1952 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 1952 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 14th season at Missouri.

1952 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1952 record20–7 (13–1 Big Seven)
Head coach
1952 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Missouri  ‍†‍‍y 13–1 .929  20–7 .741
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8–5 .615  13–7 .650
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8–6 .571  11–6 .647
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  – –
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455  – –
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 10–1 .909  19–9 .679
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 2–15 .118  4–16 .200
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1952[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Led by All-Americans Don Boenker and Junior Wren, the Tigers advanced to the 1952 College World Series, losing to Holy Cross in the championship.[2][3]

Roster
1952 Missouri Tigers
Roster
  • Dick Atkinson
  • Bill Barbour
  • Bert Beckmann
  • Ross Boeger
  • Don Boenker
  • Dick Dickinson
  • Herb Gellman
  • John Jenkins
  • Kent Kurtz
  • Gil Lauer
  • Ralph Monroe
  • John Patchett
  • Junior Wren
  

Schedule
1952 Missouri Tigers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record
Fort Leonard Wood3–11–0–
TCU0–51–1–
TCU7–62–1–
Oklahoma State0–32–2–
Oklahoma State5–62–3–
Kansas State20–03–31-0
Kansas State12–44–32-0
Iowa State7–05–33-0
Iowa State6–26–34-0
Fort Leonard Wood2–66–4–
Kansas State9–67–45-0
Kansas State4–57–55-1
Colorado18–48–56-1
Colorado19–49–57-1
Oklahoma7–410–58-1
Oklahoma5–411–59-1
Nebraska6–512–510-1
Nebraska8–513–511-1
Kansas2–014–512-1
Kansas5–215–513-1
Saint Louis7–116–5–
Saint Louis8–117–5–
Postseason
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 12vs. Colorado StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska15–118–5
June 13vs. Holy CrossOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–019–5
June 14vs. Penn StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–220–5
June 16vs. Holy CrossOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–720–6
June 17vs. Holy CrossOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–820–7
Coach Simmons (in suit) with All-American Wren, Boenker, and Kurtz

Awards and honors
Don Boenker
  • First Team All-American[2]
Junior Wren
  • First Team All-American[2]
Kent Kurtz
  • Third Team All-American[2]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1952". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. "2012 Mizzou Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). mutigers.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.