1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team

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1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball
College World Series, T-5th
Conference Southwest Conference
Record21–11 (11–4 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainGuy Wallace (Senior year)
Home stadium Kyle Baseball Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y11–4 .73321–11 .656
Texas  ‍‍‍11–4 .73317–6 .739
TCU  ‍‍‍8–7 .53310–11 .476
SMU  ‍‍‍6–9 .40010–12 .455
Baylor  ‍‍‍6–9 .40010–10 .500
Rice  ‍‍‍3–12 .2008–13 .381
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represented Texas A&M University in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Baseball Field. The team was coached by Beau Bell in his 1st year at Texas A&M.

Contents

The Aggies won the District VI playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Utah Redskins.

Roster

1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
OF Hollis Baker/
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Sam Blanton/
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P George Brown/
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—
INF Hank CandelariR/R
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OF John DeWittR/
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—
INF Jim Dishman/
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—
INF Joe Ecrette/R
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RHP Sid Goodloe/R
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—
C Martin Hamilton/
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RHP Pat Hubert R/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)165 lb(75 kg)
INF Jerry Lastelick/
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2 OF Yale Lary R/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)185 lb(84 kg) Fort Worth, Texas
OF Bill McPhersonR/
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7 INF Bill Munnerlyn/L
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4 C Al Ogletree R/R
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—
 San Antonio, Texas
RHP Bob Tankersley/R
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U Blanton TaylorR/
—
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1 INF Guy Wallace (C)/R
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Sr
Head coach

Beau Bell

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball game log
Regular season
March (6–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSWC record
1March 2 B. A. M. C. Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas 8–71–0–
2March 3B. A. M. C.Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas1–21–1–
3March 14 Houston Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas3–12–1–
4March 17at Houston Buffalo Stadium • Houston, Texas 3–72–2–
5March 20 Sam Houston State Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas16–83–2–
6March 22at B. A. M. C.Unknown • San Antonio, Texas 4–123–3–
7March 23at B. A. M. C.Unknown • San Antonio, Texas10–34–3–
8March 28 Minnesota Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas2–05–3–
9March 29MinnesotaKyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas0–15–4–
10March 31 El Dorado Oilers Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas7–46–4–
April (6–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSWC record
11April 3 Baylor Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas2–36–50–1
12April 6 SMU Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas3–07–51–1
13April 7SMUKyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas3–08–52–1
14April 9 TCU Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas4–58–62–2
15April 14 Rice Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas7–29–63–2
16April 17at Sam Houston StateUnknown • Huntsville, Texas 13–310–63–2
17April 21at Texas Clark Field • Austin, Texas 10–1410–73–3
18April 27at TCUUnknown • Fort Worth, Texas 6–710–83–4
19April 28at TCUUnknown • Fort Worth, Texas8–111–84–4
20April 30at SMUUnknown • Dallas, Texas 5–412–85–4
May (6–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSWC record
21May 4at BaylorUnknown • Waco, Texas 9–013–86–4
22May 5at BaylorUnknown • Waco, Texas12–614–87–4
23May 11at RiceUnknown • Houston, Texas13–215–88–4
24May 12at RiceUnknown • Houston, Texas16–916–89–4
25May 17TexasKyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas4–217–810–4
26May 18TexasKyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas4–118–811–4
Postseason
District VI Tournament (2–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSWC record
27May 23at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–419–811–4
28May 24at ArizonaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona4–2119–911–4
29May 25at ArizonaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona14–220–911–4
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSWC record
30June 13vs Springfield Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–520–1011–4
31June 14vs Ohio State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–221–1011–4
32June 15vs Utah Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–1521–1111–4

Awards and honors

Hank Candelari
John DeWitt
Pat Hubert
Yale Lary
Al Ogletree
Guy Wallace

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ "1951 Aggieland". www.bookreader.library.tamu.edu. Texas A&M University. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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