1955 College World Series - Quick Facts

Quick Facts

• In 1996, coach Rod Dedeaux of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947–95) by the Oklahoma World-Herald as part of the 50th CWS celebration.
• In 1996, Tom Borland of Oklahoma A&M, now known as Oklahoma State, was named to the 1940s-50s All-Decade Team by a panel of 60 voters representing CWS head coaches, media, and chairs of the Division I Baseball Committee.
• Freed Messner of Western Michigan hit the only pinch-hit grand slam home run in CWS history in the top of the 8th of Game 13 in a 10-7 loss to Wake Forest. It was also Messner's only hit of the CWS (1-12).
• Two-hitters were pitched by: Lawrence Bossidy of Colgate in a 1-0 loss to Wake Forest; Carl Thomas of Arizona in a 6-0 defeat of Springfield; Ken Kinnamon and Don Anderson of Oklahoma A&M in a 5-4 loss to Western Michigan; and Sam Frankel and Lawrence Bossidy of Colgate in a 4-2 loss to Oklahoma A&M.
• Through the 2011 tournament, Wake Forest's championship remains the most recent occurrence that a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference won the CWS. The University of Miami, a current ACC member, has won four CWS titles, but all before joining the conference.
• 21,843 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions).
• The championship game was umpired by Walter Doyle, Walter Harbour, George Hametz, and John Hergert.
• The following records were set or tied:
  • Most Stolen Bases, Team, CWS - 17, Oklahoma A&M, 5 games
  • Most Shutouts, All Teams, CWS - 6, Arizona (2), Wake Forest (3), Western Michigan, tied
  • Most Doubles, Individual, Single Game - 3, Jack Bryant, 2B, Wake Forest, tied (6 others)
  • Most Sacrifice Bunts, Individual, Single Game - 3, Leland Davis, SS, Western Michigan, tied
  • Most Stolen Bases, Team, Single Game - 7, Wake Forest, tied (4 others)
  • Fewest Assists, Team, Single Game - 3, Oklahoma A&M, tied (6 others)
  • Most Errors, Team, Single Game - 9, Northern Colorado, tied
  • Most Shutouts, Team, CWS - 3, Wake Forest, 6 games