1969 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1969 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1969 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 2nd season at Texas.

1969 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1969 record40–6 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
1969 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas  y 142 .875  406 .870
TCU   96 .600  228 .733
Texas Tech   97 .563  1313 .500
Rice   76 .538  1411 .560
Texas A&M   78 .467  1511 .577
Baylor   611 .353  1017 .370
SMU   214 .125  521 .192
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1969[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing fourth with wins over eventual champion Arizona State and fifth-place Ole Miss and losses to runner-up Tulsa and semifinalist NYU.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1969 Texas Longhorns roster[3][4]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 22 - Tommy Harmon
 

Infielders

  • 3 - David Chalk
  • 7 - John D. Langerhans
  • 12 - David Hall
  • 13 - Jack Miller

Outfielders

  • - Pat Brown
 

Unknown

  • 1 - Louis Lee Bagwell
  • 2 - Michael Charles Markl
  • 6 - Dennis Wayne Kasper
  • 9 - Patrick John Amos
  • 10 - Natividad Salazar
  • 11 - Douglass Kirk Fell
  • 19 - Larry Elwood Horton
  • 23 - Randal C. Peschel
  • 25 - Gene McNeal Salmon

Schedule and results

Legend
 Texas win
 Texas loss
 Tie
1969 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
Postseason

Notes

  1. James Street threw a 7-inning no-hitter.

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. "1969 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  4. All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 00. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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