1953 Texas Longhorns baseball team

American college baseball season

1953 Texas Longhorns baseball

SWC Champions
College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	24–7–1 (12–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (11th year)
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons← 19521954 →

1953 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas ‍†‍‍	12	–	3	.800	25	–	7	.781
SMU ‍†‍‍	12	–	3	.800	15	–	6	.714
Baylor ‍‍‍	7	–	5	.583	7	–	5	.583
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	10	–	15	.400
Rice ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	7	–	16	.304
TCU ‍‍‍	2	–	11	.154	7	–	15	.318

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

Personnel

1953 Texas Longhorns roster
	Pitchers Boyd Linker J. L. Smith John R. Jones Catchers Randy Biesenbach Ronald Spradlin		Infielders Paul Mohr Outfielders Travis Eckert Tommy Snow		Unknown Roy Kelly Walter Oden Jimmy Pace Jesse Smith Buddy Stevenson Robert Towery Martin Wiginton Thomas Yium

1953 Texas Longhorns roster

Unknown

1953 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staff
Bibb Falk – Head coach – 11th year Dan Watson – Assistant coach (freshmen) – 1st year

1953 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log

Regular season

March

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
March 17	at Baylor (Houston)	Houston, TX	W 10–5	1–0
March 21	Baylor (Houston)	Houston, TX	W 25–7	2–0
March 23	Minnesota	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–6	3–0
March 24	Minnesota	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–6	4–0
March 26	Texas A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0	5–0	1–0
March 31	at Rice	Houston, TX	T 2–2	5–0–1	1–0–1

April

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
April 2	Sam Houston Teachers College	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–5	6–0–1
April 7	Oklahoma	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 1–3	6–1–1
April 8	Oklahoma	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 18–8	7–1–1
April 10	at Baylor	Waco, TX	W 6–5	8–1–1	2–0–1
April 11	at Baylor	Waco, TX	L 9–10	8–2–1	2–1–1
April 17	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 3–12	8–3–1	2–2–1
April 18	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–9	9–3–1	3–2–1
April 21	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–5	10–3–1	4–2–1
April 25	Baylor	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 14–11	11–3–1	5–2–1

May

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
May 1	at TCU	Fort Worth, TX	W 12–5	12–3–1	6–2–1
May 2	at TCU	Fort Worth, TX	W 7–4	13–3–1	7–2–1
May 4	at SMU	Dallas, TX	W 8–5	14–3–1	8–2–1
May 7	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–2	15–3–1	9–2–1
May 7	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–2	16–3–1	10–2–1
May 8	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 2–4	16–4–1	10–3–1
May 18	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	W 1–0	17–4–1	11–3–1
May 18	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	W 4–1	18–4–1	12–3–1
May 29	at Seguin White Sox	Seguin, TX	W 6–3	exh.

Post-season

District 6 Playoffs

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT Record
June 3	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	W 7–6	19–4–1	1–0
June 4	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	L 3–4	19–5–1	1–1
June 5	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	W 5–3	20–5–1	2–1

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS Record
June 11	Duke	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 2–1	21–5–1	1–0
June 12	Lafayette	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–3	22–5–1	2–0
June 13	Michigan	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 5–12	22–6–1	2–1
June 14	Michigan	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 6–4	23–6–1	3–1
June 15	Lafayette	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 13–3	24–6–1	4–1
June 16	Michigan	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 5–7	24–7–1	4–2

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v t e Texas Longhorns baseball
Venues	Clark Field I (1894–1927) Clark Field II (1928–1974) UFCU Disch-Falk Field (1975–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)
People	Head coaches Award winners Notable players MLB draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics