1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

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1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball
Atlantic Coast Conference champions
District III champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
CB No. 6
Record16–11 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDixon Owens
Home stadium Jack Coombs Field
Seasons
 1960
1962 
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Duke  y113 .7861611 .593
No. 24 North Carolina  104 .714157 .682
No. 27 Wake Forest  95 .643237 .767
NC State  85 .615135 .722
Clemson  68 .4291211 .522
Maryland  58 .385812 .400
Virginia  49 .308711 .389
South Carolina  112 .077315 .167
Conference champion
Playoff champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field. The team was coached by Ace Parker in his 9th year at Duke.

Contents

The Blue Devils won the District III playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Boston College Eagles.

Roster

1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
P Don Altman/
Sr Freeport, Pennsylvania
C Art Browning/
Portsmouth, Virginia
John Daniel/
OF Ron Davis /
So
Dick Densmore/
So
INF Lynn Fader/
P Larry Harrison/
Jr
Bobby Hawn/
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ron Kalish/
Sr
Eric Keller/
Sr
INF Dean McCracken/
Sr
OF Rex McKinley/
Jr
INF Garry Miller/
Sr
C Dixon Owens/
Sr
OF Bob Rankin/
Jr
Bill Reynolds/
P Bob Turner/
Jr
P Butch Williams/
Head coach

Ace Parker

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball game log
Regular season
March (0–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
1March 27 at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 6–100–1
2March 28 at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida0–40–2
3March 29 at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida5–70–3
4March 30 at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida2–80–4
April (7–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
5April 1 vs Western Michigan Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida10–31–4
6April 3  Ohio Jack Coombs FieldDurham, North Carolina 3–51–5
7April 3 OhioJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina2–12–5
8April 7 at Clemson Riggs FieldClemson, South Carolina 8–53–51–0
9April 8 at South Carolina Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina 8–14–52–0
10April 14 at Maryland Shipley FieldCollege Park, Maryland 11–55–53–0
11April 15 at Virginia Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia 9–26–54–0
12April 18 at NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina 1–36–64–1
13April 21  North Carolina Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina4–96–74–2
14April 25 NC StateJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina1–36–84–3
15April 29 MarylandJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina5–17–85–3
May (6–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
16May 2 at North CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 10–48–86–3
17May 5 South CarolinaJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina1–09–87–3
18May 6 ClemsonJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina3–110–88–3
19May 8  Wake Forest Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina12–1011–89–3
20May 10 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore FieldWinston-Salem, North Carolina 3–112–810–3
21May 13 at Navy Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 4–112–910–3
22May 19 at VirginiaUnknown • Charlottesville, Virginia5–113–911–3
Postseason
District III Playoff (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
23June 1vs Florida State Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina 7–214–911–3
24June 3vs West Virginia Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina7–315–911–3
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
25June 9vs Oklahoma State Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 2–315–1011–3
26June 11vs Colorado State College Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska15–316–1011–3
27June 12vs Boston College Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–416–1111–3

Awards and honors

Don Altman
Ron Davis
Lynn Fader
Rex McKinley
Garry Miller
Butch Williams

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. "CWS record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. "2019 Duke Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goduke.com. Duke University. Retrieved November 13, 2020.