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David Bristow

  • Class
    1978
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball
  • Four-year letter winner in baseball
  • Team captain in 1978
  • All-ODAC First Team as junior and senior
  • All-South Region in 1978
  • George P. Compton Award Winner in 1978 as top senior student-athlete
  • Ranks among the best in many of Randolph-Macon baseball career rankings, including batting average (.353 / 7th), hits (114 / 6th), home runs (13 / 4th), RBI (100 / 3rd), total bases (194 / 4th) and extra-base hits (41 / 5th).
  • A standout on the pitching rubber as well, Bristow ranks ninth all-time with 13 career victories, third with 13 complete games and eighth all-time with 118 strikeouts.
  • Holds both pitching and hitting single season records as well.
  • In 1976 he won all seven of his decisions, which ranks sixth all-time and is tied for first with a 1.000 win-percentage for the season.
  • That same year, Bristow posted a 1.13 ERA which ranks fourth best for a season and his seven complete games ranks third.
  • On the offensive side, Bristow hit eight home runs in 1977, which ranks third all-time for a single season, while his 33 RBI in 1978 places him 10th on the single season list.
  • Since his graduation from R-MC in 1978, Bristow has gone on to successful careers with Crown Oil from 1980-87 and Dominion Resources from 1988-2005.
  • Member of Yellow Jacket Club
  • Broadcaster for RMC home baseball games
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