1952 Texas Longhorns baseball team explained
The 1952 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 10th season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, but were eliminated by eventual champion Holy Cross in the quarterfinal.[1]
Personnel
Coaches
Schedule and results
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| 1952 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[3] |
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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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| Mar 15 | at * | | L 5–8 | 0–1 | | | Mar 18 | at Baylor* | Waco, TX | L 5–6 | 0–2 | | | Mar 21 | | | W 13–4 | 1–2 | | | Mar 22 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 15–4 | 2–2 | | | Mar 25 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–4 | 3–2 | | | Mar 26 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–05 | 4–2 | | | Mar 28 | at | | W 5–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | | Mar 29 | at SMU | Dallas, TX | L 2–5 | 5–3 | 1–1 | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Apr 1 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–5 | 6–3 | 2–1 | | Apr 5 | at | | W 2–1 | 7–3 | 3–1 | | Apr 8 | at | | L 8–13 | 7–4 | 3–2 | | Apr 15 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 13–3 | 8–4 | | | Apr 18 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–2 | 9–4 | 4–2 | | Apr 25 | at Rice | | W 13–7 | 10–4 | 5–2 | | Apr 26 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 7–3 | 11–4 | 6–2 | | Apr 28 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–3 | 12–4 | 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 3 | at Baylor | Waco, TX | W 17–3 | 13–4 | 8–2 | | May 3 | at Baylor | Waco, TX | L 5–9 | 13–5 | 8–3 | | May 9 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–2 | 14–5 | 9–3 | | May 10 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 21–6 | 15–5 | 10–3 | | May 15 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | 16–5 | 11–3 | | May 16 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–3 | 16–6 | 11–4 | |
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| Postseason |
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| District 6 playoffs |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Playoff record |
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| June 6 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 3–1 | 17–6 | 1–0 | | June 6 | Arizona | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 0–1 | 17–7 | 1–1 | | June 7 | Arizona | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 15–8 | 18–7 | 2–1 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| June 12 | | | L 3–5 | 18–8 | 0–1 | | June 13 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 10–1 | 19–8 | 1–1 | | June 14 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–2 | 19–9 | 1–2 | |
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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. October 14, 2019. Omaha.com.
- Book: Baseball Letterwinners. Texas Longhorns. October 15, 2019.
- Book: Texas Baseball Year by Year Results. Texas Longhorns. October 14, 2019. 7.
