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1952 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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1952 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record19–9 (11–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas  ‍‍‍y 11 4   .733 19 9   .679
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9 6   .600 9 6   .600
TCU  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 13 12   .520
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 13 11   .542
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 10 19   .345
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 10   .333 12 13   .480
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1952[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1952 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 10th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, but were eliminated by eventual champion Holy Cross in the quarterfinal.[2]

Personnel

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Roster

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1952 Texas Longhorns roster[3]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • - Randy Biesenbach
  • - Ronald E. Spradlin
 

Infielders

  • - Paul Covey Mohr

Outfielders

  • - Travis A. Eckert
 

Unknown

  • - Harry Lenox Bengtson
  • - Cliff Gustafson
  • - Verne Carl Huser
  • - Roy Ernest Kelly
  • - Walter Eugene Oden
  • - Jimmy Dan Pace
  • - Dick Roberson
  • - Luther Scarborough
  • - Joe Henry Tanner
  • - Robert L. Towery
  • - Riley Verdine

Coaches

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1952 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Texas win
  Texas loss
1952 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[4]
Regular season
Postseason

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1952". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 7. Retrieved October 14, 2019.