1963 Texas Longhorns baseball team

American college baseball season

1963 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC champions
College World Series, 2–2
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record24–7–1 (12–3 SWC)
Head coach
  • Bibb Falk (21st year)
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southwest Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 3 – 0   .800 24 – 7 – 1   .766
No. 26 TCU  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 3 – 0   .800 21 – 4 – 0   .840
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6 – 0   .600 15 – 10 – 0   .600
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8 – 0   .467 13 – 11 – 0   .542
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2 – 11 – 0   .154 9 – 17 – 0   .346
SMU  ‍‍‍ 1 – 12 – 0   .077 5 – 17 – 0   .227
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1963 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 21st season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for third with losses to eventual runner-up Arizona and third-place Missouri.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1963 Texas Longhorns roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • David Burleson
  • Robert Willis Myer Jr.

Catchers

Manager

  • Dan N. Gardner
  

Infielders

Outfielders

  • Chuck Knutson
  

Unknown

  • Francis Folsom Bell
  • John Calvin Collier
  • Charles O. Hartenstein
  • Edward E. Kasper
  • Gary E. London
  • Robert Eugene Ross

Schedule and results

Legend
  Texas win
  Texas loss
  Tie
1963 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[4]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
Mar 4 Sam Houston State Teachers College* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 2–510 0–1
Mar 8 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 4–0 1–1
Mar 9 Oklahoma* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–2 2–1
Mar 12 Texas Lutheran* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–5 3–1
Mar 16 Texas A&M* Clark Field • Austin, TX T 6–6 3–1–1 0–0
Mar 19 SMU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 7–3 4–1–1 1–0
Mar 23 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX L 1–3 4–2–1 1–1
Mar 25 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX L 6–15 4–3–1
Mar 26 Minnesota* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–5 5–3–1
Mar 30 Baylor Clark Field • Austin, TX L 2–3 5–4–1 1–2
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
Apr 2 at Rice Houston, TX W 3–2 6–4–1 2–2
Apr 9 Illinois* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–1 7–4–1
Apr 11 North Dakota* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 15–11 8–4–1
Apr 16 St. Mary's (TX)* Clark Field • Austin, TX W 6–3 9–4–1
Apr 19 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 10–4–1 3–2
Apr 20 TCU Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–5 11–4–1 4–2
Apr 26 at SMU Dallas, TX W 8–1 12–4–1 5–2
Apr 30 at SMU Dallas, TX W 8–5 13–4–1 6–2
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SWC record
May 2 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 14–4–1 7–2
May 3 Rice Clark Field • Austin, TX W 9–5 15–4–1 8–2
May 7 Texas A&M Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–2 16–4–1 9–2
May 10 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX L 5–10 16–5–1 9–3
May 11 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX W 4–2 17–5–1 10–3
May 13 at Baylor Waco, TX W 5–1 18–5–1 11–3
May 13 at Baylor Waco, TX W 8–2 19–5–1 12–4
Postseason
Exhibitions
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 31 SMI Steelers Clark Field • Austin, TX W 12–1 20–5–1
June 2 LaGrange Demons Clark Field • Austin, TX W 13–1 21–5–1
June 7 at SMI Steelers Seguin, TX W 10–910 22–5–1
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 10 Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–3 23–5–1 1–0
June 11 Missouri Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–3 23–6–1 1–1
June 12 Penn State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–410 24–6–1 2–1
June 13 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 8–10 24–7–1 2–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "1963 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 9. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics