William Penn Charter School
Baseball History
Penn Charter first offered varsity
baseball in the 1887-88 school year and was immediately
part of the Inter-Ac League. It has remained there ever since.
PC played Friends' School (now Friends' Central) in the I-A's very first
game on April 19,
1888. FS won, 7-6. Both schools were then located downtown. The game was played
on
the Pennsylvania Railroad Athletic Grounds, at the 52nd Street Station (52nd
Street and
Lancaster Avenue).
**The records on this page begin with the 1928 season.**
During this period the team has been coached by Henry Chauncey,
Samuel "Duke"
Taylor (three stints), Bill Shuttleworth (two stints), Ralph
Palaia, Ed "Reds" McMillan,
Allan Brown, Rick Mellor, Jon Cross, David Miller and Justin Hanley.
The current members: Episcopal Academy, Germantown Academy, Haverford
School,
Malvern Prep and SCH Academy (nee Chestnut Hill Academy). Former members during
this period: Bryn
Athyn (now Academy of the New Church), Friends' Central,
Germantown
Friends and Montgomery School (defunct).
Thanks to John Burkhart, Rick Mellor and Allan Brown for their help!
1928 Through 2019 Seasons
To reach Ted Silary -- tedtee307@yahoo.com
* - outright championship
# - shared championship
Previous outright championships -- 1906, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924
Previous shared championships -- 1907, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1917
NP - not played (1983 game vs. Haverford School)
In many years in the two-games league era, the results are listed in
chronological order.
League/Overall Records and Breakdown of Results vs. Inter-Ac Opponents | ||||||||||||
Year | Coach | I-A | Over. | EA | GA | HS | MP | SCH | BA | FC | GF | MS |
1928 | Henry Chauncey | 4-3 | 8-8 | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | ||
1929 | 10-4 / 20-15 | 6-1 | 12-7 | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | ||
1930 | Samuel "Duke" Taylor | #6-0-1 | 10-3-2 | W | W | W | T | W | W | W | ||
1931 | 37-17-2 / 69-39-7 | 5-2 | 10-4 | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | ||
1932 | 5-1-1 | 9-3-1 | W | T | L | W | W | W | W | |||
1933 | 5-2 | 11-5 | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | |||
1934 | 3-2 | 8-8 | W | L | L | W | W | |||||
1935 | 2-3 | 2-6 | L | W | L | W | L | |||||
1936 | *5-1 | 9-2-1 | W | W | W | L | W | W | ||||
1937 | 2-4 | 5-6-2 | L | L | L | L | W | W | ||||
1938 | 4-2 | 5-2-1 | W | L | W | W | L | W | ||||
1939 | Bill Shuttleworth | 2-3 | 6-7 | L | L | L | W | L | ||||
1940 | 18-17 / 29-28 | 5-5 | 8-8 | L/L | L/W | L/L | W/W | W/W | ||||
1941 | 5-5 | 7-7 | L/L | W/L | W/L | W/W | W/L | |||||
1942 | 6-4 | 8-6 | L/W | L/W | L/W | W/W | W/L | |||||
1943 | Samuel "Duke" Taylor | 6-2 | 8-4-1 | W/W | W/W | L/L | W/W | |||||
1944 | 13-11 / 17-17-1 | 4-4 | 4-6 | W/W | L/L | L/L | W/W | |||||
1945 | (50-28-2 / 86-56-8) | 3-5 | 5-7 | W/W | L/L | L/L | W/L | |||||
1946 | Bill Shuttleworth | 2-6 | 5-7 | W/W | L/L | L/L | L/L | |||||
1947 | 6-10 / 13-12 | 4-4 | 8-5 | W/L | L/W | L/W | L/W | |||||
(24-27 / 42-40 | ||||||||||||
1948 | Samuel "Duke" Taylor | 4-4 | 7-6 | W/L | W/W | W/L | L/L | |||||
4-4 / 7-6 | ||||||||||||
(54-32-2 / 93-62-8) | ||||||||||||
1949 | Ralph Palaia | #9-1 | 11-2 | W/L | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | ||||
1950 | 153-35 / 208-67-4 | *8-0 | 9-2 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | |||||
1951 | 4-6 | 6-8 | L/L | L/L | W/L | W/W | W/L | |||||
1952 | 3-7 | 6-14 | W/L | L/L | L/L | W/W | L/L | |||||
1953 | 6-4 | 10-7-1 | L/W | L/W | L/W | W/W | L/W | |||||
1954 | *10-0 | 15-2 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | |||||
1955 | *10-0 | 13-5-1 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | |||||
1956 | *10-2 | 12-3-1 | W/W | L/W | L/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | ||||
1957 | *11-1 | 14-2 | L/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | ||||
1958 | *12-0 | 14-0 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | ||||
1959 | #9-3 | 12-3 | W/W | L/W | W/L | W/W | L/W | W/W | ||||
1960 | *10-2 | 13-2 | W/W | W/L | W/W | W/W | W/W | L/W | ||||
