1963 Missouri Tigers baseball team

1963 Missouri Tigers baseball
1963 Missouri Tigers baseball
Big Eight champions; District V champions
College World Series, T-3rd
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 3
Record	25–8 (15–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Hi Simmons (23rd season);
Captain	Gene McArtor
Home stadium	Simmons Field

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 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.

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

Roster

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	/	—	—

[2 Roster]
Last update: January 11, 2022

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 Field • Ames, 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 Diamond • Lincoln, 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 Stadium • Omaha, 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

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

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