1953 Houston Cougars baseball team explained

Year:	1953
Team:	Houston Cougars
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:	Missouri Valley
Record:	15–11
Conf Record:	6–2
Head Coach:	Lovette Hill
Hc Year:	4th
Stadium:	Cougar Field
Champion:	Missouri Valley Conference champions District 5 champions
Tourney:	College World Series
Tourney Result:	0–2

The 1953 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston during the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The team won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, and advanced to participate in the College World Series.^[1] ^[2] It was Houston's first appearance in the College World Series. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Lovette Hill, and played its home games at Cougar Field.

Showing a sluggish start to the season, Houston lost six out of their first seven games, but then went on a seven-game winning streak that eventually propelled the team to a conference championship.

Roster

1953 Houston Cougars baseball

Roster

Pitchers

13 Ronnie Zeller
18 Bobby Clatterbuck
20 Ken Lile
22 Bobby Vickers

Catchers

8 Frankie Peters
11 Claude Arrington

Infielders

3 Doug Osburn
4 Jackie Reed
7 Carlton Hanta
14 Billy Savarino

Outfielders

8 Foy Boyd
9 Gene Russell
12 John Dean
15 Allen Shipley

Head coach

Lovette Hill

Schedule

! style="background:#CC0000;color:white;"| Regular season|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 9 || vs. || 3–4 || 0–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 10 || vs. Baylor || 6–11 || 0–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 13 || vs. || 2–4 || 0–3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 18 || vs. || 12–2 || 1–3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 23 || vs. || 3–5 || 1–4 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 25 || vs. || 2–6 || 1–5 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 26 || vs. Minnesota || 4–5 || 1–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 2 || vs. || 5–4 || 2–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 3 || vs. Louisiana || 13–6 || 3–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 4 || vs. Louisiana || 7–4 || 4–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 10 || vs. || 10–3 || 5–6 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 10 || vs. Wichita State || 9–4 || 6–6 || 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 14 || vs. Lamar || 6–4 || 7–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 20 || vs. Sam Houston State || 10–7 || 8–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 1 || vs. || 6–8 || 8–7 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 2 || vs. Tulsa|| 18–14 || 9–7 || 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 8 || vs. || 4–6 || 9–8 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 9 || vs. Oklahoma State || 3–2 || 10–8 || 4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 12 || vs. Texas A&M || 3–2 || 11–8 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 22|| vs. || 6–3 || 12–8 || 5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 22 || vs. Detroit || 10–2 || 13–8 || 6–2|-|-! style="background:#CC0000;color:#FFFFFF;"| Postseason|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 26|| vs. || 4–7 || 13–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 27 || vs. Oklahoma || 8–7 || 14–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 27 || vs. Oklahoma || 5–3 || 15–9|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| June 11 || vs. Boston College || Rosenblatt Stadium || 1–4 || 15–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| June 12 || vs. Stanford || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–7 || 15–11|-

Notes and References

News: 5,303 See Michigan Win Title . https://web.archive.org/web/20130515134637/http://dataomaha.com/media/cws/covers/1953.pdf . dead . May 15, 2013 . . June 17, 1953 . February 27, 2014 .
Web site: 1953 College World Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226114617/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1953. dead. December 26, 2011. September 25, 2019. Omaha.com.