1957 Texas Longhorns baseball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = baseball

|year = 1957

|team = Texas Longhorns

|logo = Texas Longhorns logo.svg

|logo_size = 150

|conference = Southwest Conference

|short_conf = SWC

|record = 20–6

|conf_record = 12–1

|head_coach = Bibb Falk (15th year)

|asst_coach1 =

|stadium = Clark Field

|champion =SWC champions

|bowl = College World Series

|bowl_result = 1–2

}}

The 1957 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 15th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, but were eliminated by Notre Dame in the quarterfinal.{{cite web|url=http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1957|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226114826/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1957|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2011|title=1957 College World Series|accessdate=December 7, 2019|publisher=Omaha.com}}

Personnel

=Roster=

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns\|border=0}}"\|1957 Texas Longhorns roster{{cite book\|url=https://texassports.com/documents/2018/4/23/Texas_Baseball_Letterwinners.pdf\|publisher=Texas Longhorns\|title=Baseball Letterwinners\|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}
width="03"\| \|valign="top"\| Pitchers Catchers \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Infielders Outfielders \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Unknown - Richard Carrington - Pete Embry - George A. Gainley Jr. - Clay R. Gault - Johnny Harlod Lowry - Roy Menge - George E. Myers - Howard Dean Reed - Jesse L. Smith - Raymond Stauffacher - Robert B. Sudderth - Harry Evans Taylor - Glenn A. Van Rosenberg

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns|border=0}}"|1957 Texas Longhorns roster{{cite book|url=https://texassports.com/documents/2018/4/23/Texas_Baseball_Letterwinners.pdf|publisher=Texas Longhorns|title=Baseball Letterwinners|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}

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Pitchers

Catchers

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Infielders

Outfielders

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Unknown

- Richard Carrington
- Pete Embry
- George A. Gainley Jr.
- Clay R. Gault
- Johnny Harlod Lowry
- Roy Menge
- George E. Myers
- Howard Dean Reed
- Jesse L. Smith
- Raymond Stauffacher
- Robert B. Sudderth
- Harry Evans Taylor
- Glenn A. Van Rosenberg

=Coaches=

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns\|border=0}}"\|1957 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staff
style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Bibb Falk – Head coach – 15th year

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns|border=0}}"|1957 Texas Longhorns baseball coaching staff

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Bibb Falk – Head coach – 15th year

Schedule and results

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bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|	Texas win
bgcolor="#ffbbbb"\|	Texas loss

colspan=2 style="{{NCAA color cell\|Texas Longhorns}}"\|1957 Texas Longhorns baseball game log{{cite book\|url=https://texassports.com/documents/2018/4/23//Texas_Baseball_Year_by_Year_Results.pdf?id=12058\|publisher=Texas Longhorns\|title=Texas Baseball Year by Year Results\|accessdate=December 15, 2019\|page=7}}
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns\|color=white}}"\|Regular season
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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! SWC record
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 11	{{CBSB link\|year=1957\|team=Sam Houston State Bearkats\|title=Sam Houston Teachers College}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 7–8	0–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 12	Sam Houston Teachers College*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–3	1–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 15	{{CBSB link\|year=1957\|team=Oklahoma Sooners\|title=Oklahoma}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–2	2–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 16	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 0–4	2–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 22	at {{CBSB link\|year=1957\|team=Texas A&M Aggies\|title=Texas A&M}}	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	W 8–4	3–2	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 25	{{CBSB link\|year=1957\|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers\|title=Minnesota}}*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–2	4–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 26	Minnesota	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–4	5–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 29	{{CBSB link\|year=1957\|team=SMU Mustangs\|title=SMU}}	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 2–1¹¹	6–2	2–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 30	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–6	7–2	3–0

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! SWC record
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bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 9	Amarillo Gold Sox	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 8–15	7–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 12	{{CBSB link\|year=1957\|team=Rice Owls\|title=Rice}}	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–5	8–3	4–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 13	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 22–5	9–3	5–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 18	Topeka Hawks	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–4	10–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 27	at {{CBSB link\|year=1957\|team=TCU Horned Frogs\|title=TCU}}	Fort Worth, TX	W 9–5	11–3	6–0
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 27	at TCU	Fort Worth, TX	L 2–4	11–4	6–1

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! SWC record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 3	{{CBSB link\|year=1957\|team=Baylor Bears\|title=Baylor}}	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 11–1	12–4	7–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 6	at Rice	Houston, TX	W 9–8	13–4	8–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 7	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–0	14–4	9–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 10	at SMU	Dallas, TX	W 3–1¹²	15–4	10–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 14	Texas A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–1	16–4	11–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 14	Texas A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 1–0	17–4	12–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 29	Plymouth (Sinton, TX) Oilers	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 4–7	17–5

! colspan=2 style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|Postseason

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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! Playoff record
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 31	{{CBSB link\|year=1957\|team=Arizona Wildcats\|title=Arizona}}	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 2–0	18–5	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 4	Arizona	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–1	19–5	2–0

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! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Texas Longhorns}}"|District 6 playoffs

Date

! Opponent

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Overall record

! Playoff record

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| May 31

Clark Field • Austin, TX

W 2–0

18–5

1–0

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| June 4

Arizona

Clark Field • Austin, TX

W 7–1

19–5

2–0

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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! CWS record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 8	Connecticut	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 3–0	20–5	1–0
bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 9	Penn State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–4	20–6	1–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 10	Notre Dame	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 0–9	20–7	1–2

References

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