1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
SEC Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
Record20–3 (16–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLower Hudson Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Tennessee  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 1 – 0   .941 20 – 3 – 0   .870
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 13 – 4 – 1   .750 17 – 5 – 1   .761
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4 – 0   .714 15 – 4 – 0   .789
Florida  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7 – 0   .563 16 – 9 – 0   .640
LSU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500 10 – 6 – 0   .625
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 14 – 11 – 0   .560
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438 10 – 11 – 0   .476
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9 – 0   .400 11 – 9 – 0   .550
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 11 – 12 – 0   .478
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9 – 1   .367 8 – 10 – 1   .447
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11 – 0   .353 12 – 13 – 0   .480
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0 – 13 – 1   .036 0 – 18 – 1   .026
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1951[1][2]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee Volunteers in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lower Hudson Field. The team was coached by S. W. Anderson in his 4th season at Tennessee.

The Volunteers finished second in the College World Series, defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship game.[3]

Roster

1951 Tennessee Volunteers roster
 

Pitchers

 

Catchers

  • Andy Anderson
  • Mike Overbey

Infielders

  • Watson Bell
  • Julian Dease
  • Billy Dodds
  • Jim Gillespie
  • B. B. Hopkins
  • Herky Payne
  • Dale Powell
  

Outfielders

Unknown

  • R. L. Maples

Schedule and results

Legend
  Tennessee Volunteers win
  Tennessee Volunteers loss
1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log
Regular season (16–1)
March (1–1)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
March 15 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 12–6 1–0 1–0
March 16 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 3–15 1–1 1–1
April (9–0)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
April 4 at Georgia Tech Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA W 15–11 2–1 2–1
April 5 at Georgia Tech Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA W 12–11 3–1 3–1
April 6 at Georgia Ag. Hill • Athens, GA W 5–4 4–1 4–1
April 11 Georgia Tech Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 2–1 5–1 5–1
April 14 Georgia Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 6–1 6–1 6–1
April 14 Georgia Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 2–1 7–1 7–1
April 18 Vanderbilt Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 17–0 8–1 8–1
April 23 Florida Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 5–3 9–1 9–1
April 24 Florida Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 3–2 10–1 10–1
May (6–0)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
May 1 Vanderbilt Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 20–2 11–1 11–1
May 2 Vanderbilt Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 7–6 12–1 12–1
May 4 at Kentucky Unknown • Lexington, KY W 8–0 13–1 13–1
May 5 at Kentucky Unknown • Lexington, KY W 9–2 14–1 14–1
May 11 Kentucky Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 2–1 15–1 15–1
May 12 Kentucky Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 11–2 16–1 16–1
Postseason (4–2)
1951 College World Series (4–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 13 vs Utah Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–7 16–2 16–1
June 14 vs Princeton Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–2 17–2 16–1
June 15 vs Springfield Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 2–0 18–2 16–1
June 16 vs USC Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–8 19–2 16–1
June 16 vs Utah Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–4 20–2 16–1
June 17 vs Oklahoma Omaha Municipal Stadium • NE L 2–3 20–3 16–1
Schedule Source:[4]

Awards and honors

Sidney Hatfield
Herky Payne
Bert Rechichar
Andy Anderson
John Huffstetler

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "1951 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Tennessee Baseball Media Guide Records & Honors" (PDF). University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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