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
1947 Clemson Tigers roster[4]
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Pitchers
- - Joe Hazle - Freshman
- - Joe Landrum - Sophomore
- - Luther Rentz - Senior
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Catchers
- - Tom Cleveland - Sophomore
Infielders
- - Frank Gillespie - Sophomore
- - Lynwood McCakin - Senior
- - Jack Moore - Freshman- Hale Sherard - Senior
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Outfielders
- - Tom Castles - Freshman
- - Homer Coker - Junior
- - Dewey Quinn - Senior
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Unknown
- - Ed Berry
- - J. R. Brown
- - Leo Fisher
- - Ray Fleming
- - William Griffith
- - Jim Hazle
- - Hardin Joyce
- - Bill Martin
- - Dan Stroud
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Schedule
Legend
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Clemson win
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Clemson loss
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Bold |
Clemson team member
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Non-Conference game
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1947 Clemson Tigers baseball game log[5]
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Regular season
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March/April
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Date
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Opponent
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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SoCon Record
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Mar 25 |
NC State |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 10–9 |
1–0 |
1–0
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Mar 28 |
Duke |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 10–9 |
2–0 |
2–0
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Mar 29 |
Duke |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
L 11–13 |
2–1 |
2–1
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Apr 3 |
at Presbyterian* |
Clinton, SC |
W 8–2 |
3–1 |
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Apr 7 |
Wofford* |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 4–3 |
4–1 |
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Apr 8 |
Davidson |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 2–1 |
5–1 |
3–1
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Apr 11 |
at South Carolina |
Columbia, SC |
W 4–1 |
6–1 |
4–1
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Apr 12 |
at South Carolina |
Columbia, SC |
W 17–8 |
7–1 |
5–1
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Apr 17 |
Georgia* |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 7–2 |
8–1 |
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Apr 18 |
at The Citadel |
WLI Field • Charleston, SC |
W 14–4 |
9–1 |
6–1
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Apr 21 |
at Georgia* |
Ag. Hill • Athens, GA |
L 7–8 |
9–2 |
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Apr 24 |
Newberry* |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 9–4 |
10–2 |
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Apr 26 |
at Newberry* |
Newberry, SC |
W 10–5 |
11–2 |
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Apr 30 |
The Citadel |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 8–57 |
12–2 |
7–1
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May
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Date
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Opponent
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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SoCon Record
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May 2 |
at Erskine* |
Due West, SC |
W 5–4 |
13–2 |
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May 3 |
at Wofford* |
Spartanburg, SC |
W 11–5 |
14–2 |
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May 5 |
Furman |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 19–7 |
15–2 |
8–1
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May 6 |
at Furman |
Greenville, SC |
L 4–7 |
15–3 |
8–2
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May 9 |
Erskine* |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 3–2 |
16–3 |
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May 10 |
at Davidson |
Davidson, NC |
W 15–1 |
17–3 |
9–2
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May 13 |
Furman |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 9–6 |
18–3 |
10–2
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May 14 |
at Furman |
Greenville, SC |
W 13–3 |
19–3 |
11–2
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May 23 |
South Carolina |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 17–3 |
20–3 |
12–2
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May 24 |
South Carolina |
Riggs Field • Clemson, SC |
W 10–8 |
21–3 |
13–2
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Postseason
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NCAA District III (South) Playoff
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Date
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Opponent
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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Playoff record
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June 12 |
vs Auburn |
Charlotte, NC |
W 8–3 |
22–3 |
1–0
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June 13 |
vs Alabama |
Charlotte, NC |
W 1–0 |
23–3 |
2–0
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June 14 |
vs Alabama |
Charlotte, NC |
L 2–8 |
23–4 |
2–1
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June 14 |
vs Alabama |
Charlotte, NC |
W 4–1 |
24–4 |
3–1
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Awards and honors
Joe Landrum
References
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1947". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1947 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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Rivalries | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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College World Series appearances in italics |
Southern Conference baseball champions |
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Pre-SEC | |
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Pre-ACC |
- North Carolina (1933)
- North Carolina (1934)
- Unknown (1935)
- Maryland (1936)
- Duke (1937)
- Duke (1938)
- Duke (1939)
- Unknown (1940–1946)
- (1947)
- North Carolina (1948)
- Wake Forest (1949)
- Wake Forest (1950)
- Duke (1951)
- Duke (1952)
- Duke (1953)
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Post-ACC |
- Virginia Tech (1954)
- West Virginia (1955)
- George Washington (1956)
- George Washington (1957)
- George Washington & Richmond (1958)
- George Washington (1959)
- The Citadel & Richmond (1960)
- West Virginia (1961)
- West Virginia (1962)
- West Virginia (1963)
- West Virginia (1964)
- Furman (1965)
- East Carolina (1966)
- West Virginia (1967)
- East Carolina (1968)
- Furman (1969)
- East Carolina (1970)
- The Citadel & Furman (1971)
- Richmond (1972)
- Appalachian State (1973)
- East Carolina (1974)
- The Citadel (1975)
- Furman (1976)
- East Carolina (1977)
- Marshall (1978)
- The Citadel (1979)
- ETSU (1980)
- ETSU & Marshall & Western Carolina (1981)
- The Citadel (1982)
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I-AA/FCS |
- The Citadel (1983)
- Appalachian State (1984)
- Western Carolina (1985)
- Western Carolina (1986)
- Western Carolina (1987)
- Western Carolina (1988)
- Western Carolina (1989)
- The Citadel (1990)
- Furman (1991)
- Western Carolina (1992)
- Western Carolina (1993)
- The Citadel (1994)
- The Citadel (1995)
- The Citadel (1998)
- The Citadel (1999)
- Georgia Southern (2000)
- The Citadel (2001)
- Georgia Southern (2002)
- Western Carolina (2003)
- The Citadel (2004)
- Furman (2005)
- College of Charleston (2006)
- Wofford (2007)
- Elon (2008)
- Georgia Southern (2009)
- The Citadel (2010)
- Georgia Southern (2011)
- Samford (2012)
- Elon (2013)
- Georgia Southern (2014)
- Mercer (2015)
- Western Carolina (2016)
- UNC Greensboro (2017)
- Samford (2018)
- Mercer (2019)
- Samford (2021)
- UNC Greensboro (2022)
- Samford (2023)
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National championships in bold |