1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

1956 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the College World Series ; As of June 18, 1956; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
District III champion
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	24–10 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Tom Swayze (6th season);
Home stadium	Swayze Field
	Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

Last updated June 07, 2023

The 1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Tom Swayze in his 6th year as head coach at Ole Miss.

Roster

1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year
		Charlie Baggett	/	—	—
15	INF	Raymond Brown	/	—	—
	LHP	Cecil Burford	/L	—	—
	C	Jerry Bynum	/	—	—
	C	Buddy Chain	/	—	—
	OF	Ed Crawford	/	—	—
	INF	Eagle Day	/	—	—
	P	Delbert Farmer	/	—	—
	OF	John Gainey	/	—	—
	INF	Buddy Garrison	/	—	—
	U	Joe Gibbon	/	—	—
	P	Don Goad	/	—	—	Sr
	INF	Billy Johnson	/	—	—
	OF	Billy Kinard	/	—	—
	U	Joe Pegram	/	—	—
	INF	Leroy Reed	/	—	—
	INF	Bernie Schreiber	/	—	—	Sr
17	INF	Bill Scott	/	—	—
	P	Dick Shelton	/	—	—
	P	Archie White	/	—	—	Sr
	OF	Don Williams	/	—	—
	RHP	Buddy Wittichen	/R	—	—	Jr

Head coach

Tom Swayze

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log

Regular season

March (5–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
1	March	Delta State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	9–6	1–0	–
2	March	Delta State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	21–1	2–0	–
3	March	Illinois Wesleyan	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	4–1	3–0	–
4	March	Illinois Wesleyan	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	10–12	3–1	–
5	March 30	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	1–2	3–2	0–1
6	March 31	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	8–6	4–2	1–1
7	March 31	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	11–0	5–2	2–1

Postseason

April (8–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
8	April	at Arkansas State	Unknown • Jonesboro, Arkansas	7–0	6–2	2–1
9	April 6	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	7–15	6–3	2–2
10	April 7	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	11–2	7–3	3–2
11	April 7	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	13–14	7–4	3–3
12	April	Mississippi State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	9–3	8–4	4–3
13	April	Mississippi State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	14–2	9–4	5–3
14	April	at Loyola	Unknown • New Orleans, Louisiana	6–11	9–5	5–3
15	April	at Loyola	Unknown • New Orleans, Louisiana	5–4	10–5	5–3
16	April	at Tulane	Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana	10–17	11–5	6–3
17	April	at Tulane	Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana	7–1	12–5	7–3
18	April	at Tulane	Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana	1–0	13–5	8–3

May (5–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
19	May	Vanderbilt	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	9–3	14–5	9–3
20	May	Vanderbilt	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	7–0	15–5	10–3
21	May	Vanderbilt	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	3–0	16–5	11–3
22	May	at Mississippi State	Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi	6–2	17–5	12–3
23	May	at Mississippi State	Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi	8–5	18–5	13–3

Postseason

SEC Conference Championship (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
24	May	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida	3–8	18–6	13–3
25	May	Florida	Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	1–5	18–7	13–3

NCAA District III Playoff (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
26	June 1	vs Tennessee Tech	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	4–3	19–7	13–3
27	June 2	vs Tennessee Tech	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	3–2	20–7	13–3
28	June 4	vs Duke	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	2–4	20–8	13–3
29	June 4	vs Duke	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	6–2	21–8	13–3
30	June 4	vs Duke	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	7–1	22–8	13–3

College World Series (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
31	June 9	vs New Hampshire	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	13–12	23–8	13–3
32	June 10	vs Bradley	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–0	24–8	13–3
33	June 11	vs Minnesota	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–13	24–9	13–3
34	June 12	vs Arizona	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–13	24–10	13–3

Awards and honors

Ed Crawford

All-SEC

Eagle Day

All-SEC

Joe Gibbon

All-SEC

Billy Kinard

All-SEC

Bernie Schreiber

All-SEC
All-District III Tournament Team
First Team All-America American Baseball Coaches Association ^[3]

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References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1956". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
↑ "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
↑ "2021 Rebel Baseball Guide" (PDF). www.olemisssports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

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[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1956". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[2] "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[3] "2021 Rebel Baseball Guide" (PDF). www.olemisssports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

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Venues	Swayze Field (1948–present)
Rivalries	Mississippi State
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1956 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida ‍†‍‍^y	13	–	3	.813	20	–	4	.833
Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	13	–	3	.813	24	–	10	.706
Alabama ‍‍‍	15	–	5	.750	18	–	7	.720
Georgia ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667	16	–	7	.696
Auburn ‍‍‍	9	–	7	.563	12	–	11	.522
Tennessee ‍‍‍	7	–	8	.467	10	–	13	.435
LSU ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	9	–	11	.450
Tulane ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	11	–	11	.500
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	11	–	9	.550
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	9	.308	11	–	12	.478
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	3	–	12	.200	6	–	15	.286
Kentucky ‍‍‍	1	–	12	.077	4	–	18	.182

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 18, 1956^[1]^[2] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1956 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

Related Research Articles

References