American college baseball season
The 1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team represented the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his 12th year at Oklahoma A&M.
The Aggies won the District V Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team |
Players | Coaches |
# | Pos. | Name | B/T | Height | Weight | Year | Home town | | | Larry Allen | / | — | — | | | | P | Don Anderson | / | — | — | | | 2 | | Fred Babb | R/ | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | | | | | Don Bacon | / | — | — | | | | OF | Ronnie Bennett | L/R | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | | Stillwater, Oklahoma | | | Don Booher | / | — | — | | | | LHP | Tom Borland | L/L | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | | McAlester, Oklahoma | | | Val Dixon | / | — | — | | | | | Fred Duval | / | — | — | | | 19 | INF | Phil Finegan | L/L | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | | Tulsa, Oklahoma | | | Bob Garrett | / | — | — | | | | | Jim Green | / | — | — | | | | | Mayo Hemperly | / | — | — | | | | | Hayden Karn | / | — | — | | | | | Jim Kingsolver | / | — | — | | | | RHP | Kenneth Kinnamon | R/R | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | | | | | Gary Johnston | / | — | — | | | | | Jerry Patrick | / | — | — | | | | | Jim Remy | / | — | — | | | | INF | Jim Woolard | R/R | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | | Heavener, Oklahoma | | - Head coach
Toby Greene - Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Current redshirt
Roster Last update: February 12, 2021 |
Schedule[edit]
1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball game log |
Regular season |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | MVC record | 1 | March 21 | at Rice | Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas | 17–1 | 1–0 | – | 2 | March 22 | at Rice | Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas | 13–4 | 2–0 | – | 3 | March 24 | at Sam Houston State | Unknown • Huntsville, Texas | 8–4 | 3–0 | – | 4 | March 30 | at Sam Houston State | Unknown • Huntsville, Texas | 6–1 | 4–0 | – | |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | MVC record | 5 | April 2 | vs Oklahoma | • | 10–9 | 5–0 | – | 6 | April 5 | vs Oklahoma | • | 6–1 | 6–0 | – | 7 | April 12 | vs Oklahoma | • | 10–6 | 7–0 | – | 8 | April 15 | at Missouri | Rollins Field • Columbia, Missouri | 4–3 | 8–0 | – | 9 | April 16 | at Missouri | Rollins Field • Columbia, Missouri | 10–7 | 9–0 | – | 10 | April 18 | at Kansas | Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas | 16–7 | 10–0 | – | 11 | April 19 | at Kansas | Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas | 5–4 | 11–0 | – | 12 | April | Arkansas | • | 12–1 | 12–0 | – | 13 | April | Arkansas | • | 7–1 | 13–0 | – | 14 | April 26 | vs Oklahoma | • | 7–3 | 14–0 | – | 15 | April 29 | Wichita State | Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma | 23–1 | 15–0 | 1–0 | 16 | April 30 | Wichita State | Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma | 34–2 | 16–0 | 2–0 | 17 | April 30 | Wichita State | Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma | 19–2 | 17–0 | 3–0 | |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | MVC record | 18 | May 6 | Tulsa | • | 5–4 | 18–0 | 4–0 | 19 | May 7 | Tulsa | • | 9–2 | 19–0 | 5–0 | 20 | May 7 | Tulsa | • | 9–1 | 20–0 | 6–0 | 21 | May 13 | Houston | • | 10–2 | 21–0 | 7–0 | 22 | May 14 | Houston | • | 8–5 | 22–0 | 8–0 | |
Postseason |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | MVC record | 23 | | at Oklahoma | Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma | 0–3 | 22–1 | 8–0 | 24 | | at Oklahoma | Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma | 6–3 | 23–1 | 8–0 | 25 | | at Oklahoma | Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma | 6–2 | 24–1 | 8–0 | |
College World Series (3–2) # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | MVC record | 26 | June 10 | vs Springfield | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 5–1 | 25–1 | 8–0 | 27 | June 12 | vs Western Michigan | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 4–5 | 25–2 | 8–0 | 28 | June 13 | vs Colgate | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 4–2 | 26–2 | 8–0 | 29 | June 14 | vs Arizona | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 5–4 | 27–2 | 8–0 | 30 | June 15 | vs Wake Forest | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 0–2 | 27–3 | 8–0 | |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Ronnie Bennett
- Tom Borland
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |