The 1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represented Texas A&M University in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Baseball Field. The team was coached by Beau Bell in his 1st year at Texas A&M.
The Aggies won the District VI playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Utah Redskins.
1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team |
Players | Coaches |
# | Pos. | Name | Bats/throws | Height | Weight | Year | Home town | | OF | Hollis Baker | / | — | — | | | | | Sam Blanton | / | — | — | | | | P | George Brown | / | — | — | | | | INF | Hank Candelari | R/R | — | — | | | | OF | John DeWitt | R/ | — | — | | | | INF | Jim Dishman | / | — | — | | | | INF | Joe Ecrette | /R | — | — | | | | RHP | Sid Goodloe | /R | — | — | | | | C | Martin Hamilton | / | — | — | | | | RHP | Pat Hubert | R/R | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | | | | INF | Jerry Lastelick | / | — | — | | | 2 | OF | Yale Lary | R/R | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | | Fort Worth, Texas | | OF | Bill McPherson | R/ | — | — | | | 7 | INF | Bill Munnerlyn | /L | — | — | | | 4 | C | Al Ogletree | R/R | — | — | | San Antonio, Texas | | RHP | Bob Tankersley | /R | — | — | | | | U | Blanton Taylor | R/ | — | — | | | 1 | INF | Guy Wallace (C) | /R | — | — | Sr | | | - Head coach
Beau Bell - Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Current redshirt
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Schedule[edit]
1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball game log |
Regular season |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record | 1 | March 2 | B. A. M. C. | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 8–7 | 1–0 | – | 2 | March 3 | B. A. M. C. | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 1–2 | 1–1 | – | 3 | March 14 | Houston | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 3–1 | 2–1 | – | 4 | March 17 | at Houston | Buffalo Stadium • Houston, Texas | 3–7 | 2–2 | – | 5 | March 20 | Sam Houston State | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 16–8 | 3–2 | – | 6 | March 22 | at B. A. M. C. | Unknown • San Antonio, Texas | 4–12 | 3–3 | – | 7 | March 23 | at B. A. M. C. | Unknown • San Antonio, Texas | 10–3 | 4–3 | – | 8 | March 28 | Minnesota | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 2–0 | 5–3 | – | 9 | March 29 | Minnesota | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 0–1 | 5–4 | – | 10 | March 31 | El Dorado Oilers | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 7–4 | 6–4 | – | |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record | 11 | April 3 | Baylor | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 2–3 | 6–5 | 0–1 | 12 | April 6 | SMU | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 3–0 | 7–5 | 1–1 | 13 | April 7 | SMU | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 3–0 | 8–5 | 2–1 | 14 | April 9 | TCU | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 4–5 | 8–6 | 2–2 | 15 | April 14 | Rice | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 7–2 | 9–6 | 3–2 | 16 | April 17 | at Sam Houston State | Unknown • Huntsville, Texas | 13–3 | 10–6 | 3–2 | 17 | April 21 | at Texas | Clark Field • Austin, Texas | 10–14 | 10–7 | 3–3 | 18 | April 27 | at TCU | Unknown • Fort Worth, Texas | 6–7 | 10–8 | 3–4 | 19 | April 28 | at TCU | Unknown • Fort Worth, Texas | 8–1 | 11–8 | 4–4 | 20 | April 30 | at SMU | Unknown • Dallas, Texas | 5–4 | 12–8 | 5–4 | |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record | 21 | May 4 | at Baylor | Unknown • Waco, Texas | 9–0 | 13–8 | 6–4 | 22 | May 5 | at Baylor | Unknown • Waco, Texas | 12–6 | 14–8 | 7–4 | 23 | May 11 | at Rice | Unknown • Houston, Texas | 13–2 | 15–8 | 8–4 | 24 | May 12 | at Rice | Unknown • Houston, Texas | 16–9 | 16–8 | 9–4 | 25 | May 17 | Texas | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 4–2 | 17–8 | 10–4 | 26 | May 18 | Texas | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas | 4–1 | 18–8 | 11–4 | |
Postseason |
District VI Tournament (2–1) # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record | 27 | May 23 | at Arizona | UA Field • Tucson, Arizona | 5–4 | 19–8 | 11–4 | 28 | May 24 | at Arizona | UA Field • Tucson, Arizona | 4–21 | 19–9 | 11–4 | 29 | May 25 | at Arizona | UA Field • Tucson, Arizona | 14–2 | 20–9 | 11–4 | |
College World Series (1–2) |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Hank Candelari
- John DeWitt
- Pat Hubert
- Yale Lary
- Al Ogletree
- Guy Wallace
- All-Southwest Conference[2]
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College World Series appearances in italics |