1953 College World Series


The 1953 College World Series was the seventh NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1953 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The tournament's champion was [1953 Michigan Wolverines baseball|Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan], coached by Ray Fisher. The Most Outstanding Player was J. L. Smith of Texas.
The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round, to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 11Game 1Texas2–1[1953 1953 Duke Blue Devils baseball team|Duke Blue Devils baseball team|Duke]
June 11Game 2[1953 1953 Boston College Eagles baseball team|Boston College Eagles baseball team|Boston College]4–1[1953 Houston Cougars baseball|Houston Cougars baseball team|Houston]
June 11Game 3[1953 1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball team|Lafayette Leopards baseball team|Lafayette]6–2Colorado State College
June 11Game 4Michigan4–0[1953 1953 Stanford Indians baseball team|Stanford Indians baseball team|Stanford]
June 12Game 5Duke3–2Colorado State CollegeColorado State College eliminated
June 12Game 6Stanford7–6HoustonHouston eliminated
June 12Game 7Michigan6–2Boston College
June 12Game 8Texas7–3Lafayette
June 13Game 9Boston College7–6 DukeDuke eliminated
June 13Game 10Lafayette4–3StanfordStanford eliminated
June 13Game 11Michigan12–5Texas
June 14Game 12Lafayette2–1 Boston CollegeBoston College eliminated
June 14Game 13Texas6–4Michigan
June 15Game 14Texas13–3LafayetteLafayette eliminated
June 16FinalMichigan7–5TexasMichigan wins CWS

Notable players

Boston College: Colorado State College:Duke: Al SpanglerHouston: Bobby Clatterbuck, Carlton HantaLafayette: Michigan: Don Eaddy Stanford: Chuck Essegian, Jack ShepardTexas:J. L. Smith