1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

The 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by Dick Siebert in his 13th season at Minnesota.

1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CBNo. 1
1960 record34–7–1 (12–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumDelta Field
1960 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 1 Minnesota  y 1221 .833  3471 .821
Ohio State   640 .600  2172 .733
Wisconsin   540 .556  1461 .690
Northwestern   650 .545  1790 .654
Michigan   770 .500  19121 .609
Purdue   441 .500  1281 .595
Illinois   680 .429  21100 .677
Michigan State   470 .364  17130 .567
Indiana   590 .357  17130 .567
Iowa   380 .273  7170 .292
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1960[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Golden Gophers won the College World Series, defeating the USC Trojans in the championship game.

Roster

1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers roster
 

Pitchers

  • Ken Anderson
  • Larry Bertelsen
  • Clyde Nelson
  • Jim Rantz
  • Saxe Roberts
  • Bob Wasko
 

Infielders

  • John Erickson
  • Wayne Knapp
  • Dave Pflepsen
  • Cal Rolloff

Catchers

  • Neil Junker
  • Al Provo
 

Outfielders

  • Dick Alford
  • Lee Brandt
  • Ron Causton
  • Barry Effress
  • Wayne Haefner
  • Tom Moe
  • Howard Nathe
 

Schedule

1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

Awards and honors

Larry Bertelsen
  • All-America First Team[3]
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
John Erickson
Wayne Knapp
  • All-American First Team[3]
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
David Pflepsen
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
  • All-College World Series Team[5]
Howard Nathe
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
Carl Rolloff
  • All-College World Series Team[5]
Bob Wasko
  • All-College World Series Team[5]

References

  1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. "All-Americans". GopherSports.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  4. "All Big Ten". GopherSports.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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