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.
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.
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 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
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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
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