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The 1947 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1947 NCAA baseball season . The team played their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina .
The team was coached by Randy Hinson , who completed his fourth season at Clemson. The Tigers were invited to the first NCAA baseball tournament , where they fell to Yale in the first game in the history of the event.[ 2] [ 3]
Joe Landrum was named to the first college baseball All-America Team .
1947 Clemson Tigers roster[ 4]
Pitchers
- Joe Hazle - Freshman
- Joe Landrum - Sophomore
- Luther Rentz - Senior
Catchers
- Tom Cleveland - Sophomore
Infielders
- Frank Gillespie - Sophomore
- Lynwood McCakin - Senior
- Jack Moore - Freshman - Hale Sherard - Senior
Outfielders
- Tom Castles - Freshman
- Homer Coker - Junior
- Dewey Quinn - Senior
Unknown
- Ed Berry
- J. R. Brown
- Leo Fisher
- Ray Fleming
- William Griffith
- Jim Hazle
- Hardin Joyce
- Bill Martin
- Dan Stroud
Legend
Clemson win
Clemson loss
Bold
Clemson team member
*
Non-Conference game
1947 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[ 5]
Regular season
March/April
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
SoCon Record
Mar 25
NC State
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 10–9
1–0
1–0
Mar 28
Duke
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 10–9
2–0
2–0
Mar 29
Duke
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
L 11–13
2–1
2–1
Apr 3
at Presbyterian *
Clinton, SC
W 8–2
3–1
Apr 7
Wofford *
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 4–3
4–1
Apr 8
Davidson
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 2–1
5–1
3–1
Apr 11
at South Carolina
Columbia, SC
W 4–1
6–1
4–1
Apr 12
at South Carolina
Columbia, SC
W 17–8
7–1
5–1
Apr 17
Georgia *
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 7–2
8–1
Apr 18
at The Citadel
WLI Field • Charleston, SC
W 14–4
9–1
6–1
Apr 21
at Georgia*
Ag. Hill • Athens, GA
L 7–8
9–2
Apr 24
Newberry *
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 9–4
10–2
Apr 26
at Newberry*
Newberry, SC
W 10–5
11–2
Apr 30
The Citadel
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 8–57
12–2
7–1
May
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
SoCon Record
May 2
at Erskine *
Due West, SC
W 5–4
13–2
May 3
at Wofford*
Spartanburg, SC
W 11–5
14–2
May 5
Furman
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 19–7
15–2
8–1
May 6
at Furman
Greenville, SC
L 4–7
15–3
8–2
May 9
Erskine*
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 3–2
16–3
May 10
at Davidson
Davidson, NC
W 15–1
17–3
9–2
May 13
Furman
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 9–6
18–3
10–2
May 14
at Furman
Greenville, SC
W 13–3
19–3
11–2
May 23
South Carolina
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 17–3
20–3
12–2
May 24
South Carolina
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC
W 10–8
21–3
13–2
Postseason
NCAA District III (South) Playoff
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Playoff record
June 12
vs Auburn
Charlotte, NC
W 8–3
22–3
1–0
June 13
vs Alabama
Charlotte, NC
W 1–0
23–3
2–0
June 14
vs Alabama
Charlotte, NC
L 2–8
23–4
2–1
June 14
vs Alabama
Charlotte, NC
W 4–1
24–4
3–1
Joe Landrum
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1947" . BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .
^ Joel Alderman (July 7, 2017). "The inaugural game in an NCAA Baseball Tournament took place at Yale Field in 1947, when Clemson opposed Yale and future U.S. President George H. W. Bush" . WTNH SportzEdge. Retrieved March 17, 2019 .
^ "1947 College World Series" . Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019 .
^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF) . Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .
^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF) . Clemson Tigers. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .
Venues Rivalries People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
Pre-SEC Pre-ACC
North Carolina (1933)
North Carolina (1934)
Unknown (1935)
Maryland (1936)
Duke (1937)
Duke (1938)
Duke (1939)
Unknown (1940–1946)
Clemson (1947)
North Carolina (1948)
Wake Forest (1949)
Wake Forest (1950)
Duke (1951)
Duke (1952)
Duke (1953)
Post-ACC
Virginia Tech (1954)
West Virginia (1955)
George Washington (1956)
George Washington (1957)
George Washington & Richmond (1958)
George Washington (1959)
The Citadel & Richmond (1960)
West Virginia (1961)
West Virginia (1962)
West Virginia (1963)
West Virginia (1964)
Furman (1965)
East Carolina (1966)
West Virginia (1967)
East Carolina (1968)
Furman (1969)
East Carolina (1970)
The Citadel & Furman (1971)
Richmond (1972)
Appalachian State (1973)
East Carolina (1974)
The Citadel (1975)
Furman (1976)
East Carolina (1977)
Marshall (1978)
The Citadel (1979)
ETSU (1980)
ETSU & Marshall & Western Carolina (1981)
The Citadel (1982)
I-AA/FCS
The Citadel (1983)
Appalachian State (1984)
Western Carolina (1985)
Western Carolina (1986)
Western Carolina (1987)
Western Carolina (1988)
Western Carolina (1989)
The Citadel (1990)
Furman (1991)
Western Carolina (1992)
Western Carolina (1993)
The Citadel (1994)
The Citadel (1995)
The Citadel (1998)
The Citadel (1999)
Georgia Southern (2000)
The Citadel (2001)
Georgia Southern (2002)
Western Carolina (2003)
The Citadel (2004)
Furman (2005)
College of Charleston (2006)
Wofford (2007)
Elon (2008)
Georgia Southern (2009)
The Citadel (2010)
Georgia Southern (2011)
Samford (2012)
Elon (2013)
Georgia Southern (2014)
Mercer (2015)
Western Carolina (2016)
UNC Greensboro (2017)
Samford (2018)
Mercer (2019)
Samford (2021)
UNC Greensboro (2022)
Samford (2023)
National championships in bold