1951 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team

The 1951 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team represented the Ohio State University in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The head coach was Marty Karow, serving his 1st year.

1951 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball
Big Ten Conference
1951 College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1951 record	23–15 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Marty Karow (1st season)
Captain	Carlton Parrill
Home stadium	Varsity Diamond

1951 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Ohio State  ‍†‍‍^y	10	–	2	–	0		.833			23	–	15	–	0		.605
Illinois  ‍‍‍	8	–	3	–	0		.727			16	–	9	–	0		.640
Indiana  ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	1		.591			16	–	10	–	1		.611
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	6	–	6	–	0		.500			15	–	10	–	0		.600
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	1		.500			14	–	8	–	1		.630
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	5	–	6	–	0		.455			11	–	9	–	0		.550
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			17	–	9	–	0		.654
Iowa  ‍‍‍	4	–	8	–	0		.333			11	–	13	–	0		.458
Michigan  ‍‍‍	4	–	8	–	0		.333			13	–	10	–	0		.565
Purdue  ‍‍‍	2	–	9	–	0		.182			10	–	12	–	1		.457
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1951[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Buckeyes lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas A&M Aggies.

Roster

1951 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town P Edward Bohnslav / — — Paul Bechtel / — — So Alan Bicknaver / — — C John Gannon / — — Elbert Goodwiller / — — Elbert Gutzwiller / — — P Dick Hauck / — — Stewart Hein / — — Jack Jones / — — So Victor Kauffman / — — Sr William Kracker / — — David Leonhard / — — C Robert Mann / — — Bob Montebello / — — Howard Moran / — — Sr Louis Murdock / — — Carlton Parrill (C) / — — Sr P Harry Scutt / — — P Paul Williams / — — Jr William Zimmer / — — Jr	Head coach Marty Karow Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1951 Ohio State Buckeyes Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (5–4) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 1 March 16 at Brooke Army Unknown • Unknown 15–3 1–0 0–0 2 March 17 at Brooke Army Unknown • Unknown 7–8 1–1 0–0 3 March 19 at Texas Clark Field • Austin, Texas 0–8 1–2 0–0 4 March 20 at Texas Clark Field • Austin, Texas 3–4 1–3 0–0 5 March 21 at Rice Unknown • Houston, Texas 14–6 2–3 0–0 6 March 22 at Rice Unknown • Houston, Texas 2–3 2–4 0–0 7 March 23 at TCU Unknown • Fort Worth, Texas 4–2 3–4 0–0 8 March 24 at TCU Unknown • Fort Worth, Texas 7–3 4–4 0–0 9 March 24 at Washington University Unknown • St. Louis, Missouri 10–4 5–4 0–0
April (4–4) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 10 April 6 Bowling Green Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 2–0 6–4 0–0 11 April 7 Dayton Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 15–1 7–4 0–0 12 April 14 Notre Dame Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 0–1 7–5 0–0 13 April 20 Minnesota Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 10–9 8–5 1–0 14 April 21 Minnesota Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 7–0 9–5 2–0 15 April 24 at Miami (OH) Unknown • Oxford, Ohio 3–4 9–6 2–0 16 April 27 at Western Michigan Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 2–3 9–7 2–0 17 April 28 at Western Michigan Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 5–7 9–8 2–0
May (10–4) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 18 May 1 at Ohio Unknown • Athens, Ohio 7–6 10–8 2–0 19 May 4 Purdue Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 12–6 11–8 3–0 20 May 5 Purdue Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 14–4 12–8 4–0 21 May 8 Cincinnati Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 6–8 12–9 4–0 22 May 9 at Dayton Unknown • Dayton, Ohio 11–2 13–9 4–0 23 May 12 Indiana Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 6–5 14–9 5–0 24 May 12 Indiana Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 5–2 15–9 6–0 25 May 15 Ohio Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 6–0 16–9 6–0 26 May 18 at Northwestern Northwestern Park • Evanston, Illinois 1–3 16–10 6–1 27 May 19 at Northwestern Northwestern Park • Evanston, Illinois 10–3 17–10 7–1 28 May 22 at Cincinnati Carson Field • Cincinnati, Ohio 8–4 18–10 7–1 29 May 25 Michigan Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 4–1 19–10 8–1 30 May 25 Michigan Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 3–6 19–11 8–2 31 May 30 Miami (OH) Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 3–4 19–12 8–2
June (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 32 June 1 at Michigan State Old College Field • East Lansing, Michigan 8–0 20–12 9–2 33 June 2 at Michigan State Old College Field • East Lansing, Michigan 9–8 21–12 10–2
Postseason
District IV Tournament (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 34 June 8 Western Michigan Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 1–0 22–12 10–2 35 June 8 Western Michigan Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 2–4 22–13 10–2 36 June 9 Western Michigan Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 3–2 23–13 10–2
1951 College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 37 June 13 Oklahoma Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–9 23–14 10–2 38 June 13 Texas A&M Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–3 23–15 10–2

Awards and honors

Dick Hauck

• First Team All-Big Ten[3]

Stewart Hein

• First Team All-Big Ten

References

1. 2020 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1951". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. "2020 Ohio State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com. The Ohio State University. Retrieved August 11, 2020.