1961 | *10-2 | 12-4-1 | W/W | W/L | W/W | L/W | W/W | W/W | ||||
1962 | *10-2 | 15-4 | W/W | W/W | L/W | W/W | L/W | W/W | ||||
1963 | *11-1 | 16-3 | W/L | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | ||||
1964 | *11-1 | 19-1 | L/W | W/W | W/W | WW | W/W | W/W | ||||
1965 | *9-3 | 11-5 | W/W | W/W | L/W | L/W | W/L | W/W | ||||
1966 | Ed "Reds" McMillan | 5-7 | 7-12 | W/L | L/L | W/W | W/L | L/L | L/W | |||
1967 | 15-9 / 19-16 | *10-2 | 12-4 | W/W | W/L | W/W | W/W | L/W | W/W | |||
1968 | Allan Brown | 10-2 | 14-3-2 | W/W | L/W | W/L | W/W | W/W | W/W | |||
1969 | 78-34 / 126-74-3 | 9-1 | 12-6-1 | W/W | W/W | W/L | W/W | W/W | ||||
1970 | 6-4 | 11-9 | W/L | W/L | L/L | W/W | W/W | |||||
1971 | 5-5 | 8-8 | W/L | W/L | L/L | W/W | W/L | |||||
1972 | 5-5 | 7-8 | L/L | L/L | W/W | W/W | W/L | |||||
1973 | #8-2 | 12-3 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/L | W/L | |||||
1974 | 6-4 | 14-8 | L/L | L/W | W/W | L/W | W/W | |||||
1975 | *8-2 | 15-6 | W/W | L/W | W/L | W/W | W/W | |||||
1976 | 6-4 | 10-7 | W/L | L/W | W/W | W/L | W/L | |||||
1977 | *7-3 | 12-8 | W/W | L/L | W/W | L/W | W/W | |||||
1978 | *8-2 | 12-7 | W/W | L/W | W/W | L/W | W/W | |||||
1979 | Rick Mellor | #6-4 | 12-9 | L/W | W/L | W/L | W/W | L/W | ||||
1980 | 206-123 / 451-218 | 7-3 | 14-6 | W/W | W/L | W/L | W/L | W/W | ||||
1981 | *10-0 | 18-2 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | |||||
1982 | 6-4 | 11-8 | L/W | L/W | L/L | W/W | W/W | |||||
1983 | 6-3 | 11-5 | W/L | W/W | W/NP | L/L | W/W | |||||
1984 | 7-3 | 13-4 | W/W | W/W | W/L | W/L | L/W | |||||
1985 | #9-1 | 17-2 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/L | W/W | |||||
1986 | *10-0 | 21-3 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | |||||
1987 | #7-3 | 15-5 | L/W | W/W | W/W | L/W | L/W | |||||
1988 | #8-2 | 16-4 | W/W | W/L | W/W | L/W | W/W | |||||
1989 | 5-5 | 7-7 | W/W | W/W | L/W | L/L | L/L | |||||
1990 | 4-6 | 6-11 | W/W | L/L | L/L | L/W | W/L | |||||
1991 | 2-8 | 8-11 | W/W | L/L | L/L | L/L | W/L | |||||
1992 | 6-4 | 12-8 | L/W | W/W | L/W | L/L | W/W | |||||
1993 | 8-2 | 11-3 | W/W | W/L | W/W | L/W | W/W | |||||
1994 | *9-1 | 14-2 | W/W | W/W | L/W | W/W | W/W | |||||
1995 | *8-2 | 17-5 | W/W | L/W | W/W | W/W | L/W | |||||
1996 | 6-4 | 10-6 | W/L | L/L | W/W | L/W | W/W | |||||
1997 | *8-2 | 17-6 | W/L | W/W | W/L | W/W | W/W | |||||
1998 | 5-5 | 11-6 | W/L | W/L | W/L | L/L | W/W | |||||
1999 | 4-6 | 12-7 | L/L | L/W | L/W | L/W | L/W | |||||
2000 | 6-4 | 10-6 | L/L | W/W | L/W | W/L | W/W | |||||
2001 | 7-3 | 15-7 | L/W | W/W | L/W | W/L | W/W | |||||
2002 | 3-7 | 16-10 | L/L | L/L | L/L | W/L | W/W | |||||
2003 | 6-4 | 16-7 | W/L | L/L | W/L | W/W | W/W | |||||
2004 | 6-4 | 16-6 | W/L | L/L | W/W | W/W | W/L | |||||
2005 | *9-1 | 19-5 | W/W | W/W | W/L | W/W | W/W | |||||
2006 | 6-4 | 17-9 | W/W | L/L | W/W | L/W | L/W | |||||
2007 | 3-7 | 13-11 | L/W | L/L | W/L | L/L | L/W | |||||
2008 | 6-4 | 18-9 | W/W | L/W | W/W | L/L | L/W | |||||
2009 | *9-1 | 21-4 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/L | |||||
2010 | 1-9 | 4-14 | L/L | L/L | L/L | L/L | W/L | |||||
2011 | 3-7 | 13-10 | W/W | W/L | L/L | L/L | L/L | |||||
2012 | Jon Cross | 6-4 | 23-7 | W/W | W/W | L/W | L/L | W/L | ||||
2013 | 9-11 / 36-22-2 | 3-7 | 13-15-2 | L/W | W/W | L/L | L/L | L/L | ||||
2014 | David Miller | #7-3 | 20-6 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/L | L/L | ||||
2015 | 26-14 / 72-26 | 5-5 | 13-9 | W/W | L/W | L/ W | W/L | L/L | ||||
2016 | 5-5 | 14-9 | L/W | L/W | W/W | L/W | L/L | |||||
2017 | *9-1 | 25-2 | W/W | W/W | W/W | W/W | L/W | |||||
2018 | Justin Hanley | 5-5 | 13-10 | L/W | W/L | L/W | L/L | W/W | ||||
2019 | 8-12 / 33-21-1 | 3-7 | 20-11-1 | L/W | L/W | W/L | L/L | L/L | ||||
Wins | 583 | 1,100 | 101 | 120 | 104 | 90 | 105 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 10 | |
Losses | 301 | 561 | 69 | 52 | 67 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Ties | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
I-A | Over. | EA | GA | HS | MP | SCH | BA | FC | GF | MS |
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