1953 Texas Longhorns baseball team explained

Year:1953
Team:Texas Longhorns
Sport:baseball
Conference:Southwest Conference
Short Conf:SWC
Record:24–7–1
Conf Record:12–3–1
Head Coach:Bibb Falk (11th year)
Stadium:Clark Field
Champion:SWC Champions
Tourney:College World Series
Tourney Result:runner-up

The 1953 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 11th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series final, but were eliminated by Michigan.[1]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule

! style="background:#CC5500;color:white;"| Regular season|- valign="top" |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 17 || at Baylor (Houston) || Houston, TX || W 10–5 || 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 21 || Baylor (Houston) || Houston, TX || W 25–7 || 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 23 || || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 8–6 || 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 24 || Minnesota || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 7–6 || 4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 26 || || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 9–0 || 5–0 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffffbb"| March 31 || at || Houston, TX || T 2–215 || 5–0–1 || 1–0–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| April 2 || || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 6–5 || 6–0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| April 7 || || Clark Field • Austin, TX || L 1–3 || 6–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| April 8 || Oklahoma || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 18–8 || 7–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| April 10 || at || Waco, TX || W 6–5 || 8–1–1 || 2–0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| April 11 || at Baylor || Waco, TX || L 9–10 || 8–2–1 || 2–1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| April 17 || || Clark Field • Austin, TX || L 3–12 || 8–3–1 || 2–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| April 18 || SMU || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 10–912 || 9–3–1 || 3–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| April 21 || || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 12–5 || 10–3–1 || 4–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| April 25 || Baylor || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 14–11 || 11–3–1 || 5–2–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| May 1 || at || Fort Worth, TX || W 12–5 || 12–3–1 || 6–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| May 2 || at TCU || Fort Worth, TX || W 7–4 || 13–3–1 || 7–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| May 4 || at || Dallas, TX || W 8–5 || 14–3–1 || 8–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| May 7 || || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 7–2 || 15–3–1 || 9–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| May 7 || Rice || Clark Field • Austin, TX || W 12–2 || 16–3–1 || 10–2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| May 8 || Rice || Clark Field • Austin, TX || L 2–4 || 16–4–1 || 10–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| May 18 || at || Kyle Baseball FieldCollege Station, TX || W 1–0 || 17–4–1 || 11–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| May 18 || at Texas A&M || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX || W 4–1 || 18–4–1 || 12–3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| May 29 || at Seguin White Sox || Seguin, TX || W 6–3 || exh. || |-|-! style="background:#CC5500;color:white;"| Post-season|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| June 3 || at || Tucson, AZ || W 7–6 || 19–4–1 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| June 4 || at Arizona || Tucson, AZ || L 3–4 || 19–5–1 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| June 5 || at Arizona || Tucson, AZ || W 5–3 || 20–5–1 || 2–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| June 11 || Duke || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 2–1 || 21–5–1 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| June 12 || Lafayette || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 5–3 || 22–5–1 || 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| June 13 || Michigan || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 5–12 || 22–6–1 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| June 14 || Michigan || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 6–4 || 23–6–1 || 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| June 15 || Lafayette || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 13–3 || 24–6–1 || 4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| June 16 || Michigan || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 5–7 || 24–7–1 || 4–2|-

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Book: 2014 Baseball Media Guide. 110, 175–182. Texas Longhorns. January 2, 2015.
  3. Book: 2014 Baseball Media Guide. 52. Texas Longhorns. January 4, 2015.