1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team

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1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball
Missouri Valley champions
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
District V champions
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record27–3 (8–0 MVC)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1954
1956 →
1955 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oklahoma A&M  ‍†‍‍y8–0 1.00027–3 .900
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍3–2 .600– –
Detroit  ‍‍‍2–2 .5008–9 .471
Bradley  ‍‍‍2–3 .40016–5 .762
Houston  ‍‍‍3–5 .3756–13 .316
Tulsa  ‍‍‍3–6 .3336–12 .333
Wichita State  ‍‍‍3–6 .3334–9 .308
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1955 [1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team represented the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his 12th year at Oklahoma A&M.

Contents

The Aggies won the District V Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Roster

1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Larry Allen/
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P Don Anderson/
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2Fred BabbR/5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)170 lb(77 kg)
Don Bacon/
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OF Ronnie BennettL/R5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)175 lb(79 kg) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Don Booher/
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LHP Tom Borland L/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)172 lb(78 kg) McAlester, Oklahoma
Val Dixon/
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Fred Duval/
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19 INF Phil FineganL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)190 lb(86 kg) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bob Garrett/
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Jim Green/
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Mayo Hemperly/
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Hayden Karn/
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Jim Kingsolver/
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RHP Kenneth KinnamonR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)185 lb(84 kg)
Gary Johnston/
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Jerry Patrick/
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Jim Remy/
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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 12, 2021

Schedule

1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball game log
Regular season
March (4–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
1March 21at Rice Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas 17–11–0–
2March 22at RiceRice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas13–42–0–
3March 24at Sam Houston State Unknown • Huntsville, Texas 8–43–0–
4March 30at Sam Houston StateUnknown • Huntsville, Texas6–14–0–
April (13–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
5April 2vs Oklahoma •10–95–0–
6April 5vs Oklahoma•6–16–0–
7April 12vs Oklahoma•10–67–0–
8April 15at Missouri Rollins Field • Columbia, Missouri 4–38–0–
9April 16at MissouriRollins Field • Columbia, Missouri10–79–0–
10April 18at Kansas Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas 16–710–0–
11April 19at KansasUnknown • Lawrence, Kansas5–411–0–
12April Arkansas •12–112–0–
13AprilArkansas•7–113–0–
14April 26vs Oklahoma•7–314–0–
15April 29 Wichita State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 23–115–01–0
16April 30Wichita StateUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma34–216–02–0
17April 30Wichita StateUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma19–217–03–0
May (5–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
18May 6 Tulsa •5–418–04–0
19May 7Tulsa•9–219–05–0
20May 7Tulsa•9–120–06–0
21May 13 Houston •10–221–07–0
22May 14Houston•8–522–08–0
Postseason
District V Playoff (2–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
23at OklahomaUnknown • Norman, Oklahoma 0–322–18–0
24at OklahomaUnknown • Norman, Oklahoma6–323–18–0
25at OklahomaUnknown • Norman, Oklahoma6–224–18–0
College World Series (3–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
26June 10vs Springfield Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–125–18–0
27June 12vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–525–28–0
28June 13vs Colgate Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–226–28–0
29June 14vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–427–28–0
30June 15vs Wake Forest Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–227–38–0

Awards and honors

Ronnie Bennett
Tom Borland

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References

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  2. ↑ "CWS Record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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