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Hi Simmons
John "Hi" Simmons (August 16, 1905 – January 12, 1995) was the head baseball coach at the University of Missouri from 1937 until 1973. During his tenure, Missouri won one national championship, finished runner-up three other times, appeared in six College World Series and won 11 conference titles. Simmons' Missouri team won the 1954 College World Series and finished as runners-up in 1952, 1958 and 1964. He also served as a football assistant coach under Don Faurot. Simmons was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, the University of Missouri Hall of Fame in 1990, and is also a member of the ABCA Hall of Fame. The field at Taylor Stadium is named Simmons Field in his honor. He died and is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster, Missouri
Lancaster is a city in Schuyler County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 675. It is the county seat of Schuyler County. Lancaster is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office called Lancaster has been in operation since 1846. According to one tradition, the community was named after Lancaster, Ohio, the former home of a first settler. The William P. Hall House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Geography Lancaster is located at (40.524087, -92.529190). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 728 people, 326 households, and 187 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 367 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 NCAA Baseball Season
The 1940 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ... (NCAA) began in the spring of 1940. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. No national championship event was held until 1947. Conference winners This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1940 season. Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings: References {{NCAA Division I baseball season navbox 1940 in American sports NCAA season College baseball seasons in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Missouri Tigers Baseball Team ...
The 1952 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 14th season at Missouri. Led by All-Americans Don Boenker and Junior Wren, the Tigers advanced to the 1952 College World Series, losing to Holy Cross in the championship. Roster Schedule Awards and honors ;Don Boenker *First Team All-American ;Junior Wren *First Team All-American ;Kent Kurtz *Third Team All-American References {{Reflist Missouri Tigers Missouri Tigers baseball seasons Big Eight Conference baseball champion seasons College World Series seasons Missouri Tigers The Missouri Tigers intercollegiate athletics programs represent the University of Missouri, located in Columbia. The name comes from a band of armed Union Home Guards called the Fighting Tigers of Columbia who, in 1864, protected Columbia fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 NCAA Baseball Season
The 1952 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1952. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1952 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the sixth time in 1952, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. 1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team, Holy Cross claimed the championship. Conference winners This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1952 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. Conference champions had to be chosen, unless all conference champions declined the bid. Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings: College World Series The 1952 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Missouri Tigers Baseball Team
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington, erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 NCAA Baseball Season
The 1951 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1951. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1951 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifth time in 1951, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Oklahoma claimed the championship. Conference winners This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1951 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. Conference champions had to be chosen, unless all conference champions declined the bid. Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings: College World Series The 1951 season marked the fifth NCAA Baseball Tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Missouri Tigers Baseball Team
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
