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
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	18–11 (8–1 MVC)
Head coach	Toby Greene (11th season)

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 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

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

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 Diamond • Lincoln, 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 Field • Austin, 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 Stadium • Omaha, 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