1953 College World Series

The 1953 College World Series was the seventh NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1953 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The tournament's champion was Michigan, coached by Ray Fisher. The Most Outstanding Player was J. L. Smith of Texas.^[1]

1953 NCAA I
baseball tournament

Season	1953
Teams	8
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Michigan (1st title)
Runner-up	Texas (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Ray Fisher (1st title)
MOP	J. L. Smith (Texas)
← 1952 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1954 →

The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.^[2]

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record	Berth
Boston College	Independent	11–3	John Temple	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District I
Colorado State College[a]	RMC	15–4 (9–1)	Pete Butler	1 (last: 1952)	8th (1952)	0–2	District VII
Duke	Southern	21–8 (9–5)	Ace Parker	1 (last: 1952)	5th (1952)	1–2	District III
Houston	MVC	15–9 (6–2)	Lovette Hill	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District V
Lafayette	Independent	17–3–3	Charlie Gelbert	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	Won District II Playoff
Michigan	Big 10	17–8 (10–3)	Ray Fisher	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District IV
Stanford	CIBA	28–13–2 (10–6)	Everett Dean	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District VIII
Texas	SWC	21–5 (12–3)	Bibb Falk	3 (last: 1952)	1st (1949, 1950)	9–3	District VI

Results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Texas		2
	Duke		1
						Texas		7
						Lafayette		2
	Lafayette		6
	Colorado State College		2
											Texas		5
											Michigan		12
	Boston College		4
																Michigan		4
	Houston		1
						Boston College		3								Texas		6
						Michigan		6
	Michigan		4
	Stanford		0																							Michigan		7
																					Texas		13			Texas		5
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Lafayette		3
											Boston College		711
						Duke		3			Duke		6
																Boston College		1
						Colorado State College		2
																Lafayette		211
											Lafayette		4
						Houston		6			Stanford		3
						Stanford		7

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 11	Game 1	Texas	2–1	Duke
	Game 2	Boston College	4–1	Houston
	Game 3	Lafayette	6–2	Colorado State College
	Game 4	Michigan	4–0	Stanford
June 12	Game 5	Duke	3–2	Colorado State College	Colorado State College eliminated
	Game 6	Stanford	7–6	Houston	Houston eliminated
	Game 7	Michigan	6–2	Boston College
	Game 8	Texas	7–3	Lafayette
June 13	Game 9	Boston College	7–6 (11)	Duke	Duke eliminated
	Game 10	Lafayette	4–3	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
	Game 11	Michigan	12–5	Texas
June 14	Game 12	Lafayette	2–1 (11)	Boston College	Boston College eliminated
	Game 13	Texas	6–4	Michigan
June 15	Game 14	Texas	13–3	Lafayette	Lafayette eliminated
June 16	Final	Michigan	7–5	Texas	Michigan wins CWS

Notable players

• Boston College:
• Colorado State College:
• Duke: Al Spangler
• Houston: Bobby Clatterbuck, Carlton Hanta
• Lafayette:
• Michigan: Don Eaddy
• Stanford: Chuck Essegian, Jack Shepard
• Texas:J. L. Smith

Notes

1. Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.

References

1. "1953 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
2. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 28–31. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved July 19, 2013.