1951 College World Series

The 1951 College World Series was the fifth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1951 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 13 to June 17. The tournament's champion was the Oklahoma Sooners, coached by Jack Baer. The Most Outstanding Player was Sidney Hatfield of Tennessee.[1] Oklahoma won national championships in football, wrestling, and baseball in the 1950–51 academic year.

1951 NCAA I
baseball tournament
Season1951
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Runner-upTennessee (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJack Baer (1st title)
MOPSidney Hatfield (Tennessee)
Attendance27,789

The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.[2]

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS recordBerth
Ohio StateBig 1023–13 (10–2)Marty Karow0
(last: none)
none0–0District IV
OklahomaBig Seven15–9 (10–1)Jack Baer0
(last: none)
none0–0Won District V Playoff
PrincetonEIBL20–4 (7–2)Emerson Dickman0
(last: none)
none0–0District II
SpringfieldIndependent15–5Archie Allen0
(last: none)
none0–0Won District I Playoff
TennesseeSEC16–1 (16–1)S. W. Anderson0
(last: none)
none0–0Won District III playoff
Texas A&MSWC20–9 (11–4)Beau Bell0
(last: none)
none0–0District VI
USCCIBA20–8 (11–5)Rod Dedeaux2
(last: 1949)
1st
(1948)
3–3District VIII
UtahSkyline15–1 (?–?)Pete Carlston0
(last: none)
none0–0District VII

Results

Bracket

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 13Game 1Southern California4–1Princeton
Game 2Utah7–1Tennessee
Game 3Oklahoma9–8 (10)Ohio State
Game 4Springfield5–1Texas A&M
June 14Game 5Tennessee3–2PrincetonPrinceton eliminated
Game 6Texas A&M3–2Ohio StateOhio State eliminated
Game 7Southern California8–2Utah
Game 8Oklahoma7–1Springfield
June 15Game 9Tennessee2–0SpringfieldSpringfield eliminated
Game 10Utah15–8Texas A&MTexas A&M eliminated
Game 11Oklahoma4–1Southern California
June 16Game 12Tennessee5–4UtahUtah eliminated
Game 13Tennessee9–8Southern CaliforniaSouthern California eliminated
June 17FinalOklahoma3–2TennesseeOklahoma wins CWS

Notable players

References

  1. "1951 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 21–25. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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