1949 Texas Longhorns baseball team explained
The 1949 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 7th season at Texas.
The Longhorns won the College World Series, defeating the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the championship game.[1]
Schedule
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1949 Texas Longhorns baseball game log |
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Regular season |
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March |
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Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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March 21 | | | W 11–5 | 1–0 | | March 22 | Ohio State | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–4 | 2–0 | | March 23 | Ohio State | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–5 | 2–1 | | March 25 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–1 | 3–1 | | March 26 | Oklahoma | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–5 | 4–1 | | March 29 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–2 | 5–1 | | March 31 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–4 | 6–1 | 1–0 | |
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April |
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Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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April 5 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 15–7 | 7–1 | 2–0 | April 5 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 | April 8 | at | | W 7–0 | 9–1 | 4–0 | April 9 | at TCU | Fort Worth, TX | W 8–0 | 10–1 | 5–0 | April 12 | at | | W 11–1 | 11–1 | 6–0 | April 21 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 14–4 | 12–1 | 7–0 | April 29 | at | | L 5–11 | 12–2 | 7–1 | April 30 | at Baylor | Ferrell Field • Waco, TX | L 2–3 | 12–3 | 7–2 | |
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May |
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Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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May 5 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–0 | 13–3 | 8–2 | May 6 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–5 | 14–3 | 9–2 | May 10 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–6 | 15–3 | 10–2 | May 11 | at | | W 9–4 | 16–3 | 11–2 | May 13 | at | | L 1–6 | 16–4 | 11–3 | May 14 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX | W 6–1 | 17–4 | 12–3 | |
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Post-season |
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Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Regional Record |
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June 16 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–2 | 18–4 | 1–0 | June 17 | Oklahoma A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–3 | 19–4 | 2–0 | |
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Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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June 22 | | | W 7–1 | 20–4 | 1–0 | June 23 | | Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS | W 8–1 | 21–4 | 2–0 | June 25 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS | W 10–3 | 22–4 | 3–0 | |
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Awards and honors
- Ed Kneuper
- First Team All-American
- First Team All-SWC
- Tom Hamilton
- Jim Shamblin
- Murray Wall
- First Team All-American[3]
- First Team All-SWC
- Don Watson
Notes and References
- Web site: 1949 College World Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226191647/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1949. dead. December 26, 2011. August 31, 2019. Omaha.com.
- Web site: CWS Record Book. NCAA.org. 16 June 2012.
- Web site: 2010 Texas Longhorns baseball Media Guide. TexasSports.com. 14 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120815070553/http://www.texassports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/tex/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/ba-0910-mg-honors. 2012-08-15. dead.