1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team

{{short description|American college baseball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| year = 1951

| team = Texas A&M Aggies

| sport = baseball

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| conference = Southwest Conference

| conference_link = Southwest Conference

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| short_conf = SWC

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| record = 21–11

| conf_record = 11–4

| head_coach = Beau Bell

| hc_year = 1st

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| captain = Guy Wallace

| captain_year = Senior

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| stadium = Kyle Baseball Field

| champion = Southwest Conference co-champions
District VI Playoff champions

| tourney = College World Series

| tourney_result = T-5th

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{{1951 Southwest Conference baseball standings}}

The 1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represented Texas A&M University in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Baseball Field. The team was coached by Beau Bell in his 1st year at Texas A&M.

The Aggies won the District VI playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Utah Redskins.

Roster

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Schedule

{{Game log start|style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas A&M Aggies|border=2|color=white}}|title= 1951 Texas A&M Aggies baseball game log}}

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas A&M Aggies|border=2|color=white}}" | Regular season

|- valign="top"

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas A&M Aggies|border=2}};|title=March (6–4)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| SWC record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 1 || March 2 || {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=Brooke Army Medical Center|title=B. A. M. C.}} || Kyle Baseball FieldCollege Station, Texas || 8–7 || 1–0 || –

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 2 || March 3 || B. A. M. C. || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 1–2 || 1–1 || –

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| 3 || March 14 || {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}} || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 3–1 || 2–1 || –

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 4 || March 17 || at Houston || Buffalo StadiumHouston, Texas || 3–7 || 2–2 || –

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| 5 || March 20 || {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=Sam Houston State Bearkats|title=Sam Houston State}} || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 16–8 || 3–2 || –

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 6 || March 22 || at B. A. M. C. || Unknown • San Antonio, Texas || 4–12 || 3–3 || –

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| 7 || March 23 || at B. A. M. C. || Unknown • San Antonio, Texas || 10–3 || 4–3 || –

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 8 || March 28 || {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}} || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 2–0 || 5–3 || –

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| 9 || March 29 || Minnesota || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 0–1 || 5–4 || –

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| 10 || March 31 || El Dorado Oilers || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 7–4 || 6–4 || –

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{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas A&M Aggies|border=2}};|title=April (6–4)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| SWC record}}

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| 11 || April 3 || {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}} || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 2–3 || 6–5 || 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 12 || April 6 || {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=SMU Mustangs|title=SMU}} || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 3–0 || 7–5 || 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 13 || April 7 || SMU || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 3–0 || 8–5 || 2–1

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| 14 || April 9 || {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}} || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 4–5 || 8–6 || 2–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 15 || April 14 || {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}} || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 7–2 || 9–6 || 3–2

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| 16 || April 17 || at Sam Houston State || Unknown • Huntsville, Texas || 13–3 || 10–6 || 3–2

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| 17 || April 21 || at {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}} || Clark FieldAustin, Texas || 10–14 || 10–7 || 3–3

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| 18 || April 27 || at TCU || Unknown • Fort Worth, Texas || 6–7 || 10–8 || 3–4

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| 19 || April 28 || at TCU || Unknown • Fort Worth, Texas || 8–1 || 11–8 || 4–4

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| 20 || April 30 || at SMU || Unknown • Dallas, Texas || 5–4 || 12–8 || 5–4

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{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas A&M Aggies|border=2}};|title=May (6–0)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| SWC record}}

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| 21 || May 4 || at Baylor || Unknown • Waco, Texas || 9–0 || 13–8 || 6–4

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| 22 || May 5 || at Baylor || Unknown • Waco, Texas || 12–6 || 14–8 || 7–4

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| 23 || May 11 || at Rice || Unknown • Houston, Texas || 13–2 || 15–8 || 8–4

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| 24 || May 12 || at Rice || Unknown • Houston, Texas || 16–9 || 16–8 || 9–4

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| 25 || May 17 || Texas || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 4–2 || 17–8 || 10–4

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| 26 || May 18 || Texas || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 4–1 || 18–8 || 11–4

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{{Game log section end}}

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas A&M Aggies|border=2|color=white}}" | Postseason

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas A&M Aggies|border=2}};|title=District VI Tournament (2–1)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| SWC record}}

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| 27 || May 23 || at {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=Arizona Wildcats|title=Arizona}} || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–4 || 19–8 || 11–4

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| 28 || May 24 || at Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–21 || 19–9 || 11–4

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| 29 || May 25 || at Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 14–2 || 20–9 || 11–4

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{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas A&M Aggies|border=2}};|title=College World Series (1–2)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| SWC record}}

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| 30 || June 13 || vs Springfield || Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska || 1–5 || 20–10 || 11–4

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| 31 || June 14 || vs Ohio State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–2 || 21–10 || 11–4

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| 32 || June 15 || vs Utah || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 8–15 || 21–11 || 11–4

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{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log end}}

Awards and honors

;Hank Candelari

;John DeWitt

  • All-Southwest Conference

;Pat Hubert

;Yale Lary

  • All-Southwest Conference

;Al Ogletree

  • All-Southwest Conference

;Guy Wallace

  • All-Southwest Conference{{cite web |url=https://bookreader.library.tamu.edu/book.php?id=yb1951&getbook=Go#page/n433/mode/2up |title=1951 Aggieland |publisher=Texas A&M University |work=www.bookreader.library.tamu.edu |accessdate=October 21, 2020}}

References