1952 Missouri Tigers baseball team explained
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.[1]
Schedule
| 1952 Missouri Tigers baseball game log |
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| Regular season |
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| Opponent | Score | Overall record | Big Seven Record |
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| 3–1 | 1–0 | – | | 0–5 | 1–1 | – | | TCU | 7–6 | 2–1 | – | | 0–3 | 2–2 | – | | Oklahoma State | 5–6 | 2–3 | – | | 20–0 | 3–3 | 1-0 | | Kansas State | 12–4 | 4–3 | 2-0 | | 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 | | 18–4 | 8–5 | 6-1 | | Colorado | 19–4 | 9–5 | 7-1 | | 7–4 | 10–5 | 8-1 | | Oklahoma | 5–4 | 11–5 | 9-1 | | 6–5 | 12–5 | 10-1 | | Nebraska | 8–5 | 13–5 | 11-1 | | 2–0 | 14–5 | 12-1 | | Kansas | 5–2 | 15–5 | 13-1 | | 7–1 | 16–5 | – | | Saint Louis | 8–1 | 17–5 | – | |
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| Postseason |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| June 12 | | | 15–1 | 18–5 | | June 13 | | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 1–0 | 19–5 | | June 14 | | 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 | |
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Awards and honors
- Don Boenker
- First Team All-American[2]
- Junior Wren
- Kent Kurtz
Notes and References
- Web site: 1952 College World Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226114830/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1952. dead. December 26, 2011. September 25, 2019. Omaha.com.
- Web site: 2012 Mizzou Baseball Media Guide. mutigers.com. 13 June 2012. 14 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182933/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012MediaGuideSection3.pdf. dead.
