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1947 Clemson Tigers baseball team

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1947 Clemson Tigers baseball
SoCon champions
NCAA District III (South) champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record24–5 (13–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 13 2   .867 24 5   .828
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 8 3   .727 20 3   .870
Duke  ‍‍‍ 13 6   .684  
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 3   .571 11 6   .647
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 3   .571 10 10   .500
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ 5 4   .556  
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 8   .467  
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 6 8   .429 15 8   .652
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6 8   .429 15 8   .652
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 6   .400  
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 8   .385  
VMI  ‍‍‍ 2 6   .250  
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 1 3   .250 2 5   .286
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 1 4   .200  
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 0 10   .000  
† – Conference champion
As of June 30, 1947[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1947 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1947 NCAA baseball season. The team played their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

The team was coached by Randy Hinson, who completed his fourth season at Clemson. The Tigers were invited to the first NCAA baseball tournament, where they fell to Yale in the first game in the history of the event.[2][3]

Joe Landrum was named to the first college baseball All-America Team.

Roster

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1947 Clemson Tigers roster[4]
   

Pitchers

  • - Joe Hazle - Freshman
  • - Joe Landrum - Sophomore
  • - Luther Rentz - Senior
 

Catchers

  • - Tom Cleveland - Sophomore

Infielders

  • - Frank Gillespie - Sophomore
  • - Lynwood McCakin - Senior
  • - Jack Moore - Freshman- Hale Sherard - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • - Tom Castles - Freshman
  • - Homer Coker - Junior
  • - Dewey Quinn - Senior
 

Unknown

  • - Ed Berry
  • - J. R. Brown
  • - Leo Fisher
  • - Ray Fleming
  • - William Griffith
  • - Jim Hazle
  • - Hardin Joyce
  • - Bill Martin
  • - Dan Stroud
 

Schedule

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Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
1947 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[5]
Regular season
Postseason

Awards and honors

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Joe Landrum

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1947". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Joel Alderman (July 7, 2017). "The inaugural game in an NCAA Baseball Tournament took place at Yale Field in 1947, when Clemson opposed Yale and future U.S. President George H. W. Bush". WTNH SportzEdge. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "1947 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  5. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019.