1951: Cadets headed to Omaha for the CWS
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My dad was on that team and made the trip. He's still watching Aggie baseball today.
Among the starters for A&M that year were an NFL Hall of Famer (Yale Lary) and one of the winningest coaches in college baseball history (Al Ogletree).
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What's your dad's name?threeanout said:
My dad was on that team and made the trip. He's still watching Aggie baseball today.
Jim Dishman. Went 0-1. Think he got to pinch hit in the last game.
Dishman pinch hitter for Tankersley in the 9th against Utah.threeanout said:
Jim Dishman. Went 0-1. Think he got to pinch hit in the last game.
Last page I posted has all of the Aggie player stats
The inclusion of fielding percentage in the first article is really interesting. We see team fielding percentages these days, but seeing individual ones is less common.
That same article today would be more likely to include DRS and OPS rather than FP and BA.
That same article today would be more likely to include DRS and OPS rather than FP and BA.
ABATTBQ87 said:Dishman pinch hitter for Tankersley in the 9th against Utah.threeanout said:
Jim Dishman. Went 0-1. Think he got to pinch hit in the last game.
Last page I posted has all of the Aggie player stats
Thanks for posting. Can't wait to show him.
Threeanout's dad would be in his 90's, correct? Tell him Howdy and thank you for posting!
Cigarette ad in the last Batt pic. Different times for sure.
Cigarette ad in the last Batt pic. Different times for sure.
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Went to A&M with Shug McPherson's son back in the early '80's….
Shug!!!!
Shug!!!!
Correct. He will be 91 in December.
Funny how they credit individual players with outs. Looks like first base is credited for most of the outs, while catcher seems to be credited for strike outs. 2nd baseman has a few more outs than other positions, which I assume get credited for pop ups/fly balls.
That is still done today, it's just that it's not really published like that. Catchers get putouts on strikeouts (assuming there isn't a dropped third strike thrown to first) and first basemen get the putout on throws to first (plus pop outs they catch), so they will typically lead the team in putouts.
I am with you on the general idea of the difference in the stats that are included in the articles versus what we see today. It's always evolved (and continues to), but seeing stats like this is pretty striking.
I am with you on the general idea of the difference in the stats that are included in the articles versus what we see today. It's always evolved (and continues to), but seeing stats like this is pretty striking.
These stats are still compiled they just are not part of box scores anymore.
The third baseman was all-SWC and all-district with a .158 batting average. Must have been a hell of a third baseman!ABATTBQ87 said:
Battalion June 8, 1951
Cool stuff, thanks for sharing.
Gives a whole new meaning to "dead ball" era
Well, another guy on the team was batting .348.akm91 said:
Gives a whole new meaning to "dead ball" era
I wonder how the softball team did against Nedbalek Service Station.
Let's go, Brandon!
Article on first page: Chuck Dressen getting fined $100 for not leaving the bench after being ejected, caught wearing a disguise. Bobby Valentine's inspiration?
Nedbalek was loaded with talent!NoahAg said:
I wonder how the softball team did against Nedbalek Service Station.
Format was more like the conference tournaments. Needed some serious arms to play 4-5 games in 5 days. And only 18 players!
tk for tu juan said:
Article on first page: Chuck Dressen getting fined $100 for not leaving the bench after being ejected, caught wearing a disguise. Bobby Valentine's inspiration?
Also interesting seeing the article about MacArthur bashing the Truman administration for their handling of the Korean War.
How do you go hitless in a softball game???ABATTBQ87 said:Nedbalek was loaded with talent!NoahAg said:
I wonder how the softball team did against Nedbalek Service Station.
Let's go, Brandon!
fast pitch softball, not the Friday night slow pitch church leagueNoahAg said:How do you go hitless in a softball game???ABATTBQ87 said:Nedbalek was loaded with talent!NoahAg said:
I wonder how the softball team did against Nedbalek Service Station.
OP, thanks for this post. This is such Good Bull!
Gig'em, Ole Army Class of '70
Thanks for posting! I loved reading these. Funny that the fact that the Aggies were flying to Omaha was mentioned before anything about the games. That must've been a big deal at that point!
Also, Horsemeat is 15 cents per pound at the market.Aggieair said:tk for tu juan said:
Article on first page: Chuck Dressen getting fined $100 for not leaving the bench after being ejected, caught wearing a disguise. Bobby Valentine's inspiration?
Also interesting seeing the article about MacArthur bashing the Truman administration for their handling of the Korean War.
My Uncle, John DeWitt is the CF on that team!!!!
This is greatness!!! Thank u for posting!!!!!
This is greatness!!! Thank u for posting!!!!!
Had the pleasure of knowing two members of that team. Pat Hubert, All American pitcher, and big John De Witt. Pat was a large animal vet in his home town of Riviera (he had 4 cute daughters- had a crush on one)! His father owned Hubert's Danceland there in Riviera.
Very cool! Thank you for posting!
Anyone else notice the game times? There was a 2:08 and 2:09. Longest one was like 2:57.
Also Hubert pitched game 1 and 3 of the series against Arizona to go to the CWS. Such a different game these days.
Appreciate the thread, those unis look familiar...
Also Hubert pitched game 1 and 3 of the series against Arizona to go to the CWS. Such a different game these days.
Appreciate the thread, those unis look familiar...
My fathers name was Paul Pepper. He and Jim Dishman were dear friends.
Tell Dos John Pepper says howdy!
Tell Dos John Pepper says howdy!