1953 Stanford Indians baseball team

The 1953 Stanford Indians baseball team represented Stanford University in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Indians played their home games at Sunken Diamond. The team was coached by Everett Dean in his 4th year at Stanford.

1953 Stanford Indians baseball
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association champions
District VIII champions
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Record29–15–2 (10–6 CIBA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSunken Diamond
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9 3 0   .750 15 4 0   .789
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 3 0   .727 15 9 0   .625
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 14 14 1   .500
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 6 7 0   .462 0 0 0  
Washington  ‍‍‍ 1 11 0   .083 4 15 1   .225
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 10 6 0   .625 29 5 2   .833
USC  ‍‍‍ 10 6 0   .625 21 9 0   .700
California  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 22 15 0   .595
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 14 15 0   .483
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 16 20 0   .444
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The Indians won the District VIII Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Lafayette Leopards.

Roster

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1953 Stanford Indians baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Michael Acker /
Ken Brown /
Richard Cole /
Thomas Dandurand /
Donald DeLong /
Chuck Essegian /
Howard Evans /
Warren Goodrich /
John Hall /
Harold Hennacy /
Rodger Irvine /
P Rob Murphy /
Philip Page /
David Rosenkrantz /
Richard Scramaglia /
C Jack Shepard /
Ray Swarts /
Alan Talboy /
Head coach

Everett Dean

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1953 Stanford Indians baseball game log
Regular season
March (0–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
March 27 at Southern California Bovard FieldLos Angeles, California 7–1
March 28 at Southern California Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California 5–2
April (0–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
April UCLA Unknown • Unknown 0–1
April UCLA Unknown • Unknown 4–12
April 24 Southern California Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 11–10
May (0–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
May UCLA Unknown • Unknown 2–0
May UCLA Unknown • Unknown 6–10
Postseason
District VIII Playoff (0–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CIBA record
34 June 11 vs Michigan Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 0–4 28–4–2 10–6
35 June 12 vs Houston Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–6 29–4–2 10–6
36 June 13 vs Lafayette Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–4 29–5–2 10–6

Awards and honors

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Jack Shepard

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.