1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team

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.

1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball
Missouri Valley champions
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
District VI champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–11 (8–1 MVC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 2 0   1.000  
Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍y 8 1   .889 18 11   .621
Houston  ‍‍‍ 4 5   .444 12 10   .545
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 4 5   .444 11 10   .524
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 2 7   .222 4 9   .308
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 0 2   .000 6 12   .333
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1954[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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

Roster

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1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Don Anderson /
Bob Andrew /
Fred Babb R/ 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
V. R. Barnhouse /
OF Ronny Bennett L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Enid, Oklahoma
Wayne Bennett /
Jack Bohl /
Don Booher /
LHP Tom Borland L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) McAlester, Oklahoma
Max Bunyard /
Conny Burdick /
George Day /
19 INF Phil Finegan L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Chickasha, Oklahoma
RHP Kenneth Kinnamon R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jerry Patrick /
Harvey Romans /
Henry Walker /
Jim Walton /
J. B. White /
INF Jim Woolard R/R 6 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
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 9, 2021

Schedule

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1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball game log
Regular season
March (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
1 March 26 at Sam Houston State Unknown • Huntsville, Texas 3–4 0–1
2 March 27 at Sam Houston State Unknown • Huntsville, Texas 4–5 0–2
3 March 29 at Rice Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas 12–3 1–2
4 March 30 at Rice Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas 10–0 2–2
April (7–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
5 April 3 Oklahoma 6–13 2–3
6 April 5 Tulsa 23–4 3–3 1–0
7 April 16 Missouri 5–3 4–3 1–0
8 April 17 Missouri 6–12 4–4 1–0
9 April 19 Tulsa 13–7 5–4 2–0
10 April 19 Tulsa 16–6 6–4 3–0
11 April 23 Houston 4–14 6–5 3–1
12 April 24 Houston 6–0 7–5 4–1
13 April 24 Houston 11–7 8–5 5–1
14 April 30 at Wichita State McAdams Field • Wichita, Kansas 7–1 9–5 6–1
May (3–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
15 May 1 at Wichita State McAdams Field • Wichita, Kansas 7–3 10–5 7–1
16 May 1 at Wichita State McAdams Field • Wichita, Kansas 14–5 11–5 8–1
17 May 3 Oklahoma 6–4 12–5 8–1
18 May 4 Oklahoma 2–4 12–6 8–1
19 May 7 at Nebraska Husker DiamondLincoln, Nebraska 4–9 12–7 8–1
20 May 7 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska 1–3 12–8 8–1
Postseason
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
21 May Saint Louis 7–2 13–8 8–1
22 May Saint Louis 9–1 14–8 8–1
District VI Playoff (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
23 May 31 at Texas Clark FieldAustin, Texas 7–6 15–8 8–1
24 June 1 at Texas Clark Field • Austin, Texas 3–6 15–9 8–1
25 June 2 at Texas Clark Field • Austin, Texas 16–12 16–9 8–1
College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 Record
26 June 10 vs Rollins Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 5–9 16–10 8–1
27 June 11 vs Lafayette Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–2 17–10 8–1
28 June 12 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–4 18–10 8–1
29 June 13 vs Missouri Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–7 18–11 8–1

References

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