1959 Clemson Tigers baseball team

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1959 Clemson Tigers baseball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
CB No. 5
Record24–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Riggs Field
Seasons
  1958
1960 
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Clemson  y95 .643248 .750
North Carolina  95 .643177 .708
Wake Forest  95 .643138 .619
Maryland  76 .538116 .647
Virginia  68 .429109 .526
South Carolina  58 .3851112 .478
Duke  59 .357916 .360
NC State  59 .357812 .400
Conference champion
Playoff champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1959 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1959 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team played their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

Contents

The team was coached by Bill Wilhelm, who completed his second season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1959 College World Series, their second appearance in Omaha. [2]

Roster

1959 Clemson Tigers roster [3]
  

Pitchers

  • - Ty Cline - Sophomore
  • - Charlie Eubanks
  • - Bailey Hendley - Junior
  • - Jimmy Roller - Junior
  • - Dave Sprouse
  • - Harold Stowe - Senior
 

Catchers

  • - Butch Coker - Senior
  • - Clayton Lowder JR. “Junior”

Infielders

  • - Larry Bagwell - Senior
  • - Zach Burnette - Junior
  • - Fred DeBerry - Senior
  • - Bud Spiers
  • - Dick Suggs - Sophomore

Outfielders

  • - Doug Hoffman - Senior
 

Unknown

  • - Reid Blakeney
  • - Tim Bryant
  • - Lou Cordileone
  • - Bob Dempsey
  • - Bobby Norris
  • - Sam Poe
 

Schedule

Legend
 Clemson win
 Clemson loss
BoldClemson team member
*Non-Conference game
1959 Clemson Tigers baseball game log [4]
Regular season
Postseason

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1959". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. "1959 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2019.