Missouri Tigers baseball 1950–1959

During the 1950s the Missouri Tigers baseball team were playing in the Big Eight Conference (before 1958 the "Big Seven Conference"). They finished the season as champions in 1952 and 1958, and both times were runners-up in the College World Series.

1950 Missouri Tigers baseball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	11–9 (8-5 Big Seven)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (12th year)
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Big Seven Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nebraska  ‍†‍‍y	11	–	3		.786			16	–	8		.667
Missouri  ‍‍‍	8	–	5		.615			11	–	9		.550
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	7	–	5		.583			14	–	8		.636
Kansas  ‍‍‍	8	–	8		.500			10	–	8		.556
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	4	–	5		.444				–			–
Colorado  ‍‍‍	4	–	7		.364				–			–
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	5	–	11		.313			7	–	13		.350
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1950[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1950 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 12th season at Missouri.

1950 Missouri Tigers
Roster
Lowell Alexander Ross Boeger Gene Crenshaw Bob Davis Sam Eatock Floyd Eberhard Roger Englert Jack Frier Bob Harting Bud Heineman		Kent Kurtz Clyde Lannenbeck Bob Murrey Robert Phillips Bill Reddan Jerry Rosenheim Bob Smith Walter Ulmer Bob Wachter

Legend
	Missouri win
	Missouri loss

1950 Missouri Tigers baseball game log

Regular season Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Seven Record Arkansas L 4–7 0–1 SMU L 11–20 0–2 TCU L 2–3 0–3 TCU L 4–6 0–4 Nebraska L 1–7 0–5 0–1 Nebraska L 1–3 0–6 0–2 Washington University W 8–5 1–6 Iowa State W 5–1 2–6 1–2 Iowa State W 4–3 3–6 2–2 Kansas W 9–2 4–6 3–2 Kansas L 3–9 4–7 3–3 Kansas W 4–3 5–7 4–3 Kansas L 1–2 5–8 4–4 Kansas State W 6–2 6–8 5–4 Kansas State W 3–1 7–8 6–4 Colorado L 0–9 7–9 6–5 Washington University W 12–0 8–9 Oklahoma W 9–8 9–9 7–5 Oklahoma W 6–0 10–9 8–5 Complete schedule unavailable

1951 Missouri Tigers baseball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	12–6 (9–4 Big Seven)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (13th year)
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[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1951 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 13th season at Missouri.

1951 Missouri Tigers
Roster
Dick Atkinson Bill Barbour Ross Boeger Don Boenker Gene Crenshaw Floyd Eberhard Herb Gellman Bob Harting		Bud Heineman Kent Kurtz Clyde Lannenbeck Robert Loschke John Patchett Robert Phillips Bill Reddan Junior Wren

1951 Missouri Tigers baseball game log

Regular season Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record Washington University 2–0 1–0 – Fort Leonard Wood 8–5 2–0 – Oklahoma 4–5 2–1 0-1 Rockhurst 1–4 2–2 – Kansas State 12–1 3–2 1–1 Kansas State 7–9 3–3 1–2 Kansas 8–0 4–3 2-2 Nebraska 4–3 5–3 3-2 Washington University 2–0 6–3 – Fort Leonard Wood 5–18 6–4 – Colorado 2–0 7–4 4-2 Kansas State 0–8 7–5 4-3 Kansas State 5–0 8–5 5-3 Complete schedule unavailable

1953 Missouri Tigers baseball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	11–8 (9–5 Big Seven)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (15th year)
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Big Seven Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y	7	–	2		.778			11	–	11		.500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	10	–	3		.769			13	–	5		.722
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			11	–	8		.579
Colorado  ‍‍‍	4	–	4		.500				–			–
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	4	–	5		.444				–			–
Kansas  ‍‍‍	4	–	8		.333			6	–	10		.375
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	1	–	12		.077			4	–	13		.235
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953[3] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1953 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 15th season at Missouri.

1953 Missouri Tigers
Roster
Bert Beckmann Don Boenker Buddy Cox Dick Dickinson James Doerr Herb Gellman John Jenkins Bob Moheskey		Jerry Schoonmaker Robert Schoonmaker James Shepard Larry Soffer Victor Swenholt Ray Uriarte John Willingham Lee Roy Wwnn

1953 Missouri Tigers baseball game log

Regular season Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record Tulsa 5–6 0–1 – Tulsa 10–9 1–1 – Fort Leonard Wood 1–2 1–2 – Oklahoma State 1–4 1–3 – Oklahoma State 14–3 2–3 – Kansas State 25–3 3–3 1-0 Kansas State 10–2 4–3 2-0 Nebraska 6–11 4–4 2-1 Nebraska 3–0 5–4 3-1 Colorado 9–5 6–4 4-1 Colorado 5–6 6–5 4-2 Kansas State 10–3 7–5 5-2 Kansas State 9–7 8–5 6-2 Kansas 8–3 9–5 7-2 Kansas 4–3 10–5 8-2 Kansas 10–9 11–5 9-2 Kansas 7–9 11–6 9-3 Oklahoma 2–5 11–7 9-4 Oklahoma 5–7 11–8 9-5

1955 Missouri Tigers baseball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	14–6 (9–3 Big Seven)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (17th year)
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Big Seven Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y	9	–	1		.900			13	–	10		.565
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	3		.750			14	–	6		.700
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	10	–	4		.714			15	–	5		.750
Colorado  ‍‍‍	5	–	6		.455				–			–
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	5	–	8		.385				–			–
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	2	–	10		.167			4	–	11		.267
Kansas  ‍‍‍	2	–	10		.167			6	–	16		.273
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1955[4] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1955 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 17th season at Missouri.

