1947 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The 1947 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1947 NCAA baseball season. The team played their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

1947 Clemson Tigers baseball
SoCon champions
NCAA District III (South) champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record24–5 (13–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiggs Field
1947 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Clemson  y 132 .867245 .828
Richmond   83 .727203 .870
Duke   136 .684 
Virginia Tech   43 .571116 .647
Maryland   43 .5711010 .500
Washington and Lee   54 .556 
North Carolina   97 .5631511 .577
NC State   78 .467 
William & Mary   68 .429158 .652
Wake Forest   68 .429158 .652
Furman   46 .400 
South Carolina   58 .385 
VMI   26 .250 
The Citadel   13 .25025 .286
George Washington   14 .200 
Davidson   010 .000 
Conference champion
As of June 30, 1947[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The team was coached by Randy Hinson, who completed his fourth season at Clemson. The Tigers were invited to the first NCAA baseball tournament, where they fell to Yale in the first game in the history of the event.[2][3]

Joe Landrum was named to the first college baseball All-America Team.

Roster

1947 Clemson Tigers roster[4]
   

Pitchers

  • - Joe Hazle - Freshman
  • - Joe Landrum - Sophomore
  • - Luther Rentz - Senior
 

Catchers

  • - Tom Cleveland - Sophomore

Infielders

  • - Frank Gillespie - Sophomore
  • - Lynwood McCakin - Senior
  • - Jack Moore - Freshman- Hale Sherard - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • - Tom Castles - Freshman
  • - Homer Coker - Junior
  • - Dewey Quinn - Senior
 

Unknown

  • - Ed Berry
  • - J. R. Brown
  • - Leo Fisher
  • - Ray Fleming
  • - William Griffith
  • - Jim Hazle
  • - Hardin Joyce
  • - Bill Martin
  • - Dan Stroud
 

Schedule

Legend
 Clemson win
 Clemson loss
BoldClemson team member
*Non-Conference game
1947 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[5]
Regular season
Postseason

Awards and honors

Joe Landrum

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1947". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. Joel Alderman (July 7, 2017). "The inaugural game in an NCAA Baseball Tournament took place at Yale Field in 1947, when Clemson opposed Yale and future U.S. President George H. W. Bush". WTNH SportzEdge. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. "1947 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  5. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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