1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

The 1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee Volunteers in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lower Hudson Field. The team was coached by S. W. Anderson in his 4th season at Tennessee.

1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
SEC Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
1951 record20–3 (16–1 SEC)
Head coachS. W. Anderson (4th season)
Home stadiumLower Hudson Field
1951 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Tennessee  y 1610 .941  2030 .870
Alabama   1341 .750  1751 .761
Ole Miss   1040 .714  1540 .789
Florida   970 .563  1690 .640
LSU   660 .500  1060 .625
Auburn   880 .500  14110 .560
Tulane   790 .438  10110 .476
Mississippi State   690 .400  1190 .550
Georgia Tech   8120 .400  11120 .478
Kentucky   591 .367  8101 .447
Georgia   6110 .353  12130 .480
Vanderbilt   0131 .036  0181 .026
x Division champion
y Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1951[1][2]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The Volunteers finished second in the College World Series, defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship game.[3]

Roster

1951 Tennessee Volunteers roster
 

Pitchers

 

Catchers

  • Andy Anderson
  • Mike Overbey

Infielders

  • Watson Bell
  • Julian Dease
  • Billy Dodds
  • Jim Gillespie
  • B. B. Hopkins
  • Herky Payne
  • Dale Powell
 

Outfielders

Unknown

  • R. L. Maples

Schedule and results

Legend
 Tennessee Volunteers win
 Tennessee Volunteers loss
1951 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (16–1)
Postseason (4–2)
Schedule Source:[4]

Awards and honors

Sidney Hatfield
Herky Payne
  • American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-American[6]
Bert Rechichar
  • All-Southeastern Conference[6]
Andy Anderson
  • All-Southeastern Conference[6]
John Huffstetler
  • All-Southeastern Conference[6]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1951". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. "1951 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. "2019 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  5. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. "Tennessee Baseball Media Guide Records & Honors" (PDF). University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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