1955 Missouri Tigers
Roster
Bert Beckmann Ed Cook Buddy Cox Jack Davis George Gleason Emil Kammer Eldon Morgan Bob Musgrave Gary Rust Todd Sickel Norm Stewart Lee Roy Wwnn

1955 Missouri Tigers baseball game log

Regular season Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record Fort Leonard Wood 27–4 1–0 – Fort Leonard Wood 6–2 2–0 – Arkansas 11–5 3–0 – Arkansas 1–2 3–1 – Tulsa 12–2 4–1 – Tulsa 10–4 5–1 – Oklahoma State 3–4 5–2 – Oklahoma State 7–10 5–3 – Iowa State 7–0 6–3 1-0 Oklahoma 2–4 6–4 1-1 Oklahoma 0–4 6–5 1-2 Colorado 5–3 7–5 2-2 Kansas State 19–1 8–5 3-2 Kansas State 15–2 9–5 4-2 Nebraska 3–4 9–6 4-3 Nebraska 2–1 10–6 5-3 Kansas 11–2 11–6 6-3 Kansas 16–1 12–6 7-3 Iowa State 5–1 13–6 8-3 Iowa State 8–7 14–6 9-3

1956 Missouri Tigers baseball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	14–7 (7–6 Big Seven)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (18th year)
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Big Seven Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y	7	–	2		.778			11	–	7		.611
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	8	–	4		.667			12	–	8		.600
Kansas  ‍‍‍	6	–	5		.545			14	–	5		.737
Missouri  ‍‍‍	7	–	6		.538			14	–	7		.667
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	6	–	6		.500				–			–
Colorado  ‍‍‍	3	–	8		.273				–			–
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	3	–	9		.250			5	–	10		.333
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the 1956 NCAA baseball tournament

The 1956 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 18th season at Missouri.

1956 Missouri Tigers
Roster
Jerry Cutright Jack Davis John Grace Doug Fulick Dan Herborn Emil Kammer Wade LaDue Eldon Morgan Bob Musgrave Bill Ross Paul Stehr Norm Stewart

1956 Missouri Tigers baseball game log

Regular season Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record Oklahoma State 7–5 1–0 – Oklahoma State 9–10 1–1 – Tulsa 14–6 2–1 – Tulsa 8–6 3–1 – Washington University 7–5 4–1 – Washington University 12–3 5–1 – Arkansas 2–0 6–1 – Arkansas 8–2 7–1 – Iowa State 6–1 8–1 1-0 Iowa State 18–4 9–1 2-0 Kansas State 8–1 10–1 3-0 Colorado 7–4 11–1 4-0 Colorado 3–4 11–2 4-1 Kansas 18–1 12–2 5-1 Kansas 14–5 13–2 6-1 Oklahoma State 6–13 13–3 – Nebraska 7–10 13–4 6-2 Nebraska 27–4 14–4 7-2 Complete schedule unavailable

1957 Missouri Tigers baseball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	13–7 (10–7 Big Seven)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (19th year)
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Big Seven Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iowa State  ‍†‍‍y	11	–	6		.647			18	–	9		.667
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	9	–	6		.600			10	–	8		.556
Missouri  ‍‍‍	10	–	7		.588			13	–	7		.650
Kansas  ‍‍‍	9	–	8		.529			11	–	11		.500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	8	–	9		.471			12	–	10		.545
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	5	–	10		.333			7	–	10		.412
Colorado  ‍‍‍	5	–	11		.313			10	–	11		.476
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1957[6] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1957 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 19th season at Missouri.

1957 Missouri Tigers
Roster
Bob Cooper Jack Davis Doug Gulick Dave Hill Ralph Hochgrebe Charlie James Lee Keefer Hank Kuhlman Wade LaDue Don Miller Paul Stehr Bo Toft Ray Uriarte

1957 Missouri Tigers baseball game log

Regular season Opponent Score Overall Record Big Seven Record Arkansas 12–6 1–0 – Arkansas 9–7 2–0 – Washington University 7–0 3–0 – Colorado 6–2 4–0 1-0 Colorado 3–2 5–0 2-0 Iowa State 9–14 5–1 2-1 Iowa State 5–6 5–2 2-2 Iowa State 7–3 6–2 3-2 Kansas 16–5 7–2 4-2 Kansas 3–6 7–3 4-3 Kansas 5–1 8–3 5-3 Kansas State 16–4 9–3 6-3 Kansas State 6–5 10–3 7-3 Kansas State 9–2 11–3 8-3 Nebraska 6–8 11–4 8-4 Nebraska 2-7 11–5 8-5 Nebraska 5-2 12–5 9-5 Oklahoma 3–4 12–6 9-6 Oklahoma 1–0 13–6 10-6 Oklahoma 2–7 13–7 10-7

1959 Missouri Tigers baseball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	9–11 (3–11 Big Eight)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (21st year)
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Big Eight Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y	17	–	3		.850			27	–	5		.844
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	11	–	4		.733			15	–	8		.652
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	10	–	8		.556			11	–	12		.478
Colorado  ‍‍‍	7	–	8		.467			11	–	10		.524
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	7	–	10		.412			12	–	11		.522
Kansas  ‍‍‍	5	–	11		.313			9	–	11		.450
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	4	–	9		.308			4	–	9		.308
Missouri  ‍‍‍	3	–	11		.214			9	–	11		.450
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1959[7] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball