1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team

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.

1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball
Missouri Valley champions
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
District V champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record27–3 (8–0 MVC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍y 8 0   1.000 27 3   .900
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 3 2   .600  
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 2 2   .500 8 9   .471
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 2 3   .400 16 5   .762
Houston  ‍‍‍ 3 5   .375 6 13   .316
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 3 6   .333 6 12   .333
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 3 6   .333 4 9   .308
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1955[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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

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1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Larry Allen /
P Don Anderson /
2 Fred Babb R/ 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Don Bacon /
OF Ronnie Bennett L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Don Booher /
LHP Tom Borland L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) McAlester, Oklahoma
Val Dixon /
Fred Duval /
19 INF Phil Finegan L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bob Garrett /
Jim Green /
Mayo Hemperly /
Hayden Karn /
Jim Kingsolver /
RHP Kenneth Kinnamon R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Gary Johnston /
Jerry Patrick /
Jim Remy /
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 12, 2021

Schedule

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1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball game log
Regular season
March (4–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
1 March 21 at Rice Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas 17–1 1–0
2 March 22 at Rice Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas 13–4 2–0
3 March 24 at Sam Houston State Unknown • Huntsville, Texas 8–4 3–0
4 March 30 at Sam Houston State Unknown • Huntsville, Texas 6–1 4–0
April (13–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
5 April 2 vs Oklahoma 10–9 5–0
6 April 5 vs Oklahoma 6–1 6–0
7 April 12 vs Oklahoma 10–6 7–0
8 April 15 at Missouri Rollins FieldColumbia, Missouri 4–3 8–0
9 April 16 at Missouri Rollins Field • Columbia, Missouri 10–7 9–0
10 April 18 at Kansas Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas 16–7 10–0
11 April 19 at Kansas Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas 5–4 11–0
12 April Arkansas 12–1 12–0
13 April Arkansas 7–1 13–0
14 April 26 vs Oklahoma 7–3 14–0
15 April 29 Wichita State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 23–1 15–0 1–0
16 April 30 Wichita State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 34–2 16–0 2–0
17 April 30 Wichita State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 19–2 17–0 3–0
May (5–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
18 May 6 Tulsa 5–4 18–0 4–0
19 May 7 Tulsa 9–2 19–0 5–0
20 May 7 Tulsa 9–1 20–0 6–0
21 May 13 Houston 10–2 21–0 7–0
22 May 14 Houston 8–5 22–0 8–0
Postseason
District V Playoff (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
23 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 0–3 22–1 8–0
24 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 6–3 23–1 8–0
25 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 6–2 24–1 8–0
College World Series (3–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
26 June 10 vs Springfield Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 5–1 25–1 8–0
27 June 12 vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–5 25–2 8–0
28 June 13 vs Colgate Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–2 26–2 8–0
29 June 14 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–4 27–2 8–0
30 June 15 vs Wake Forest Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–2 27–3 8–0

Awards and honors

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Ronnie Bennett
Tom Borland

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "CWS Record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved February 12, 2021.