is named in his honor.

## Head coaching record

### College baseball

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. John's Redmen (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1956–1963) ||||||
| 1956 | St. John's | 16–4 | | | NCAA tournament |
| 1957 | St. John's | 21–5 | | | NCAA tournament |
| 1958 | St. John's | 14–10 | | | |
| 1959 | St. John's | 17–6 | | | |
| 1960 | St. John's | 20–7 | 10–4 | 2nd | College World Series |
| 1961 | St. John's | 20–4 | | | NCAA tournament |
| 1962 | St. John's | 22–2 | | | NCAA tournament |
| 1963 | St. John's | 22–5 | | | NCAA tournament |
| St. John's Redmen (Independent) (1964–1973) ||||||
| 1964 | St. John's | 20–6 | | | NCAA tournament |
| 1965 | St. John's | 12–10–1 | | | |
| 1966 | St. John's | 25–9 | | | College World Series |
| 1967 | St. John's | 22–6 | | | NCAA tournament |
| 1968 | St. John's | 25–10 | | | College World Series |
| 1969 | St. John's | 25–7 | | | |
| 1970 | St. John's | 22–16 | | | |
| 1971 | St. John's | 24–5–1 | | | |
| 1972 | St. John's | 21–6 | | | NCAA tournament |
| 1973 | St. John's | 19–15 | | | |
| St. John's: | St. John's: | 367–133–2 | | | |
| Total: | 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 ||||||
