1963 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 1963 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented University of Missouri in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Simmons Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 23rd year as head coach at Missouri.

1963 Missouri Tigers baseball
Big Eight champions
District V champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
CBNo. 3
Record25–8 (15–3 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainGene McArtor (Senior year)
Home stadiumSimmons Field
1963 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Missouri  ‍†‍‍y 17–3 .85025–8 .758
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72214–10 .583
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61112–12 .500
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11–8 .57915–10 .600
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57115–10 .600
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33310–16 .385
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .2227–14 .333
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 4–16 .2006–20 .231
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Tigers won the District V Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

Roster
1963 Missouri Tigers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
P Larry Bohannon /
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—
 Sr
Jim Card /
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—
 Sr
Jim Estes Injured /
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—
INF Dave Harvey /
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—
 Jr
Tim Heintzelman /
—
—
INF Gene McArtor (C) /
—
—
 Sr
Carroll McDannold /
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—
RHP Dennis Musgraves R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
Rich Peterson /
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—
 Sr
INF Rob Price /
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—
 Jr
Jim Sevcik /
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—
 Jr
C John Sevcik R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Berwyn, Illinois
John Simmons /
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—
 So
LHP Jack Stroud S/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So
RHP Keith Weber R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jefferson City, Missouri
Gary Woods /
—
—
Head coach

Hi Simmons

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

[2 Roster]
Last update: January 11, 2022

Schedule
1963 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
March (1–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
1March 30at ArkansasWashington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, Arkansas16–61–00–0
2March 30at ArkansasWashington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, Arkansas5–61–10–0
April (12–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
3April 1at CentenaryUnknown • Shreveport, Louisiana7–22–10–0
4April 2at CentenaryUnknown • Shreveport, Louisiana11–63–10–0
5April 3at TulsaUnknown • Tulsa, Oklahoma4–53–20–0
6April 3at TulsaUnknown • Tulsa, Oklahoma4–14–20–0
7April 5at Oklahoma StateUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma0–14–30–1
8April 5at Oklahoma StateUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma2–05–31–1
9April 12at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa2–06–32–1
10April 12at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa9–17–33–1
11April 13at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa3–08–34–1
12April 19ColoradoSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri21–79–35–1
13April 20ColoradoSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri7–110–36–1
14April 20ColoradoSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri9–011–37–1
15April 26Kansas StateSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri4–112–38–1
16April 26Kansas StateSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri8–113–39–1
May (7–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
17May 3OklahomaSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri2–313–49–2
18May 3OklahomaSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri9–614–410–2
19May 4OklahomaSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri5–115–411–2
20May 10at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska6–016–411–2
21May 10at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska8–017–412–2
22May 11at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska7–018–413–2
23May 17KansasSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri2–119–414–2
24May 18KansasSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri2–319–514–3
25May 18KansasSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri4–320–515–3
Postseason
NCAA District V Playoff (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
26June 3at Saint LouisMusial Field • St. Louis, Missouri16–021–515–3
27June 4at Saint LouisMusial Field • St. Louis, Missouri1–221–615–3
28June 4at Saint LouisMusial Field • St. Louis, Missouri7–122–615–3
College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
29June 10vs Holy CrossOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–023–615–3
30June 11vs TexasOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–224–615–3
31June 12vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–624–715–3
32June 13vs Southern CaliforniaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–1224–815–3

Awards and honors
Dave Harvey
Gene McArtor
  • All-Big Eight Conference
  • All District V Team
Bob Price
  • All-Big Eight Conference
  • All District V Team
John Sevcik
  • Third Team All-American
  • All-Big Eight Conference
  • All District V Team
Jack Stroud
  • All-Big Eight Conference
  • All District V Team[2]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. "2021 Missouri Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.mutigers.com. University of Missouri. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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