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During the 1950s the Missouri Tigers baseball team were playing in the Big Eight Conference (before 1958 the "Big Seven Conference"). They finished the season as champions in 1952 and 1958, and both times were runners-up in the College World Series.

1950

1950 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record11–9 (8-5 Big Seven)
Head coach
Seasons← 19491951 →
1950 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nebraska  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 3   .786 16 – 8   .667
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 – 5   .615 11 – 9   .550
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 14 – 8   .636
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 10 – 8   .556
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 –   –
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7   .364 –   –
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 7 – 13   .350
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1950
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1950 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 12th season at Missouri.

Roster

1950 Missouri Tigers
Roster
  • Lowell Alexander
  • Ross Boeger
  • Gene Crenshaw
  • Bob Davis
  • Sam Eatock
  • Floyd Eberhard
  • Roger Englert
  • Jack Frier
  • Bob Harting
  • Bud Heineman
  • Kent Kurtz
  • Clyde Lannenbeck
  • Bob Murrey
  • Robert Phillips
  • Bill Reddan
  • Jerry Rosenheim
  • Bob Smith
  • Walter Ulmer
  • Bob Wachter

Schedule

Legend
  Missouri win
  Missouri loss
1950 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Seven Record
Arkansas L 4–7 0–1
SMU L 11–20 0–2
TCU L 2–3 0–3
TCU L 4–6 0–4
Nebraska L 1–7 0–5 0–1
Nebraska L 1–3 0–6 0–2
Washington University W 8–5 1–6
Iowa State W 5–1 2–6 1–2
Iowa State W 4–3 3–6 2–2
Kansas W 9–2 4–6 3–2
Kansas L 3–9 4–7 3–3
Kansas W 4–3 5–7 4–3
Kansas L 1–2 5–8 4–4
Kansas State W 6–2 6–8 5–4
Kansas State W 3–1 7–8 6–4
Colorado L 0–9 7–9 6–5
Washington University W 12–0 8–9
Oklahoma W 9–8 9–9 7–5
Oklahoma W 6–0 10–9 8–5
Complete schedule unavailable

1951

1951 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record12–6 (9–4 Big Seven)
Head coach
Seasons← 19501952 →
1951 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 1   .909 19 – 9   .679
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 4   .692 12 – 6   .667
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 10 – 5   .667
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5   .375 –   –
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 6 – 9   .400
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 5 – 10   .333
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300 8 – 7   .533
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1951 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 13th season at Missouri.

Roster

1951 Missouri Tigers
Roster
  • Dick Atkinson
  • Bill Barbour
  • Ross Boeger
  • Don Boenker
  • Gene Crenshaw
  • Floyd Eberhard
  • Herb Gellman
  • Bob Harting
  • Bud Heineman
  • Kent Kurtz
  • Clyde Lannenbeck
  • Robert Loschke
  • John Patchett
  • Robert Phillips
  • Bill Reddan
  • Junior Wren

Schedule

1951 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record
Washington University 2–0 1–0 –
Fort Leonard Wood 8–5 2–0 –
Oklahoma 4–5 2–1 0-1
Rockhurst 1–4 2–2 –
Kansas State 12–1 3–2 1–1
Kansas State 7–9 3–3 1–2
Kansas 8–0 4–3 2-2
Nebraska 4–3 5–3 3-2
Washington University 2–0 6–3 –
Fort Leonard Wood 5–18 6–4 –
Colorado 2–0 7–4 4-2
Kansas State 0–8 7–5 4-3
Kansas State 5–0 8–5 5-3
Complete schedule unavailable

1952

Main article: 1952 Missouri Tigers baseball team

1953

1953 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record11–8 (9–5 Big Seven)
Head coach
Seasons← 19521954 →
1953 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 2   .778 11 – 11   .500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10 – 3   .769 13 – 5   .722
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 11 – 8   .579
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4   .500 –   –
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 –   –
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8   .333 6 – 10   .375
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 12   .077 4 – 13   .235
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1953 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 15th season at Missouri.

Roster

1953 Missouri Tigers
Roster
  • Bert Beckmann
  • Don Boenker
  • Buddy Cox
  • Dick Dickinson
  • James Doerr
  • Herb Gellman
  • John Jenkins
  • Bob Moheskey
  • Jerry Schoonmaker
  • Robert Schoonmaker
  • James Shepard
  • Larry Soffer
  • Victor Swenholt
  • Ray Uriarte
  • John Willingham
  • Lee Roy Wwnn

Schedule

1953 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record
Tulsa 5–6 0–1 –
Tulsa 10–9 1–1 –
Fort Leonard Wood 1–2 1–2 –
Oklahoma State 1–4 1–3 –
Oklahoma State 14–3 2–3 –
Kansas State 25–3 3–3 1-0
Kansas State 10–2 4–3 2-0
Nebraska 6–11 4–4 2-1
Nebraska 3–0 5–4 3-1
Colorado 9–5 6–4 4-1
Colorado 5–6 6–5 4-2
Kansas State 10–3 7–5 5-2
Kansas State 9–7 8–5 6-2
Kansas 8–3 9–5 7-2
Kansas 4–3 10–5 8-2
Kansas 10–9 11–5 9-2
Kansas 7–9 11–6 9-3
Oklahoma 2–5 11–7 9-4
Oklahoma 5–7 11–8 9-5

1954

Main article: 1954 Missouri Tigers baseball team

1955

1955 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record14–6 (9–3 Big Seven)
Head coach
Seasons← 19541956 →
1955 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 1   .900 13 – 10   .565
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 3   .750 14 – 6   .700
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4   .714 15 – 5   .750
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6   .455 –   –
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 –   –
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 10   .167 4 – 11   .267
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 10   .167 6 – 16   .273
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1955
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1955 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 17th season at Missouri.

