Tallahassee, Florida pitching coach Mike McLeod stands outside Diethrick Park in Jamestown on Wednesday afternoon. McLeod earned a win for the Oneonta Yankees in 1977 at then-College Stadium, and has returned this week as an assistant coach during the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series. P-J photo by Scott Kindberg

Mike McLeod’s baseball resume is about as good as it gets.

A quick Google search confirms it.

Did you know that McLeod, a coach on the staff of the Tallahassee, Florida Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series team that is in Jamestown this week, has:

¯ Recorded more than 1,000 career wins — and counting — as the head coach at Tallahassee Community College.

¯ Spent nine years (1982-1990) as the pitching coach at Florida State University under legendary mentor Mike Martin. In three of those seasons (1986, 1987 and 1989), the Seminoles made College World Series appearances.

¯ Had 30 of his former players sign professional contracts, with six of them reaching the Major Leagues.

And then there was that day on June 28, 1977.

Then a 21-year-old pitcher for the Oneonta Yankees of the New York-Pennsylvania League, McLeod took the mound at the ballpark on Falconer Street — then known as College Stadium — to face the Jamestown Expos.

And he pitched an absolute gem.

How do I know?

Well, I found the yellowed Post-Journal account in a file cabinet in the newspaper’s sports department.

“McLeoud’s {sic} 1-Hitter Stalls Expos,” the headline reads.

While the last name is misspelled in the headline and throughout the story — it’s likely the roster distributed to the media that night had it incorrect — Post-Journal sports writer Jim Riggs details how special a night the right-hander had before 465 fans under threatening skies.

His lead to the story reads:

“It didn’t seem important when Dennis Fleury of the Jamestown Expos singled hard to left field with two outs in the second inning, but as the game progressed, it became a very big hit since it was the only one Oneonta’s Mike McLeoud {sic} surrendered Tuesday night. The big right-hander had the local club in the palm of his hand all evening as he led his squad to a 6-0 New York-Pennsylvania League victory at College Stadium.”

Riggs wasn’t embellishing McLeod’s performance.

In his complete game, the Tallahassee native faced only 32 batters — five over the minimum — and retired 14 batters on groundouts and 11 on fly balls. Not one Jamestown player reached second base, and those who did reach first base did so via two errors, one walk, a hit batter and Fleury’s single. McLeod struck out two, and the complete-game victory raised his record to 2-1 on his way to an 8-2 campaign in 1977.

“It’s funny how memory fails you,” McLeod said Wednesday evening. “I didn’t realize I was 2-1 (after that Jamestown gem). I thought it was my first win in the (NY-P League). … I knew it was a one-hitter. I do remember that.”

McLeod also remembers how he was “really sore” leading up to his start against the Expos. Because many of the Yankees’ top picks hadn’t reported yet, he was used a lot in relief early in the season and had only two days rest. That prompted Oneonta manager Q.V. Lowe — ironically, he later coached/managed in Jamestown — to be brutally honest.

“I remember before the game he said, ‘Mike, you don’t have a lot. Give it what you can and we’ll come and get you,'” McLeod said.

Nine innings later, McLeod walked off the mound with a victory.

Two more professional seasons followed with the Fort Lauderdale Yankees — he retired with a 36-16 career record and a 3.01 earned run average — and by 1982, he was coaching at Florida State

The rest is history.

Maybe, the youngsters from Tallahassee will make more history this weekend. Sporting a 3-0 record and sitting atop pool play in the National Division of the Babe Ruth World Series, the Southeast Region champions have been impressive.

In its three tournament games, Tallahassee has defeated North Buffalo, 10-0; Puyallup, Washington, 10-0; and Norwalk, Connecticut, 10-1. While rain washed out Wednesday’s scheduled game, the team from Florida would appear to be the favorite to return home with a championship trophy. So far, they’ve outscored their opponents 30-1, using equal parts offense and pitching to secure the best record in the tournament so far.

The coaching staff, which also includes manager Mike Harrison and Coach Benny Hewett, has the teenagers feeling right at home at the ballpark on the city’s east side so far, just as McLeod felt on a mound of dirt in the middle of that infield 44 years ago.

“I did remember the stadium as soon as I walked in (last week),” he said. “The actual stadium looked just like it did. It brought back memories.”

McLeod, who was asked to join the Tallahassee all-star staff when another coach had to step down, admitted he was initially “very reticent” to do so.

“I wasn’t sure I knew how to work with 13-year-olds as far as pushing buttons when things are not going well,” he said. “… I had never coached kids this young in a competitive format, except for my son.

“But we’ve been on the same page, and it’s really gone so much better than I thought, honestly. I’m really excited. … This is a labor of love.”

Tallahassee is scheduled to meet Atlantic Shore, New Jersey at 11:30 this morning as it plays its final pool-play game.

“If you can pitch and play defense, you have a chance every time you walk out there,” McLeod said. “If you keep it tight until you string along some hits, that’s been our M.O. all season. Most of our games are tight for three or four innings and something will happen.”

In McLeod’s case, maybe it will result in another special memory — a championship — by late Saturday afternoon at a place he first came to know when he was just beginning his baseball career.

“I’ve been having a blast,” he said. “They kind of hang on everything you say and they’re fun to coach. They’re really a fun bunch.”