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
1955 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oklahoma A&M  y 80 1.000273 .900
Saint Louis   32 .600 
Detroit   22 .50089 .471
Bradley   23 .400165 .762
Houston   35 .375613 .316
Tulsa   36 .333612 .333
Wichita State   36 .33349 .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

1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 12, 2021

Schedule

1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball game log
Regular season
March (4–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
1March 21at RiceRice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas17–11–0
2March 22at RiceRice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas13–42–0
3March 24at Sam Houston StateUnknown • Huntsville, Texas8–43–0
4March 30at Sam Houston StateUnknown • Huntsville, Texas6–14–0
April (13–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
5April 2vs Oklahoma10–95–0
6April 5vs Oklahoma6–16–0
7April 12vs Oklahoma10–67–0
8April 15at MissouriRollins FieldColumbia, Missouri4–38–0
9April 16at MissouriRollins Field • Columbia, Missouri10–79–0
10April 18at KansasUnknown • Lawrence, Kansas16–710–0
11April 19at KansasUnknown • Lawrence, Kansas5–411–0
12AprilArkansas12–112–0
13AprilArkansas7–113–0
14April 26vs Oklahoma7–314–0
15April 29Wichita StateUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma23–115–01–0
16April 30Wichita StateUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma34–216–02–0
17April 30Wichita StateUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma19–217–03–0
May (5–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
18May 6Tulsa5–418–04–0
19May 7Tulsa9–219–05–0
20May 7Tulsa9–120–06–0
21May 13Houston10–221–07–0
22May 14Houston8–522–08–0
Postseason
District V Playoff (2–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
23at OklahomaUnknown • Norman, Oklahoma0–322–18–0
24at OklahomaUnknown • Norman, Oklahoma6–323–18–0
25at OklahomaUnknown • Norman, Oklahoma6–224–18–0
College World Series (3–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMVC record
26June 10vs SpringfieldOmaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska5–125–18–0
27June 12vs Western MichiganOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–525–28–0
28June 13vs ColgateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–226–28–0
29June 14vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–427–28–0
30June 15vs Wake ForestOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–227–38–0

Awards and honors

Ronnie Bennett
Tom Borland

References

  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.
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