1947 Texas Longhorns baseball team

1947 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 30, 1947; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1947 Texas Longhorns baseball
1947 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC Champions
NCAA Western Playoff
Conference	Southwest Conference
1947 record	22–4 (12–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (5th year);
Home stadium	Clark Field
	Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

The 1947 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas in the 1947 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 5th season at Texas.

The Longhorns were invited to the inaugural NCAA Baseball Tournament, falling in the final of the Western Playoff to eventual College World Series champion California.^[2]

Roster[]

1952 Texas Longhorns roster^[3]

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Tom Hamilton
Randy Jackson
Sidney Zomlefer

Outfielders

Manager

John P. Lucas

Unknown

William Jessie Cox
Robert L. Ferguson
Walter P. Headrick
Charles E. Munson
Joe Mullins Randerson
Jim Shamblin
Charles W. Tankersley
Lloyd Rex Travis
John Daniel Watson
Ellis Joe Wheless
Hobbs Williams

Schedule[]

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
*	Non-Conference game

1947 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log^[4]

Regular Season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
Mar 13	Hardin–Simmons*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 28–9	1–0
Mar 21	Brooke Army Medical Center*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–3	2–0
Mar 22	at Brooke Army Medical Center*	Fort Sam Houston • San Antonio, TX	L 3–5	2–1
Mar 24	McMurry*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–5	3–1
Mar 27	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–7	4–1	1–0
Mar 28	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 19–5	5–1	2–0

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
Apr 1	at Beaumont Exporters*	Stuart Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 7–13	5–2
Apr 2	at Rice	Houston, TX	W 10–2	6–2	3–0
Apr 4	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–7	7–2
Apr 5	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–5	8–2
Apr 11	Texas A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–8	9–2	4–0
Apr 17	at Baylor	Waco, TX	W 9–6	10–2	5–0
Apr 18	at Baylor	Waco, TX	L 2–6	10–3	5–1
Apr 22	Baylor	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 1–0	11–3	6–1
Apr 25	at TCU	Fort Worth, TX	W 4–3	12–3	7–1
Apr 26	at TCU	Fort Worth, TX	W 12–1	13–3	8–1
Apr 28	at SMU	Dallas, TX	W 4–1	14–3	9–1

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
May 1	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 8–6	15–3	10–1
May 2	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–4	16–3	11–1
May 6	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 15–5	17–3	12–1
May 14	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	W 6–5	18–3	13–1
May 15	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	W 11–9	19–3	14–1

Post-Season

NCAA Western Playoff
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Regional Record
June 20	Oklahoma	Merchants Park • Denver, CO	W 10–9	20–3	1–0
June 21	California	Merchants Park • Denver, CO	L 7–8	20–4	1–1

References[]

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1947". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ "1947- It was a very good year". Texas Legacy Support Network. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 93. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1947". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

[2] "1947- It was a very good year". Texas Legacy Support Network. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[3] Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[4] Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 93. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

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v t 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
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1902 1905 1947 1949 1950 1952 1953 1957 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1979 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1989 1992 1993 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 2011 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1947 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	1	.933	20	–	4	.833
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	5	.643	12	–	8	.600
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	8	–	6	.571	14	–	8	.636
SMU ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357	6	–	9	.400
Rice ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	5	–	11	.313
TCU ‍‍‍	3	–	12	.200	4	–	15	.211

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1947^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball