1954 Missouri Tigers baseball team

1954 Missouri Tigers baseball
National champions Big Seven Conference champions
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	22–4 (11–1 Big Seven)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (16th year)
Home stadium	Rollins Field
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Big Seven Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri  ‍†‍‍y	11	–	1		.917			22	–	4		.846
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	8	–	4		.667			12	–	8		.600
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500				–			–
Kansas  ‍‍‍	4	–	5		.444			10	–	6		.625
Colorado  ‍‍‍	4	–	6		.400				–			–
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	4	–	8		.333			10	–	10		.500
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	3	–	10		.231			8	–	12		.400
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1954 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1954 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 16th season at Missouri.

The Tigers won the College World Series, defeating Rollins College 4-1 in the final. ^{[2] [3]}

Season Recap

College World Series

In the first round, Missouri defeated the Lafayette Leopards by a score of 6-3. Missouri was then knocked into the loser's bracket after a 4-1 second-round loss to Art Brophy and Rollins College. ^[4] Behind lefthander Ed Cook, the Tigers then defeated the UMass Minutemen 8-1. ^[4]

Missouri defeated Oklahoma A&M Aggies 7-3 in the behind a strong outing from starting pitcher Norm Stewart and home runs from Jerry Schoonmaker and George Gleason. ^[5] Tied 3-3 with the Michigan State Spartans heading into the ninth inning, Emil Kammer singled home Buddy Cox to propel Missouri into the championship game for a rematch against Rollins College and Art Brophy. ^[4]

Missouri bested Rollins 4-1 in the championship game behind a great outing from Ed Cook and a Buddy Cox home run. ^[6]

With seven triples, Missouri tied Holy Cross's record for triples in a College World Series. ^[7]

Roster

1954 Missouri Tigers roster
	Pitchers Bob Bauman Bert Beckmann Gene Gastineau Emil Kammer Norm Stewart Catchers Lloyd Elmore George Gleason		Infielders Buddy Cox Dick Dickinson Jack Gabler Herb Morgan Bob Schoonmaker Todd Sickel		Outfielders Jim Doerr Kent Henson Bob Musgrave Sam Sayers Jerry Schoonmaker Lee Roy Wynn Coaches Hi Simmons

Schedule

1954 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Seven Record April 3 Fort Leonard Wood 3–6 0–1 – April 6 Fort Leonard Wood 4–2 1–1 – April 9 Arkansas 18–0 2–1 – April 10 Arkansas 12–6 3–1 – April 16 Oklahoma A&M 3–5 3–2 – April 17 Oklahoma A&M 12–6 4–2 – April Sedalia Air Force Base 24–1 5–2 – April Sedalia Air Force Base 11–3 6–2 – April 26 Iowa State 1–5 6–3 0–1 April 27 Iowa State 5–3 7–3 1–1 May 7 Kansas State 5–3 8–3 2–1 May 8 Kansas State 10–5 9–3 3–1 May 10 Colorado 11–5 10–3 4–1 May 11 Colorado 11–2 11–3 5–1 May 14 Oklahoma 14–1 12–3 6–1 May 15 Oklahoma 6–3 13–3 7–1 May 17 Nebraska 3–1 14–3 8–1 May 18 Nebraska 18–1 15–3 9–1 May 21 Iowa State 7–2 16–3 10–1 May 22 Iowa State 12–1 17–3 11–1
Postseason
NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record June 10 vs. Lafayette Rosenblatt Stadium 5–3 18–3 June 11 vs. Rollins Rosenblatt Stadium 1–4 18–4 June 12 vs. Massachusetts Rosenblatt Stadium 8–1 19–4 June 13 vs. Oklahoma A&M Rosenblatt Stadium 7–3 20–4 June 14 vs. Michigan State Rosenblatt Stadium 4–3 21–4 June 16 vs. Rollins Rosenblatt Stadium 4–1 22–4

Awards and honors

Jerry Schoonmaker

• First Team All-American ^[2]
• All-District V ^[2]
• Led NCAA with six home runs ^[8]

Emil Kammer

• All-District V ^[2]

Bob Musgrave

• All-District V ^[2]

Team Photo

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1954". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
2. "2012 Mizzou Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). mutigers.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
3. "1954 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
4. AP (June 15, 1954). "M.U. Nine Near NCAA Title; Soph Lefties to Go Tonight". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
5. UP (June 14, 1954). "Michigan State, Missouri Clash in Semi-Finals". Victoria Advocate. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
6. AP (June 17, 1954). "Buddy Cox Swat Homer to Win Out". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
7. "CWS Series Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
8. AP (June 23, 1954). "Dean Named All-American". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved June 13, 2012.