1951 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

The 1951 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Jack Baer in his 7th season at Oklahoma.

1951 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
National champions Big Seven Conference champions
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	19–9 (10–1 Big Seven)
Head coach	Jack Baer (7th year)
Home stadium	Haskell Park
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Big Seven Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y	10	–	1		.909			19	–	9		.679
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	4		.692			12	–	6		.667
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	5	–	4		.556			10	–	5		.667
Colorado  ‍‍‍	3	–	5		.375				–			–
Kansas  ‍‍‍	5	–	9		.357			6	–	9		.400
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	5	–	10		.333			5	–	10		.333
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	3	–	7		.300			8	–	7		.533
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1951[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Sooners won the College World Series, defeating the Tennessee Volunteers in the championship game.^[2]

Roster

1951 Oklahoma Sooners roster
	Pitchers Floyd Murphy Jack Shirley James Waldrip Catchers John Reddell Kenneth Stonecipher		Infielders William Harrah Ray Morgosh Gene Sheets Gene Stafford Joe Straka Roger Wich Outfielders James Antonio Phil McKee Charles Pugsley		Position Unknown Joe Burke John Davis Edward Ignace Edwin Sandel Jack Van Pool

Schedule

Legend
	Oklahoma win
	Oklahoma loss

1951 Oklahoma Sooners baseball game log
Postseason
District playoffs Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record vs. Houston W 5–2 13–9 1–0 vs. Houston W 6–5 14–9 2–0 vs. Houston W 2–1 15-9 3–0
1951 College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 13 vs. Ohio State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–8 16–9 1–0 June 14 vs. Springfield Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–1 17–9 2–0 June 15 vs. Southern California Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–1 18–9 3–0 June 17 vs. Tennessee Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–2 19–9 4–0

Awards and honors

Jack Shirley

• All-America Second Team^[3]