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1953 Boston College Eagles baseball team

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1953 Boston College Eagles baseball
Greater Boston League champions District I champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Greater Boston League
Record	13–7 (6–1 GBL)
Head coach	John Temple (4th season)
Captain	Bill McMorrow (Senior year)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 Boston College Eagles baseball team represented Boston College in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Eagles played their home games at Alumni Field. The team was coached by John Temple in his 4th year at Boston College.

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

The Eagles 11 wins entering the College World Series are a record for the fewest by a team entering the College World Series.^[1]

Roster[edit]

1953 Boston College Eagles baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year
1	OF	Bill McMorrow (C)	/	—	—	Sr
15	INF	John O'Rourke	/	—	—
17	P	Jim Scholz	/	—	—
19	INF	Al Tassanari	/	—	—
23	P	Ed DiLoranzo	/	—	—
25	INF	Bob Flanagan	/	—	—
26	C	Dick Murray	/	—	—
27	OF	Bob Baggett	/	—	—
28	C	Chet Hanewich	/	—	—
31	P	Dan Callanan	/	—	—
32	INF	Jack McGrath	/	—	—
33	INF	Dick Scanlon	/	—	—
34	INF	John Ruggiero	/	—	—
35	C	George Ciovacco	/	—	—
36	P	Paul Lockary	/	—	—
37	INF	Jim Cisternelli	/	—	—
38	INF	Bob Manning	/	—	—
39	OF	Richie Doyle	/	—	—
41	INF	Frank Tanner	/	—	—
42	P	Jim Clasby	/	—	—
43	P	Jack McKinnon	/	—	—
48	P	Tony Daukas	/	—	—

Head coach

John Temple

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule[edit]

1953 Boston College Eagles baseball game log

Regular season

April (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GBL record
1	April 11	atRhode Island	Unknown • Kingston, Rhode Island	3–1	1–0	–
2	April 16	Brandeis	Alumni Field • Boston, Massachusetts	8–2	2–0	1–0
3	April 18	Boston University	Alumni Field • Boston, Massachusetts	4–2	3–0	2–0
4	April 22	Rhode Island	Alumni Field • Boston, Massachusetts	4–8	3–1	2–0
5	April 25	Providence	Alumni Field • Boston, Massachusetts	7–4	4–1	2–0

May (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GBL record
6	May 6	Massachusetts	Alumni Field • Boston, Massachusetts	1–5	4–2	2–1
7	May 11	MIT	Alumni Field • Boston, Massachusetts	7–6	5–2	3–1
8	May 25	Northeastern	Alumni Field • Boston, Massachusetts	5–4	6–2	4–1
9	May 28	at Northeastern	Parsons Field • Brookline, Massachusetts	12–4	7–2	5–1
10	May 30	atHoly Cross	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	9–2	8–2	5–1

Postseason

District I Playoff (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GBL record
11	June 1	vsTrinity	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	10–6	9–2	5–1
12	June 2	vsSpringfield	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	9–2	10–2	5–1

June (1–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GBL record
13	June 3	atHarvard	Joseph J. O'Donnell Field • Boston, Massachusetts	9–4	10–3	5–1
14	June 6	atTufts	Unknown • Medford, Massachusetts	11–4	11–3	6–1
15	June 8	Holy Cross	Alumni Field • Boston, Massachusetts	1–8	11–4	6–1
16	June 9	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	6–20	11–5	6–1

College World Series (2–2)

#	pri	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GBL record
17	June 11	vsHouston	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–1	12–5	6–1
18	June 12	vsMichigan	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–6	12–6	6–1
19	June 13	vsDuke	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	7–6	13–6	6–1
20	June 14	vsLafayette	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–2	13–7	6–1

^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ "General CWS Records" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

^ "Sub Turri 1954". www.archive.org. Boston College. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

^ "The Heights, Volume XXXIV, Number 20". newspapers.bc.edu. Boston College. March 27, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

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