1959 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
CBNo. 1
Record27-5 (17-3 Big Eight)
Head coach
1959 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y 17–3 .85027–5 .844
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 11–4 .73315–8 .652
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55611–12 .478
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46711–10 .524
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 7–10 .41212–11 .522
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5–11 .3139–11 .450
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 4–9 .3084–9 .308
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3–11 .2149–11 .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.

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 Rice9-31–0–
March 19at Rice5-61–1–
March 20at Houston7-22–1–
March 21at Houston7-43–1–
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordBig Eight record
April 10Kansas9-04–11-0
April 11Kansas13-25–12-0
April 11Kansas6-06–13-0
April 20at Oklahoma9-37–14-0
April 20at Oklahoma8-18–15-0
April 21at Oklahoma6-59–16-0
April 24Kansas State19-110–17-0
April 25Kansas State15-011–18-0
April 25Kansas State8-312–19-0
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordBig Eight record
May 1at Nebraska2-712–29-1
May 2at Nebraska4-113–210-1
May 2at Nebraska5-114–211-1
May 8at Colorado10-215–212-1
May 9at Colorado6-516–213-1
May 9at Colorado7-217–214-1
May 15Iowa State1-417–314-2
May 16Iowa State6-917–414-3
May 16Iowa State3-018–415-3
May 22Missouri1-019–416-3
May 23Missouri2-120–417-3
Post-season
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 29vs. Bradley7-621–4
May 30vs. Bradley6-222–4
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 12vs. Western MichiganRosenblatt Stadium10–223–4
June 14vs. Penn StateRosenblatt Stadium10–624–4
June 15vs. ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium3–524–5
June 16vs. Penn StateRosenblatt Stadium4–325–5
June 17vs. Fresno StateRosenblatt Stadium4–026–5
June 18vs. ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium5–327–5

Awards and honors

Bruce Andrew
  • All-Big Eight[2]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Jim Dobson
Ben Bancroft
  • All-America Second Team[2]
  • All-Big Eight[2]
Joel Horlen
  • All-America Second Team[2]
  • All-Big Eight[2]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Connie McIlvoy
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

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 May 8, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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