Wikipedia

1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

The 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by Dick Siebert in his 13th season at Minnesota.

1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CBNo. 1
Record34–7–1 (12–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumDelta Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 2 – 1   .833 34 – 7 – 1   .821
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 0   .600 21 – 7 – 2   .733
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 14 – 6 – 1   .690
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5 – 0   .545 17 – 9 – 0   .654
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7 – 0   .500 19 – 12 – 1   .609
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500 12 – 8 – 1   .595
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8 – 0   .429 21 – 10 – 0   .677
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 17 – 13 – 0   .567
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9 – 0   .357 17 – 13 – 0   .567
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8 – 0   .273 7 – 17 – 0   .292
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Golden Gophers won the College World Series, defeating the USC Trojans in the championship game.

Roster

edit
1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers roster
 

Pitchers

  • Ken Anderson
  • Larry Bertelsen
  • Clyde Nelson
  • Jim Rantz
  • Saxe Roberts
  • Bob Wasko
  

Infielders

  • John Erickson
  • Wayne Knapp
  • Dave Pflepsen
  • Cal Rolloff

Catchers

  • Neil Junker
  • Al Provo
  

Outfielders

  • Dick Alford
  • Lee Brandt
  • Ron Causton
  • Barry Effress
  • Wayne Haefner
  • Tom Moe
  • Howard Nathe
  

Schedule

edit
1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball game log
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record
March 21 at Texas 14–21 0–1 –
March 22 at Texas 7–13 0–2 –
March 23 at Sam Houston State 6–2 1–2 –
March 24 at Sam Houston State 9–5 2–2 –
March 24 at Sam Houston State 14–15 2–3 –
March 25 at Houston 4–5 2–4 –
March 26 at Houston 5–1 3–4 –
April
Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record
April 1 at Iowa State 5–4 4–4 –
April 2 at Iowa State 4–1 5–4 –
April 2 at Iowa State 9–8 6–4 –
April 8 at St. Mary's 8–4 7–4 –
April 9 at Luther 14–4 8–4 –
April 9 at Luther 2–0 9–4 –
April 15 at South Dakota State 28–2 10–4 –
April 22 Northern Iowa 1–0 11–4 –
April 22 Northern Iowa 13–1 12–4 –
April 23 Northern Iowa 13–0 13–4 –
April 23 Northern Iowa 13–1 14–4 –
April 29 Michigan State 13–6 15–4 1–0
April 30 Michigan 10–3 16–4 2–0
April 30 Michigan 11–2 17–4 3–0
May
Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record
May 6 at Ohio State 8–6 18–4 4–0
May 7 at Indiana 4–2 19–4 5–0
May 7 at Indiana 1–2 19–5 5–1
May 13 Wisconsin 8–4 20–5 6–1
May 14 Northwestern 3–2 21–5 7–1
May 14 Northwestern 4–2 22–5 8–1
May 20 at Illinois 9–1 23–5 9–1
May 21 at Purdue 3–6 23–6 9–2
May 21 at Purdue 7–7 23–6–1 9–2–1
May 27 Iowa 17–3 24–6–1 10–2–1
May 28 Iowa 7–3 25–6–1 11–2–1
May 28 Iowa 8–0 26–6–1 12–2–1
Post-season
Date Opponent Score Overall record
June 2 vs. Notre Dame 15–6 27–6–1
June 3 vs. Detroit 12–5 28–6–1
June 4 vs. Detroit 5–4 29–6–1
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 14 vs. North Carolina Rosenblatt Stadium 8–3 30–6–1
June 15 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 8–5 31–6–1
June 16 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 12–11 32–6–1
June 18 vs. Oklahoma State Rosenblatt Stadium 3–1 33–6–1
June 19 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 3–4 33–7–1
June 20 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 2–1 34–7–1

Awards and honors

edit
Larry Bertelsen
  • All-America First Team[3]
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
John Erickson
Wayne Knapp
  • All-American First Team[3]
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
David Pflepsen
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
  • All-College World Series Team[5]
Howard Nathe
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
Carl Rolloff
  • All-College World Series Team[5]
Bob Wasko
  • All-College World Series Team[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "All-Americans". GopherSports.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "All Big Ten". GopherSports.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1960_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_baseball_team&oldid=1224701956"