1963 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 1963 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented University of Missouri in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Simmons Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 23rd year as head coach at Missouri.

1963 Missouri Tigers baseball
Big Eight champions
District V champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
CBNo. 3
Record25–8 (15–3 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainGene McArtor (Senior year)
Home stadiumSimmons Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 17 3   .850 25 8   .758
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 13 5   .722 14 10   .583
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 12 12   .500
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11 8   .579 15 10   .600
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 15 10   .600
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 5 10   .333 10 16   .385
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 7 14   .333
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 4 16   .200 6 20   .231
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Tigers won the District V Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

Roster

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1963 Missouri Tigers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
P Larry Bohannon /
Sr
Jim Card /
Sr
Jim Estes   /
INF Dave Harvey /
Jr
Tim Heintzelman /
INF Gene McArtor (C) /
Sr
Carroll McDannold /
RHP Dennis Musgraves R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
Rich Peterson /
Sr
INF Rob Price /
Jr
Jim Sevcik /
Jr
C John Sevcik R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Berwyn, Illinois
John Simmons /
So
LHP Jack Stroud S/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So
RHP Keith Weber R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jefferson City, Missouri
Gary Woods /
Head coach

Hi Simmons

Assistant coach(es)

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

[2 Roster]
Last update: January 11, 2022

Schedule

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1963 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
March (1–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
1 March 30 at Arkansas Washington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, Arkansas 16–6 1–0 0–0
2 March 30 at Arkansas Washington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, Arkansas 5–6 1–1 0–0
April (12–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
3 April 1 at Centenary Unknown • Shreveport, Louisiana 7–2 2–1 0–0
4 April 2 at Centenary Unknown • Shreveport, Louisiana 11–6 3–1 0–0
5 April 3 at Tulsa Unknown • Tulsa, Oklahoma 4–5 3–2 0–0
6 April 3 at Tulsa Unknown • Tulsa, Oklahoma 4–1 4–2 0–0
7 April 5 at Oklahoma State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 0–1 4–3 0–1
8 April 5 at Oklahoma State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 2–0 5–3 1–1
9 April 12 at Iowa State Cap Timm FieldAmes, Iowa 2–0 6–3 2–1
10 April 12 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 9–1 7–3 3–1
11 April 13 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 3–0 8–3 4–1
12 April 19 Colorado Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 21–7 9–3 5–1
13 April 20 Colorado Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 7–1 10–3 6–1
14 April 20 Colorado Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 9–0 11–3 7–1
15 April 26 Kansas State Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 4–1 12–3 8–1
16 April 26 Kansas State Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 8–1 13–3 9–1
May (7–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
17 May 3 Oklahoma Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 2–3 13–4 9–2
18 May 3 Oklahoma Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 9–6 14–4 10–2
19 May 4 Oklahoma Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 5–1 15–4 11–2
20 May 10 at Nebraska Husker DiamondLincoln, Nebraska 6–0 16–4 11–2
21 May 10 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska 8–0 17–4 12–2
22 May 11 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska 7–0 18–4 13–2
23 May 17 Kansas Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 2–1 19–4 14–2
24 May 18 Kansas Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 2–3 19–5 14–3
25 May 18 Kansas Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 4–3 20–5 15–3
Postseason
NCAA District V Playoff (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
26 June 3 at Saint Louis Musial Field • St. Louis, Missouri 16–0 21–5 15–3
27 June 4 at Saint Louis Musial Field • St. Louis, Missouri 1–2 21–6 15–3
28 June 4 at Saint Louis Musial Field • St. Louis, Missouri 7–1 22–6 15–3
College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
29 June 10 vs Holy Cross Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 3–0 23–6 15–3
30 June 11 vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–2 24–6 15–3
31 June 12 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–6 24–7 15–3
32 June 13 vs Southern California Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–12 24–8 15–3

Awards and honors

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Dave Harvey
Gene McArtor
  • All-Big Eight Conference
  • All District V Team
Bob Price
  • All-Big Eight Conference
  • All District V Team
John Sevcik
  • Third Team All-American
  • All-Big Eight Conference
  • All District V Team
Jack Stroud
  • All-Big Eight Conference
  • All District V Team[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Missouri Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.mutigers.com. University of Missouri. Retrieved January 15, 2022.