1953 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record24–7–1 (12–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 3   .800 25 – 7   .781
SMU  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 3   .800 15 – 6   .714
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 7 – 5   .583
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 10 – 15   .400
Rice  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 7 – 16   .304
TCU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 11   .154 7 – 15   .318
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1953 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 11th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series final, but were eliminated by Michigan.[3]

Personnel

Roster

1953 Texas Longhorns roster[4]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • Randy Biesenbach
  • Ronald Spradlin
  

Infielders

  • Paul Mohr

Outfielders

  • Travis Eckert
  • Tommy Snow
  

Unknown

  • Roy Kelly
  • Walter Oden
  • Jimmy Pace
  • Jesse Smith
  • Buddy Stevenson
  • Robert Towery
  • Martin Wiginton
  • Thomas Yium

Coaches

1953 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staff[5]
  • Bibb Falk – Head coach – 11th year
  • Dan Watson – Assistant coach (freshmen) – 1st year

Schedule

1953 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log[6]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
March 17 at Baylor (Houston) Houston, TX W 10–5 1–0
March 21 Baylor (Houston) Houston, TX W 25–7 2–0
March 23 Minnesota Clark Field • Austin, TX W 8–6 3–0
March 24 Minnesota Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–6 4–0
March 26 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–0 5–0 1–0
March 31 at Rice Houston, TX T 2–215 5–0–1 1–0–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
April 2 Sam Houston Teachers College Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–5 6–0–1
April 7 Oklahoma Clark Field • Austin, TX L 1–3 6–1–1
April 8 Oklahoma Clark Field • Austin, TX W 18–8 7–1–1
April 10 at Baylor Waco, TX W 6–5 8–1–1 2–0–1
April 11 at Baylor Waco, TX L 9–10 8–2–1 2–1–1
April 17 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX L 3–12 8–3–1 2–2–1
April 18 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 10–912 9–3–1 3–2–1
April 21 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–5 10–3–1 4–2–1
April 25 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX W 14–11 11–3–1 5–2–1
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
May 1 at TCU Fort Worth, TX W 12–5 12–3–1 6–2–1
May 2 at TCU Fort Worth, TX W 7–4 13–3–1 7–2–1
May 4 at SMU Dallas, TX W 8–5 14–3–1 8–2–1
May 7 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–2 15–3–1 9–2–1
May 7 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–2 16–3–1 10–2–1
May 8 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX L 2–4 16–4–1 10–3–1
May 18 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX W 1–0 17–4–1 11–3–1
May 18 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX W 4–1 18–4–1 12–3–1
May 29 at Seguin White Sox Seguin, TX W 6–3 exh.
Post-season
District 6 Playoffs
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT Record
June 3 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 7–6 19–4–1 1–0
June 4 at Arizona Tucson, AZ L 3–4 19–5–1 1–1
June 5 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 5–3 20–5–1 2–1
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS Record
June 11 Duke Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 2–1 21–5–1 1–0
June 12 Lafayette Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–3 22–5–1 2–0
June 13 Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–12 22–6–1 2–1
June 14 Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–4 23–6–1 3–1
June 15 Lafayette Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 13–3 24–6–1 4–1
June 16 Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–7 24–7–1 4–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "Texas Baseball 2014 Factbook" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 114. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "1953 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. ^ 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 110, 175–182. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. ^ 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 52. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. ^ 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 102. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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