1959 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

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1959 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Conference Big Eight Conference
CB No. 1
Record27-5 (17-3 Big Eight)
Head coach
Seasons
 1958
1960  
1959 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma State  y173 .850275 .844
Nebraska  114 .733158 .652
Iowa State  108 .5561112 .478
Colorado  78 .4671110 .524
Oklahoma  710 .4121211 .522
Kansas  511 .313911 .450
Kansas State  49 .30849 .308
Missouri  311 .214911 .450
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1959 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1959 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his 16th season at Oklahoma State.

Contents

The Cowboys won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game.

Roster

1959 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster
 

Pitchers

  • Toby Bensinger - Senior
  • Win Chandler - Junior
  • Joel Horlen - Senior
  • Jim Mihura - Senior
  • Roy Peterson - Senior
  • George Scott - Junior
  • Dick Soergel - Junior
 

Infielders

  • Bob Andrew - Junior
  • Bruce Andrew - Sophomore
  • Jim Dobson - Sophomore
  • Grayson Mersch - Sophomore

Catchers

  • Ray Bond - Sophomore
  • Tim Smalley - Junior
  • Lew Wade - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • Ben Bancroft - Junior
  • Tim Green - Senior
  • Connie McIlvoy - Senior
  • Don Soergel - Junior
 

Schedule

1959 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordBig Eight record
March 18at Rice 9-31–0
March 19at Rice5-61–1
March 20at Houston 7-22–1
March 21at Houston7-43–1
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordBig Eight record
April 10 Kansas 9-04–11-0
April 11Kansas13-25–12-0
April 11Kansas6-06–13-0
April 20at Oklahoma 9-37–14-0
April 20at Oklahoma8-18–15-0
April 21at Oklahoma6-59–16-0
April 24 Kansas State 19-110–17-0
April 25Kansas State15-011–18-0
April 25Kansas State8-312–19-0
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordBig Eight record
May 1at Nebraska 2-712–29-1
May 2at Nebraska4-113–210-1
May 2at Nebraska5-114–211-1
May 8at Colorado 10-215–212-1
May 9at Colorado6-516–213-1
May 9at Colorado7-217–214-1
May 15 Iowa State 1-417–314-2
May 16Iowa State6-917–414-3
May 16Iowa State3-018–415-3
May 22 Missouri 1-019–416-3
May 23Missouri2-120–417-3
Post-season
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 29vs. Bradley 7-621–4
May 30vs. Bradley6-222–4
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 12vs. Western Michigan Rosenblatt Stadium 10–223–4
June 14vs. Penn State Rosenblatt Stadium10–624–4
June 15vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium3–524–5
June 16vs. Penn StateRosenblatt Stadium4–325–5
June 17vs. Fresno State Rosenblatt Stadium4–026–5
June 18vs. ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium5–327–5

Awards and honors

Bruce Andrew
Jim Dobson
Ben Bancroft
Joel Horlen
Connie McIlvoy

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1959". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2012 Media Guide" (PDF). OKState.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.