1952 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 1952 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 14th season at Missouri.

1952 Missouri Tigers baseball
College World Series Runner-up Big Seven Conference Champions
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1952 record	20–7 (13–1 Big Seven)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (14th year)

1952 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri  ‍†‍‍^y	13	–	1		.929			20	–	7		.741
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	8	–	5		.615			13	–	7		.650
Kansas  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			11	–	6		.647
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	6	–	6		.500				–			–
Colorado  ‍‍‍	5	–	6		.455				–			–
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	10	–	1		.909			19	–	9		.679
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	2	–	15		.118			4	–	16		.200
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1952[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Led by All-Americans Don Boenker and Junior Wren, the Tigers advanced to the 1952 College World Series, losing to Holy Cross in the championship.[2][3]

Roster

1952 Missouri Tigers
Roster
Dick Atkinson Bill Barbour Bert Beckmann Ross Boeger Don Boenker Dick Dickinson Herb Gellman John Jenkins Kent Kurtz Gil Lauer Ralph Monroe John Patchett Junior Wren

Schedule

1952 Missouri Tigers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record Fort Leonard Wood 3–1 1–0 – TCU 0–5 1–1 – TCU 7–6 2–1 – Oklahoma State 0–3 2–2 – Oklahoma State 5–6 2–3 – Kansas State 20–0 3–3 1-0 Kansas State 12–4 4–3 2-0 Iowa State 7–0 5–3 3-0 Iowa State 6–2 6–3 4-0 Fort Leonard Wood 2–6 6–4 – Kansas State 9–6 7–4 5-0 Kansas State 4–5 7–5 5-1 Colorado 18–4 8–5 6-1 Colorado 19–4 9–5 7-1 Oklahoma 7–4 10–5 8-1 Oklahoma 5–4 11–5 9-1 Nebraska 6–5 12–5 10-1 Nebraska 8–5 13–5 11-1 Kansas 2–0 14–5 12-1 Kansas 5–2 15–5 13-1 Saint Louis 7–1 16–5 – Saint Louis 8–1 17–5 –
Postseason
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 12 vs. Colorado State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 15–1 18–5 June 13 vs. Holy Cross Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–0 19–5 June 14 vs. Penn State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–2 20–5 June 16 vs. Holy Cross Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–7 20–6 June 17 vs. Holy Cross Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–8 20–7

Coach Simmons (in suit) with All-American Wren, Boenker, and Kurtz

Awards and honors

Don Boenker

• First Team All-American[2]

Junior Wren

• First Team All-American[2]

Kent Kurtz

• Third Team All-American[2]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1952". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
2. "2012 Mizzou Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). mutigers.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
3. "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.