1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team

1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball
Missouri Valley champions Missouri Valley Tournament champions District V champions
College World Series, 3rd
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	27–3 (8–0 MVC)
Head coach	Toby Greene (12th season)

1955 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma A&M  ‍†‍‍y	8	–	0		1.000			27	–	3		.900
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	3	–	2		.600				–			–
Detroit  ‍‍‍	2	–	2		.500			8	–	9		.471
Bradley  ‍‍‍	2	–	3		.400			16	–	5		.762
Houston  ‍‍‍	3	–	5		.375			6	–	13		.316
Tulsa  ‍‍‍	3	–	6		.333			6	–	12		.333
Wichita State  ‍‍‍	3	–	6		.333			4	–	9		.308
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1955 Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team represented the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his 12th year at Oklahoma A&M.

The Aggies won the District V Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Roster

1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town Larry Allen / — — P Don Anderson / — — 2 Fred Babb R/ 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Don Bacon / — — OF Ronnie Bennett L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Stillwater, Oklahoma Don Booher / — — LHP Tom Borland L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) McAlester, Oklahoma Val Dixon / — — Fred Duval / — — 19 INF Phil Finegan L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Tulsa, Oklahoma Bob Garrett / — — Jim Green / — — Mayo Hemperly / — — Hayden Karn / — — Jim Kingsolver / — — RHP Kenneth Kinnamon R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Gary Johnston / — — Jerry Patrick / — — Jim Remy / — — INF Jim Woolard R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Heavener, Oklahoma	Head coach Toby Greene Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 12, 2021

Schedule

1955 Oklahoma A&M Aggies baseball game log
Regular season
March (4–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 1 March 21 at Rice Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas 17–1 1–0 – 2 March 22 at Rice Rice Baseball Field • Houston, Texas 13–4 2–0 – 3 March 24 at Sam Houston State Unknown • Huntsville, Texas 8–4 3–0 – 4 March 30 at Sam Houston State Unknown • Huntsville, Texas 6–1 4–0 –
April (13–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 5 April 2 vs Oklahoma • 10–9 5–0 – 6 April 5 vs Oklahoma • 6–1 6–0 – 7 April 12 vs Oklahoma • 10–6 7–0 – 8 April 15 at Missouri Rollins Field • Columbia, Missouri 4–3 8–0 – 9 April 16 at Missouri Rollins Field • Columbia, Missouri 10–7 9–0 – 10 April 18 at Kansas Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas 16–7 10–0 – 11 April 19 at Kansas Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas 5–4 11–0 – 12 April Arkansas • 12–1 12–0 – 13 April Arkansas • 7–1 13–0 – 14 April 26 vs Oklahoma • 7–3 14–0 – 15 April 29 Wichita State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 23–1 15–0 1–0 16 April 30 Wichita State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 34–2 16–0 2–0 17 April 30 Wichita State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 19–2 17–0 3–0
May (5–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 18 May 6 Tulsa • 5–4 18–0 4–0 19 May 7 Tulsa • 9–2 19–0 5–0 20 May 7 Tulsa • 9–1 20–0 6–0 21 May 13 Houston • 10–2 21–0 7–0 22 May 14 Houston • 8–5 22–0 8–0
Postseason
District V Playoff (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 23 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 0–3 22–1 8–0 24 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 6–3 23–1 8–0 25 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 6–2 24–1 8–0
College World Series (3–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 26 June 10 vs Springfield Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–1 25–1 8–0 27 June 12 vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–5 25–2 8–0 28 June 13 vs Colgate Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–2 26–2 8–0 29 June 14 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–4 27–2 8–0 30 June 15 vs Wake Forest Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–2 27–3 8–0

Awards and honors

Ronnie Bennett

• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

Tom Borland

• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• College World Series Most Outstanding Player
• College World Series All-Tournament Team