1947 Clemson Tigers baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1947 |
| Team: | Clemson Tigers |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 24–5 |
| Conf Record: | 13–2 |
| Head Coach: | Randy Hinson |
| Stadium: | Riggs Field |
| Champion: | SoCon champions
NCAA District III (South) champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Eastern playoff |
| Bowl Result: | 0–1 |
The 1947 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1947 NCAA baseball season. The team played their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.
The team was coached by Randy Hinson, who completed his fourth season at Clemson. The Tigers were invited to the first NCAA baseball tournament, where they fell to Yale in the first game in the history of the event.[1] [2]
Joe Landrum was named to the first college baseball All-America Team.
Schedule
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| | Clemson win |
| | Clemson loss |
| Bold | Clemson team member |
| Non-Conference game | |
| 1947 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[4] |
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| Regular season |
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| March/April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SoCon Record |
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| Mar 25 | | | W 10–9 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | Mar 28 | | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 10–9 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | Mar 29 | Duke | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | L 11–13 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | Apr 3 | at * | | W 8–2 | 3–1 | | | Apr 7 | | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 4–3 | 4–1 | | | Apr 8 | | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | | Apr 11 | at | | W 4–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | | Apr 12 | at South Carolina | Columbia, SC | W 17–8 | 7–1 | 5–1 | | Apr 17 | | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 7–2 | 8–1 | | | Apr 18 | at | | W 14–4 | 9–1 | 6–1 | | Apr 21 | at Georgia* | | L 7–8 | 9–2 | | | Apr 24 | | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 9–4 | 10–2 | | | Apr 26 | at Newberry* | | W 10–5 | 11–2 | | | Apr 30 | The Citadel | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 8–57 | 12–2 | 7–1 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SoCon Record |
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| May 2 | at * | | W 5–4 | 13–2 | | | May 3 | at Wofford* | | W 11–5 | 14–2 | | | May 5 | | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 19–7 | 15–2 | 8–1 | | May 6 | at Furman | | L 4–7 | 15–3 | 8–2 | | May 9 | Erskine* | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 3–2 | 16–3 | | | May 10 | at Davidson | | W 15–1 | 17–3 | 9–2 | | May 13 | Furman | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 9–6 | 18–3 | 10–2 | | May 14 | at Furman | Greenville, SC | W 13–3 | 19–3 | 11–2 | | May 23 | South Carolina | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 17–3 | 20–3 | 12–2 | | May 24 | South Carolina | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 10–8 | 21–3 | 13–2 | |
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| Postseason |
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| NCAA District III (South) Playoff |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Playoff record |
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| June 12 | vs | | W 8–3 | 22–3 | 1–0 | | June 13 | vs | Charlotte, NC | W 1–0 | 23–3 | 2–0 | | June 14 | vs Alabama | Charlotte, NC | L 2–8 | 23–4 | 2–1 | | June 14 | vs Alabama | Charlotte, NC | W 4–1 | 24–4 | 3–1 | |
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Awards and honors
Joe Landrum
Notes and References
- Web site: The inaugural game in an NCAA Baseball Tournament took place at Yale Field in 1947, when Clemson opposed Yale and future U.S. President George H. W. Bush. WTNH SportzEdge. Joel Alderman. July 7, 2017. March 17, 2019.
- Web site: 1947 College World Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226191739/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1947. dead. December 26, 2011. August 31, 2019. Omaha.com.
- Book: 2017 Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Tigers. 127–136. March 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803011900/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/baseball/2016-17/MediaGuide.pdf?&SPSID=657829&SPID=103712&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500. August 3, 2017. dead.
- Book: 2017 Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Tigers. 166. March 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803011900/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/baseball/2016-17/MediaGuide.pdf?&SPSID=657829&SPID=103712&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500. August 3, 2017. dead.
