1949 Texas Longhorns baseball team

1949 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 30, 1949; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1949 Texas Longhorns baseball
1949 Texas Longhorns baseball
National Champions; SWC Champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
1949 record	22-4 (12–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (7th year);
Home stadium	Clark Field
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

The 1949 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 7th season at Texas.

The Longhorns won the College World Series, defeating the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the championship game.^[3]

Roster[]

1949 Texas Longhorns roster

Pitchers

James Ehrler
Charlie Gorin
Murray Wall

Catchers

Dan Watson

Infielders

Tom Hamilton
Al Joe Hunt
Frank Kana
Don Russell
Jim Shamblin
Ben Tompkins
Jack Webb

Outfielders

Rob Brock
Don Cavness
Ed Kneuper
Charlie Munson
Frank Womack

Schedule[]

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss

1949 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
March 21	Ohio State	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 11–5	1–0
March 22	Ohio State	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–4	2–0
March 23	Ohio State	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 1–5	2–1
March 25	Oklahoma	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–1	3–1
March 26	Oklahoma	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–5	4–1
March 29	Hardin-Simmons	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–2	5–1
March 31	Baylor	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–4	6–1	1–0

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
April 5	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 15–7	7–1	2–0
April 5	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–0	8–1	3–0
April 8	at TCU	Fort Worth, TX	W 7–0	9–1	4–0
April 9	at TCU	Fort Worth, TX	W 8–0	10–1	5–0
April 12	at SMU	Armstrong Field • Dallas, TX	W 11–1	11–1	6–0
April 21	Texas A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 14–4	12–1	7–0
April 29	at Baylor	• Waco, TX	L 5–11	12–2	7–1
April 30	at Baylor	Ferrell Field • Waco, TX	L 2–3	12–3	7–2

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
May 5	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0	13–3	8–2
May 6	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–5	14–3	9–2
May 10	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 11–6	15–3	10–2
May 11	at Rice	Houston, TX	W 9–4	16–3	11–2
May 13	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	L 1–6	16–4	11–3
May 14	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	W 6–1	17–4	12–3

Post-Season

NCAA Region C
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Regional Record
June 16	Oklahoma A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	18–4	1–0
June 17	Oklahoma A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–3	19–4	2–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 22	St. John's	Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS	W 7–1	20–4	1–0
June 23	Wake Forest	Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS	W 8–1	21–4	2–0
June 25	Wake Forest	Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, KS	W 10–3	22–4	3–0

Awards and honors[]

Ed Kneuper

First Team All-American^[4]
First Team All-SWC^[4]

Tom Hamilton

First Team All-American^[4]
First Team All-SWC^[4]
College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[5]

Jim Shamblin

First Team All-SWC^[4]

Murray Wall

First Team All-American^[4]
First Team All-SWC^[4]

Don Watson

First Team All-SWC^[4]

References[]

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1949". boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
^ "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ "1949 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2010 Texas Longhorns baseball Media Guide". TexasSports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
^ "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1949". boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.

[2] "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved March 28, 2013.

[3] "1949 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Honors-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2010 Texas Longhorns baseball Media Guide". TexasSports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

[CWS-5] "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

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v t Texas Longhorns 1949 College World Series champions
Charlie Gorin Tom Hamilton (College World Series MOP) Ben Tompkins Murray Wall
Head Coach Bibb Falk
Regular season NCAA Tournament College World Series

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

1949 Texas Longhorns baseball

National Champions SWC Champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
1949 record	22-4 (12–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (7th year)
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	3	.800	23	–	7	.767
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	10	–	4	.714	17	–	8	.680
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	17	–	12	.586
SMU ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	8	–	12	.400
TCU ‍‍‍	4	–	11	.267	6	–	14	.300
Rice ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	4	–	14	.222

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1949^[1]^[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball