1952 Missouri Tigers baseball team

1952 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record20–7 (13–1 Big Seven)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 1   .929 20 – 7   .741
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8 – 5   .615 13 – 7   .650
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8 – 6   .571 11 – 6   .647
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 –   –
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6   .455 –   –
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 10 – 1   .909 19 – 9   .679
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 15   .118 4 – 16   .200
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1952[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1952 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 14th season at Missouri.

Led by All-Americans Don Boenker and Junior Wren, the Tigers advanced to the 1952 College World Series, losing to Holy Cross in the championship.[2][3]

Roster

1952 Missouri Tigers
Roster
  • Dick Atkinson
  • Bill Barbour
  • Bert Beckmann
  • Ross Boeger
  • Don Boenker
  • Dick Dickinson
  • Herb Gellman
  • John Jenkins
  • Kent Kurtz
  • Gil Lauer
  • Ralph Monroe
  • John Patchett
  • Junior Wren
  

Schedule

1952 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
Opponent Score Overall record Big Seven Record
Fort Leonard Wood 3–1 1–0 –
TCU 0–5 1–1 –
TCU 7–6 2–1 –
Oklahoma State 0–3 2–2 –
Oklahoma State 5–6 2–3 –
Kansas State 20–0 3–3 1-0
Kansas State 12–4 4–3 2-0
Iowa State 7–0 5–3 3-0
Iowa State 6–2 6–3 4-0
Fort Leonard Wood 2–6 6–4 –
Kansas State 9–6 7–4 5-0
Kansas State 4–5 7–5 5-1
Colorado 18–4 8–5 6-1
Colorado 19–4 9–5 7-1
Oklahoma 7–4 10–5 8-1
Oklahoma 5–4 11–5 9-1
Nebraska 6–5 12–5 10-1
Nebraska 8–5 13–5 11-1
Kansas 2–0 14–5 12-1
Kansas 5–2 15–5 13-1
Saint Louis 7–1 16–5 –
Saint Louis 8–1 17–5 –
Postseason
NCAA tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 12 vs. Colorado State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 15–1 18–5
June 13 vs. Holy Cross Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–0 19–5
June 14 vs. Penn State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–2 20–5
June 16 vs. Holy Cross Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–7 20–6
June 17 vs. Holy Cross Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–8 20–7
Coach Simmons (in suit) with All-American Wren, Boenker, and Kurtz

Awards and honors

Don Boenker
  • First Team All-American[2]
Junior Wren
  • First Team All-American[2]
Kent Kurtz
  • Third Team All-American[2]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1952". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "2012 Mizzou Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). mutigers.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.