1955 College World Series

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The 1955 NCAA Men's Division I College World Series (CWS) involved 8 schools playing in double-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college baseball. It began on June 10, and ended with the championship game on June 16. A total of 15 games were played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

The tournament field consisted of 25 teams, 12 automatic berths and 13 at-large selections. The 25 teams competed in 8 districts, each sending their winner to the CWS.

Wake Forest University won the national championship with a 7-6 victory over Western Michigan University in front of 2,042 fans.

Senior pitcher Tom Borland of Oklahoma A&M was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player.

1 Teams
2 Brackets
3 Quick facts
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Teams

Team	Coach	Final Record	CWS Record	District Record (District)
Colgate University	Red O'Hara	17-3-1	1-2	2-0 (2)
Oklahoma A&M	Toby Greene	27-3	3-2	2-1 (5)
Springfield College	Archie Allen	14-7	0-2	2-0 (1)
University of Arizona	Frank Sancet	43-8	2-2	2-1 (6)
University of Northern Colorado	Pete Butler	25-4	1-2	2-1 (7)
University of Southern California	Rod Dedeaux	30-10	0-2	2-0 (8)
Wake Forest University	Taylor Sanford	29-7	5-1	4-1 (3)
Western Michigan University	Charlie Mahr	25-7	3-2	4-2 (4)

[edit] Brackets

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[edit] Quick facts

In 1996, coach Rod Dedeaux of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947-95) by the Oklahoma World-Herald as part of the 50th CWS celebration.
In 1996, Tom Borland of Oklahoma State was named to the 1940s-50s All-Decade Team by a panel of 60 voters representing CWS head coaches, media, and chairs of the Division I Baseball Committee.
Freed Messner of Western Michigan hit the only pinch-hit grand slam home run in CWS history in the top of the 8th of Game 13 in a 10-7 loss to Wake Forest. It was also Messner's only hit of the CWS (1-12).
Two-hitters were pitched by: Lawrence Bossidy of Colgate in a 1-0 loss to Wake Forest; Carl Thomas of Arizona in a 6-0 defeat of Springfield; Ken Kinnamon and Don Anderson of Oklahoma State in a 5-4 loss to Western Michigan; and Sam Frankel and Lawrence Bossidy of Colgate in a 4-2 loss to Oklahoma State.
21,843 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions).
The championship game was umpired by Walter Doyle, Walter Harbour, George Hametz, and John Hergert.
The following records were set or tied:
- Most Stolen Bases, Team, CWS - 17, Oklahoma St, 5 games
- Most Shutouts, All Teams, CWS - 6, Arizona (2), Wake Forest (3), Western Michigan, tied
- Most Doubles, Individual, Single Game - 3, Jack Bryant, 2B, Wake Forest, tied (6 others)
- Most Sacrifice Bunts, Individual, Single Game - 3, Leland Davis, SS, Western Michigan, tied
- Most Stolen Bases, Team, Single Game - 7, Wake Forest, tied (4 others)
- Fewest Assists, Team, Single Game - 3, Oklahoma St, tied (6 others)
- Most Errors, Team, Single Game - 9, Northern Colorado, tied
- Most Shutouts, Team, CWS - 3, Wake Forest, 6 games

[edit] External links

2006 Men's College World Series RecordsPDF (8.9 MB)

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