Roster

1955 Missouri Tigers
Roster
  • Bert Beckmann
  • Ed Cook
  • Buddy Cox
  • Jack Davis
  • George Gleason
  • Emil Kammer
  • Eldon Morgan
  • Bob Musgrave
  • Gary Rust
  • Todd Sickel
  • Norm Stewart
  • Lee Roy Wwnn

Schedule

1955 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record
Fort Leonard Wood 27–4 1–0 –
Fort Leonard Wood 6–2 2–0 –
Arkansas 11–5 3–0 –
Arkansas 1–2 3–1 –
Tulsa 12–2 4–1 –
Tulsa 10–4 5–1 –
Oklahoma State 3–4 5–2 –
Oklahoma State 7–10 5–3 –
Iowa State 7–0 6–3 1-0
Oklahoma 2–4 6–4 1-1
Oklahoma 0–4 6–5 1-2
Colorado 5–3 7–5 2-2
Kansas State 19–1 8–5 3-2
Kansas State 15–2 9–5 4-2
Nebraska 3–4 9–6 4-3
Nebraska 2–1 10–6 5-3
Kansas 11–2 11–6 6-3
Kansas 16–1 12–6 7-3
Iowa State 5–1 13–6 8-3
Iowa State 8–7 14–6 9-3

1956

1956 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record14–7 (7–6 Big Seven)
Head coach
Seasons← 19551957 →
1956 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 2   .778 11 – 7   .611
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 12 – 8   .600
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545 14 – 5   .737
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538 14 – 7   .667
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 –   –
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8   .273 –   –
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250 5 – 10   .333
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the 1956 NCAA baseball tournament


The 1956 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 18th season at Missouri.

Roster

1956 Missouri Tigers
Roster
  • Jerry Cutright
  • Jack Davis
  • John Grace
  • Doug Fulick
  • Dan Herborn
  • Emil Kammer
  • Wade LaDue
  • Eldon Morgan
  • Bob Musgrave
  • Bill Ross
  • Paul Stehr
  • Norm Stewart

Schedule

1956 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record
Oklahoma State 7–5 1–0 –
Oklahoma State 9–10 1–1 –
Tulsa 14–6 2–1 –
Tulsa 8–6 3–1 –
Washington University 7–5 4–1 –
Washington University 12–3 5–1 –
Arkansas 2–0 6–1 –
Arkansas 8–2 7–1 –
Iowa State 6–1 8–1 1-0
Iowa State 18–4 9–1 2-0
Kansas State 8–1 10–1 3-0
Colorado 7–4 11–1 4-0
Colorado 3–4 11–2 4-1
Kansas 18–1 12–2 5-1
Kansas 14–5 13–2 6-1
Oklahoma State 6–13 13–3 –
Nebraska 7–10 13–4 6-2
Nebraska 27–4 14–4 7-2
Complete schedule unavailable

1957

1957 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record13–7 (10–7 Big Seven)
Head coach
Seasons← 19561958 →
1957 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iowa State  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 6   .647 18 – 9   .667
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 10 – 8   .556
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 13 – 7   .650
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8   .529 11 – 11   .500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 12 – 10   .545
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 7 – 10   .412
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 10 – 11   .476
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1957
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1957 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 19th season at Missouri.

Roster

1957 Missouri Tigers
Roster
  • Bob Cooper
  • Jack Davis
  • Doug Gulick
  • Dave Hill
  • Ralph Hochgrebe
  • Charlie James
  • Lee Keefer
  • Hank Kuhlman
  • Wade LaDue
  • Don Miller
  • Paul Stehr
  • Bo Toft
  • Ray Uriarte

Schedule

1957 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record
Arkansas 12–6 1–0 –
Arkansas 9–7 2–0 –
Washington University 7–0 3–0 –
Colorado 6–2 4–0 1-0
Colorado 3–2 5–0 2-0
Iowa State 9–14 5–1 2-1
Iowa State 5–6 5–2 2-2
Iowa State 7–3 6–2 3-2
Kansas 16–5 7–2 4-2
Kansas 3–6 7–3 4-3
Kansas 5–1 8–3 5-3
Kansas State 16–4 9–3 6-3
Kansas State 6–5 10–3 7-3
Kansas State 9–2 11–3 8-3
Nebraska 6–8 11–4 8-4
Nebraska 2-7 11–5 8-5
Nebraska 5-2 12–5 9-5
Oklahoma 3–4 12–6 9-6
Oklahoma 1–0 13–6 10-6
Oklahoma 2–7 13–7 10-7

1958

Main article: 1958 Missouri Tigers baseball team

1959

1959 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record9–11 (3–11 Big Eight)
Head coach
Seasons← 19581960 →
1959 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 3   .850 27 – 5   .844
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 15 – 8   .652
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 11 – 12   .478
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 11 – 10   .524
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 12 – 11   .522
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 9 – 11   .450
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9   .308 4 – 9   .308
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 9 – 11   .450
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1959
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1956". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  6. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  7. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1959". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
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