1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team

1954 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the College World Series ; As of June 30, 1954; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball
1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball
Missouri Valley champions; Missouri Valley Tournament champions; District VI champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1954 record	18–11 (8–1 MVC)
Head coach	Toby Greene (11th season);
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team represented the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his 11th year at Oklahoma A&M.

The Aggies won the District VI Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Missouri Tigers.

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1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Home town
		Don Anderson	/	—	—
		Bob Andrew	/	—	—
		Fred Babb	R/	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
		V. R. Barnhouse	/	—	—
	OF	Ronny Bennett	L/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Enid, Oklahoma
		Wayne Bennett	/	—	—
		Jack Bohl	/	—	—
		Don Booher	/	—	—
	LHP	Tom Borland	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	McAlester, Oklahoma
		Max Bunyard	/	—	—
		Conny Burdick	/	—	—
		George Day	/	—	—
19	INF	Phil Finegan	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Chickasha, Oklahoma
	RHP	Kenneth Kinnamon	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
		Jerry Patrick	/	—	—
		Harvey Romans	/	—	—
		Henry Walker	/	—	—
		Jim Walton	/	—	—
		J. B. White	/	—	—
	INF	Jim Woolard	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Heavener, Oklahoma

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Last update: February 9, 2021

1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

March (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	MVC Record
1	March 26	at Sam Houston State	Unknown • Huntsville, Texas	3–4	0–1	–
2	March 27	at Sam Houston State	Unknown • Huntsville, Texas	4–5	0–2	–
3	March 29	at Rice	Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas	12–3	1–2	–
4	March 30	at Rice	Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas	10–0	2–2	–

April (7–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	MVC Record
5	April 3	Oklahoma	•	6–13	2–3	–
6	April 5	Tulsa	•	23–4	3–3	1–0
7	April 16	Missouri	•	5–3	4–3	1–0
8	April 17	Missouri	•	6–12	4–4	1–0
9	April 19	Tulsa	•	13–7	5–4	2–0
10	April 19	Tulsa	•	16–6	6–4	3–0
11	April 23	Houston	•	4–14	6–5	3–1
12	April 24	Houston	•	6–0	7–5	4–1
13	April 24	Houston	•	11–7	8–5	5–1
14	April 30	at Wichita State	McAdams Field • Wichita, Kansas	7–1	9–5	6–1

May (3–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	MVC Record
15	May 1	at Wichita State	McAdams Field • Wichita, Kansas	7–3	10–5	7–1
16	May 1	at Wichita State	McAdams Field • Wichita, Kansas	14–5	11–5	8–1
17	May 3	Oklahoma	•	6–4	12–5	8–1
18	May 4	Oklahoma	•	2–4	12–6	8–1
19	May 7	at Nebraska	Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska	4–9	12–7	8–1
20	May 7	at Nebraska	Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska	1–3	12–8	8–1

Postseason

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	MVC Record
21	May	Saint Louis	•	7–2	13–8	8–1
22	May	Saint Louis	•	9–1	14–8	8–1

District VI Playoff (2–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	MVC Record
23	May 31	at Texas	Clark Field • Austin, Texas	7–6	15–8	8–1
24	June 1	at Texas	Clark Field • Austin, Texas	3–6	15–9	8–1
25	June 2	at Texas	Clark Field • Austin, Texas	16–12	16–9	8–1

College World Series (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
26	June 10	vs Rollins	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–9	16–10	8–1
27	June 11	vs Lafayette	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–2	17–10	8–1
28	June 12	vs Arizona	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–4	18–10	8–1
29	June 13	vs Missouri	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	3–7	18–11	8–1

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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball
Missouri Valley champions Missouri Valley Tournament champions District VI champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1954 record	18–11 (8–1 MVC)
Head coach	Toby Greene (11th season)
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	2	–	0	1.000		–		–
Oklahoma A&M ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	1	.889	18	–	11	.621
Houston ‍‍‍	4	–	5	.444	12	–	10	.545
Tulsa ‍‍‍	4	–	5	.444	11	–	10	.524
Wichita State ‍‍‍	2	–	7	.222	4	–	9	.308
Detroit ‍‍‍	0	–	2	.000	6	–	12	.333

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1954^[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll