1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big 8 champion; District 5 champion
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 2
Record	27–3 (18–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Toby Greene (18th year);
	Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his eighteenth season at Oklahoma State.

1961 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	1	.947	27	–	3	.900
Missouri ‍‍‍	13	–	6	.684	16	–	7	.696
Colorado ‍‍‍	9	–	8	.529	21	–	11	.656
Kansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	10	.500	10	–	12	.455
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	9	–	10	.474	10	–	15	.400
Nebraska ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	9	–	14	.391
Iowa State ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	5	–	14	.263
Kansas ‍‍‍	2	–	12	.143	5	–	14	.263

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1961^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cowboys reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Southern California.

Roster

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster^[2]

Legend
	Oklahoma State win
	Oklahoma State loss

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

Post-season

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 9	Duke	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 3–2	25–1	1–0
June 11	Syracuse	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 12–9	26–1	2–0
June 12	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 2–4	26–2	2–1
June 13	Syracuse	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 8–0	27–2	3–1
June 14	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–0	27–3	3–2

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. pp. 113–117. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. p. 66. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball

Big 8 champion District 5 champion
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 2
Record	27–3 (18–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Toby Greene (18th year)
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →