1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

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1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
SEC Champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CB No. 2
Record20–3 (16–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLower Hudson Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Tennessee  ‍†‍‍y16–1–0 .94120–3–0 .870
Alabama  ‍‍‍13–4–1 .75017–5–1 .761
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍10–4–0 .71415–4–0 .789
Florida  ‍‍‍9–7–0 .56316–9–0 .640
LSU  ‍‍‍6–6–0 .50010–6–0 .625
Auburn  ‍‍‍8–8–0 .50014–11–0 .560
Tulane  ‍‍‍7–9–0 .43810–11–0 .476
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍6–9–0 .40011–9–0 .550
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍8–12–0 .40011–12–0 .478
Kentucky  ‍‍‍5–9–1 .3678–10–1 .447
Georgia  ‍‍‍6–11–0 .35312–13–0 .480
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍0–13–1 .0360–18–1 .026
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1951 [1] [2]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee Volunteers in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lower Hudson Field. The team was coached by S. W. Anderson in his 4th season at Tennessee.

Contents

The Volunteers finished second in the College World Series, defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship game. [3]

Roster

1951 Tennessee Volunteers roster
 

Pitchers

 

Catchers

  • Andy Anderson
  • Mike Overbey

Infielders

  • Watson Bell
  • Julian Dease
  • Billy Dodds
  • Jim Gillespie
  • B. B. Hopkins
  • Herky Payne
  • Dale Powell
 

Outfielders

Unknown

  • R. L. Maples

Schedule and results

Legend
 Tennessee Volunteers win
 Tennessee Volunteers loss
1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log
Regular season (16–1)
March (1–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
March 15at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 12–61–01–0
March 16at FloridaPerry Field • Gainesville, FLL 3–151–11–1
April (9–0)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
April 4at Georgia Tech Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA W 15–112–12–1
April 5at Georgia TechRose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GAW 12–113–13–1
April 6at Georgia Ag. Hill • Athens, GA W 5–44–14–1
April 11Georgia TechLower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 2–15–15–1
April 14GeorgiaLower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TNW 6–16–16–1
April 14GeorgiaLower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TNW 2–17–17–1
April 18 Vanderbilt Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TNW 17–08–18–1
April 23FloridaLower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TNW 5–39–19–1
April 24FloridaLower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TNW 3–210–110–1
May (6–0)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSEC record
May 1VanderbiltLower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TNW 20–211–111–1
May 2VanderbiltLower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TNW 7–612–112–1
May 4at Kentucky Unknown • Lexington, KY W 8–013–113–1
May 5at KentuckyUnknown • Lexington, KYW 9–214–114–1
May 11KentuckyLower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TNW 2–115–115–1
May 12KentuckyLower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TNW 11–216–116–1
Postseason (4–2)
1951 College World Series (4–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCWS record
June 13vs Utah Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–716–20–1
June 14vs Princeton Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NEW 3–217–21–1
June 15vs Springfield Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NEW 2–018–22–1
June 16vs USC Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NEW 9–819–23–1
June 16vs UtahOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NEW 5–420–24–1
June 17vs Oklahoma Omaha Municipal Stadium • NEL 2–320–34–2
Schedule source: [4]

Awards and honors

Sidney Hatfield
Herky Payne
Bert Rechichar
Andy Anderson
John Huffstetler

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ "1951 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2019 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Tennessee Baseball Media Guide Records & Honors" (PDF). University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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