1951 College World Series


The College World Series was the fifth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1951 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 13 to June 17. The tournament's champion was the [1951 1951 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team|Oklahoma Sooners baseball team|Oklahoma Sooners], coached by Jack Baer. The Most Outstanding Player was Sidney Hatfield of Tennessee. Oklahoma won national championships in football, wrestling, and baseball in the 1950–51 academic year.
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 13Game 1[1951 1951 USC Trojans baseball team|USC Trojans baseball team|USC]4–1[1951 1951 Princeton Tigers baseball team|Princeton Tigers baseball team|Princeton]
June 13Game 2[1951 1951 Utah Redskins baseball team|Utah Redskins baseball team|Utah]7–1Tennessee
June 13Game 3Oklahoma9–8 [1951 1951 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team|Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team|Ohio State]
June 13Game 4[1951 1951 Springfield Maroons baseball team|Springfield Maroons baseball team|Springfield]5–1Texas A&M
June 14Game 5Tennessee3–2PrincetonPrinceton eliminated
June 14Game 6Texas A&M3–2Ohio StateOhio State eliminated
June 14Game 7USC8–2Utah
June 14Game 8Oklahoma7–1Springfield
June 15Game 9Tennessee2–0SpringfieldSpringfield eliminated
June 15Game 10Utah15–8Texas A&MTexas A&M eliminated
June 15Game 11Oklahoma4–1USC
June 16Game 12Tennessee5–4UtahUtah eliminated
June 16Game 13Tennessee9–8USCUSC eliminated
June 17FinalOklahoma3–2TennesseeOklahoma wins CWS

Notable players

Ohio State: Moe Savransky, Duke Simpson, Fred TaylorPrinceton: Dave SislerUSC: Bob LillisTennessee: Sidney Hatfield