Baseball Retired Numbers

The Tulane baseball program has retired four numbers in the school's history. A player (Cary D. Livingstone), a player/coach (Milt Retif) and two coaching legends (Joe Brockhoff and Rick Jones) each have their names and numbers immortalized inside Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. All four are also Tulane Athletics Hall of Famers with three additionally being New Orleans natives in head coach Joe Brockhoff (East Jefferson High School), Cary D. Livingston (West Jefferson High School). The program's all-time leader in coaching victories (Rick Jones) joined the selected three in April 2023.

#12 - Cary D. Livingston
OF, 1969-72

Cary D. Livingston

A four-year starter in the outfield, Cary Livingston was the engine that made the Green Wave's offensive machine run during his career from 1969-72. A career .337 hitter, Livingston set a then-school record with a .390 batting average as a junior. A product of West Jefferson High School in New Orleans, he led the team in doubles, triples, home runs and RBI's during his sophomore season. As a junior, Livingston paced the squad in batting average and hits, but his finest season came in 1972 when he led the Green Wave in average, hits, runs, doubles and RBI's. He helped the Green Wave go a combined 79-26 during his career at Tulane, including a 26-10 record in 1971. While Livingston made a name for himself with his bat, he was also an excellent defensive player as he did not commit an error during his career. Livingston was elected to the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.

Year	Avg.	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB
1969	.320	18	75	9	24	1	0	3	11	3
1970	.247	22	85	15	21	3	2	3	16	2
1971	.390	26	100	17	39	8	0	2	14	3
1972	.376	29	101	28	38	7	0	3	21	3
Career	.337	95	361	69	122	19	2	11	62	11

#27 - Milt Retif
SS-1952-55, Head Coach-1967-74

Milt Retlif

One of the most popular characters in the history of Tulane baseball, Milt Retif succeeded both on the diamond and in the dugout for the Green Wave. As a player from 1952-55, Retif was a career .300 hitter and set a Tulane single-game record with two home runs in a game against LSU as a senior. After graduating from Tulane with a bachelor's degree in physical education, Retif rejoined the program in 1967 as their head coach where he would tally 123 victories and a .628 winning percentage over an eight-year span. He completed his coaching career as the school's all-time winningest coach (a mark that has since been surpassed), but stayed on with the team as a consultant. Under Retif's guidance, Tulane regained national prominence as the Olive and Blue received rankings in the Top 10 on several occasions. He was instrumental in the Green Wave's first-ever NCAA Regional bid in 1979. Retif was elected to the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981.

Year	W	L	T	Pct.
1967	8	12	0	.400
1968	10	10	0	.500
1969	15	3	0	.833
1970	15	7	0	.682
1971	16	10	0	.615
1972	23	6	0	.793
1973	15	13	0	.535
1974	21	12	0	.636
Career	123	73	0	.628

#25 - Joe Brockhoff
Head Coach, 1979-93

Joe Brockhoff

Joe Brockhoff left his post as the Green Wave skipper as the winningest coach in school history (a mark that has since been surpassed) and was the third member of the baseball family to have his number retired. Sporting a .647 winning percentage and 641 wins over 19 seasons, Brockhoff helped Tulane to the 1983 Metro Conference South Division title and earned Metro Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1991. The charismatic skipper guided Tulane to three Metro Conference Tournament titles (1979, 1982, and 1992) during his tenure, as well. Inheriting a program that had never advanced to the postseason, Brockhoff led the Green Wave to six NCAA Regional appearances, including the 1986 NCAA South I Regional in Baton Rouge, La., where Tulane advanced to the championship game and set a Regional record with 51 total bases in a 16-6 victory over Eastern Kentucky. Brockhoff guided the club to five 40-win seasons during his career, including a then-school record 49 wins in 1986. Brockhoff was elected to the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.

Year	W	L	T	Pct.
1975	24	11	1	.681
1976	24	14	1	.628
1977	32	10	0	.762
1978	25	18	0	.581
1979	35	13	0	.729
1980	29	12	0	.707
1981	37	26	0	.587
1982	41	16	0	.719
1983	45	17	0	.726
1984	42	16	0	.724
1985	38	22	0	.633
1986	49	15	0	.766
1987	44	16	0	.733
1988	32	18	0	.640
1989	27	26	0	.509
1990	19	35	0	.352
1991	36	18	0	.667
1992	39	24	0	.619
1993	23	31	0	.426
Career	641	350	2	.647

#10 - Rick Jones
Head Coach 1994-2014

Jones, who is also a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame, was the head coach at Tulane for 21 seasons (1994-2014), leading the Green Wave baseball program to 12 NCAA appearances, three NCAA Super Regional appearances and to the Omaha twice.

Jones became one of the most decorated collegiate baseball coaches in the sport as well as the winningest coach in Tulane history. In 21 years at Tulane, Jones compiled a record of 818-445-2. For his career, Jones boasted an overall head-coaching record of 1,094-538-3., after making head-coaching stops at Ferrum (1982-84) and Elon (1985-89).

A staple of Tulane athletics, Jones' resume is filled with accomplishments during his time on the Uptown campus. In 2005, he was named the National Coach of the Year by Baseball America after leading the Green Wave to a 56-12 season that culminated with the program's second appearance in the College World Series, arguably the best season ever by a Green Wave baseball squad.

He was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year on three different occasions (1997, 2001, and 2005) while also being named the Coach of the Decade in 2005, and he owns more wins in the league than any other head coach. Ten of his Tulane teams posted 40 or more victories, and his squads averaged 40 wins a season during his 20 full years at the helm of the program.

In the New Orleans community, Jones' teams have spent countless hours giving back through visits to local hospitals, community service work and through fundraisers.

Many of Jones' players had tremendous success during his tenure as head coach, as 61 Green Wave players earned all-conference honors from C-USA and the Metro Conference on 89 different occasions, including 54 first-team selections. Twenty-eight claimed all-freshman honors during Jones' tenure at Tulane.

Nationally, 22 of Jones' players received All-American recognition – including at least one every season from 1996-2006. Seventeen of his players have been named Freshman All-Americans, and five have gone on to play for the USA Baseball National Team.

Professionally, Major League Baseball teams spent 54 draft picks on Tulane players under Jones' watch, including five first-round selections. A total of 76 of Jones' players have signed professional contracts.

Off the field, Tulane baseball produced unprecedented success in the classroom, as over 200 of his players earned C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll recognition since 1996. Six of those players earned Academic All-American status.

Every player who played four years for Jones completed their degree, and several have gone on to prominent roles in their post-graduate life. While baseball has been the career choice of some, the list of former Jones players include Major Leaguers, Major League general managers, radiologists, lawyers, state representatives, accountants and health care workers.

Year	W	L	T	Pct.
1994	41	24	0	.631
1995	32	26	0	.551
1996	43	20	0	.683
1997	40	21	0	.656
1998	48	15	0	.762
1999	48	17	0	.738
2000	38	22	1	.631
2001	56	13	0	.812
2002	36	27	0	.571
2003	44	19	0	.698
2004	41	21	0	.661
2005	56	12	0	.824
2006	43	21	0	.672
2007	34	26	0	.567
2008	39	22	1	.637
2009	34	24	0	.586
2010	32	24	0	.571
2011	31	26	0	.544
2012	38	20	0	.655
2013	30	28	0	.517
2014	23	29	0	.442
Career	818	445	2	.647

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