1953 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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.

1953 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC Champions
College World Series, Runner-up
Conference	Southwest Conference
1953 record	24–7–1 (12–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (11th year)
Home stadium	Clark Field

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

Personnel

Roster

1953 Texas Longhorns roster[4]
	Pitchers Boyd Linker J. L. Smith John R. Jones 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 2–2^15 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 10–9^12 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
College World Series 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. 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.