1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team

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1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball
Missouri Valley champions
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
District VI champions
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record18–11 (8–1 MVC)
Head coach
Seasons
 1953
1955  
1954 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Louis  20 1.000 
Oklahoma A&M  y81 .8891811 .621
Houston  45 .4441210 .545
Tulsa  45 .4441110 .524
Wichita State  27 .22249 .308
Detroit  02 .000612 .333
Conference champion
y Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1954 [1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team represented the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his 11th year at Oklahoma A&M.

Contents

The Aggies won the District VI Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Missouri Tigers.

Roster

1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Don Anderson/
Bob Andrew/
Fred BabbR/5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)170 lb(77 kg)
V. R. Barnhouse/
OF Ronny BennettL/R5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)175 lb(79 kg) Enid, Oklahoma
Wayne Bennett/
Jack Bohl/
Don Booher/
LHP Tom Borland L/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)172 lb(78 kg) McAlester, Oklahoma
Max Bunyard/
Conny Burdick/
George Day/
19 INF Phil FineganL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)190 lb(86 kg) Chickasha, Oklahoma
RHP Kenneth KinnamonR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)185 lb(84 kg)
Jerry Patrick/
Harvey Romans/
Henry Walker/
Jim Walton/
J. B. White/
INF Jim WoolardR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)172 lb(78 kg) Heavener, Oklahoma
Head coach

Toby Greene

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 9, 2021

Schedule

1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball game log
Regular season
March (2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
1March 26at Sam Houston State Unknown • Huntsville, Texas 3–40–1
2March 27at Sam Houston StateUnknown • Huntsville, Texas4–50–2
3March 29at Rice Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas 12–31–2
4March 30at RiceRice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas10–02–2
April (7–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
5April 3 Oklahoma 6–132–3
6April 5 Tulsa 23–43–31–0
7April 16 Missouri 5–34–31–0
8April 17Missouri6–124–41–0
9April 19Tulsa13–75–42–0
10April 19Tulsa16–66–43–0
11April 23 Houston 4–146–53–1
12April 24Houston6–07–54–1
13April 24Houston11–78–55–1
14April 30at Wichita State McAdams Field • Wichita, Kansas 7–19–56–1
May (3–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
15May 1at Wichita StateMcAdams Field • Wichita, Kansas7–310–57–1
16May 1at Wichita StateMcAdams Field • Wichita, Kansas14–511–58–1
17May 3Oklahoma6–412–58–1
18May 4Oklahoma2–412–68–1
19May 7at Nebraska Husker DiamondLincoln, Nebraska 4–912–78–1
20May 7at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska1–312–88–1
Postseason
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
21May Saint Louis 7–213–88–1
22MaySaint Louis9–114–88–1
District VI Playoff (2–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
23May 31at Texas Clark FieldAustin, Texas 7–615–88–1
24June 1at TexasClark Field • Austin, Texas3–615–98–1
25June 2at TexasClark Field • Austin, Texas16–1216–98–1
College World Series (2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordPac-10 Record
26June 10vs Rollins Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 5–916–108–1
27June 11vs Lafayette Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–217–108–1
28June 12vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–418–108–1
29June 13vs MissouriOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–718–118–1

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1954". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.