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
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
1951 record	20–3 (16–1 SEC)
Head coach	S. W. Anderson (4th season)
Home stadium	Lower Hudson Field

1951 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Tennessee  ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	1	–	0		.941			20	–	3	–	0		.870
Alabama  ‍‍‍	13	–	4	–	1		.750			17	–	5	–	1		.761
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	10	–	4	–	0		.714			15	–	4	–	0		.789
Florida  ‍‍‍	9	–	7	–	0		.563			16	–	9	–	0		.640
LSU  ‍‍‍	6	–	6	–	0		.500			10	–	6	–	0		.625
Auburn  ‍‍‍	8	–	8	–	0		.500			14	–	11	–	0		.560
Tulane  ‍‍‍	7	–	9	–	0		.438			10	–	11	–	0		.476
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	6	–	9	–	0		.400			11	–	9	–	0		.550
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	8	–	12	–	0		.400			11	–	12	–	0		.478
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	5	–	9	–	1		.367			8	–	10	–	1		.447
Georgia  ‍‍‍	6	–	11	–	0		.353			12	–	13	–	0		.480
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	0	–	13	–	1		.036			0	–	18	–	1		.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 Billy Joe Bowman Sidney Hatfield John Huffstetler Billy Joe O’Kain		Catchers Andy Anderson Mike Overbey Infielders Watson Bell Julian Dease Billy Dodds Jim Gillespie B. B. Hopkins Herky Payne Dale Powell		Outfielders Ace Adams Bill Asbury Bert Rechichar Unknown R. L. Maples

Schedule and results

Legend
	Tennessee Volunteers win
	Tennessee Volunteers loss

1951 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (16–1)
March (1–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record March 15 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 12–6 1–0 1–0 March 16 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 3–15 1–1 1–1
April (9–0) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record April 4 at Georgia Tech Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA W 15–11 2–1 2–1 April 5 at Georgia Tech Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA W 12–11 3–1 3–1 April 6 at Georgia Ag. Hill • Athens, GA W 5–4 4–1 4–1 April 11 Georgia Tech Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 2–1 5–1 5–1 April 14 Georgia Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 6–1 6–1 6–1 April 14 Georgia Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 2–1 7–1 7–1 April 18 Vanderbilt Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 17–0 8–1 8–1 April 23 Florida Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 5–3 9–1 9–1 April 24 Florida Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 3–2 10–1 10–1
May (6–0) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 1 Vanderbilt Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 20–2 11–1 11–1 May 2 Vanderbilt Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 7–6 12–1 12–1 May 4 at Kentucky Unknown • Lexington, KY W 8–0 13–1 13–1 May 5 at Kentucky Unknown • Lexington, KY W 9–2 14–1 14–1 May 11 Kentucky Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 2–1 15–1 15–1 May 12 Kentucky Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN W 11–2 16–1 16–1
Postseason (4–2)
1951 College World Series (4–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 13 vs Utah Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–7 16–2 16–1 June 14 vs Princeton Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–2 17–2 16–1 June 15 vs Springfield Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 2–0 18–2 16–1 June 16 vs USC Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–8 19–2 16–1 June 16 vs Utah Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–4 20–2 16–1 June 17 vs Oklahoma Omaha Municipal Stadium • NE L 2–3 20–3 16–1

Schedule Source:[4]

Awards and honors

Sidney Hatfield

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[5]

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.