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1951 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

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1951 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record19–9 (10–1 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home stadiumHaskell Park
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 10 1   .909 19 9   .679
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 4   .692 12 6   .667
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 5 4   .556 10 5   .667
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 3 5   .375  
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 6 9   .400
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5 10   .333 5 10   .333
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 3 7   .300 8 7   .533
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1951 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Jack Baer in his 7th season at Oklahoma.

The Sooners won the College World Series, defeating the Tennessee Volunteers in the championship game.[2]

Roster

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1951 Oklahoma Sooners roster
 

Pitchers

  • Floyd Murphy
  • Jack Shirley
  • James Waldrip

Catchers

 

Infielders

  • William Harrah
  • Ray Morgosh
  • Gene Sheets
  • Gene Stafford
  • Joe Straka
  • Roger Wich

Outfielders

  • James Antonio
  • Phil McKee
  • Charles Pugsley
 

Position Unknown

  • Joe Burke
  • John Davis
  • Edward Ignace
  • Edwin Sandel
  • Jack Van Pool
 

Schedule

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Legend
  Oklahoma win
  Oklahoma loss
1951 Oklahoma Sooners baseball game log
Postseason

Awards and honors

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Jack Shirley
  • All-America Second Team[3]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "1951 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "2012 Media Guide" (PDF). SoonerSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2013.