1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
National Champions Big Ten Conference Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1956 record	33–9 (11–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Siebert (9th year)
Home stadium	Delta Field

1956 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Minnesota	11	–	2		.846			33	–	9		.786
Ohio State	9	–	3		.750			18	–	7		.720
Wisconsin	8	–	4		.667				–			–
Michigan	6	–	5		.545				–			–
Northwestern	6	–	7		.462				–			–
Indiana	5	–	6		.455			13	–	15		.464
Iowa	5	–	8		.385			11	–	16		.407
Michigan State	4	–	7		.364			16	–	13		.552
Purdue	5	–	10		.333			14	–	14		.500
Illinois	4	–	11		.267				–			–
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the 1956 NCAA Baseball Tournament As of June 30, 1956[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by Dick Siebert in his 9th season at Minnesota.

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

Roster

1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers roster
	Pitchers Ken Anderson Don Craven Jack Hoppe Dean Maas Rod Olstad Jerry Thomas		Infielders Doug Gillen Jerry Kindall Gene Martin Jack McCartan		Outfielders Bob Anderson Shorty Cochran Bill Horning Dave Lindblom Jim McNeely Catchers Woody Erickson Rod Magnuson

Schedule

1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March Date Opponent Score Overall Record Big Ten Record March 19 at Texas 12–5 1–0 – March 20 at Texas 4–2 2–0 – March 21 at Rice 3–4 2–1 – March 22 at Rice 12–19 2–2 – March 23 at Houston 5–2 3–2 – March 24 at Houston 4–6 3–3 – March 26 at Oklahoma 3–10 3–4 – March 27 at Oklahoma 5–8 3–5 –
April Date Opponent Score Overall Record Big Ten Record April 7 at Luther 3–1 4–5 – April 7 at Luther 14–5 5–5 – April 13 at Iowa State 8–5 6–5 – April 14 at Iowa State 9–2 7–5 – April 14 at Iowa State 12–1 8–5 – April 20 Northern Iowa 7–1 9–5 – April 21 Northern Iowa 6–0 10–5 – April 21 Northern Iowa 11–1 11–5 – April 27 Wisconsin 4–6 11–6 0–1 April 28 Northwestern 7–0 12–6 1–1 April 28 Northwestern 3–1 13–6 2–1
May Date Opponent Score Overall Record Big Ten Record May 4 at Illinois 3–2 14–6 3–1 May 5 at Purdue 3–2 15–6 4–1 May 5 at Purdue 3–2 16–6 5–1 May 11 Iowa 7–0 17–6 6–1 May 12 Iowa 17–7 18–6 7–1 May 12 Iowa 18–8 19–6 8–1 May 15 Augsburg 30–1 20–6 – May 18 Michigan State 7–3 21–6 9–1 May 19 Michigan 7–6 22–6 10–1 May 19 Michigan 6–5 23–6 11–1 May 22 at St. John's 9–4 24–6 – May 25 at Ohio State 2–4 24–7 11–2
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament: Mideast Regional Date Opponent Score Overall Record May 29 vs. Notre Dame 3–4 24–8 May 30 vs. Notre Dame 15–5 25–8 May 30 vs. Notre Dame 10–1 26–8 June 1 vs. Ohio 5–0 27–8 June 2 vs. Ohio 7–6 28–8
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 9 vs. Wyoming Rosenblatt Stadium 4–0 29–8 June 10 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 3–1 30–8 June 11 vs. Mississippi Rosenblatt Stadium 13–5 31–8 June 12 vs. Bradley Rosenblatt Stadium 8–3 32–8 June 13 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 4–10 32–9 June 14 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 12–1 33–9

Awards and honors

Jerry Kindall

• All-America First Team^[3]
• All-Big Ten First Team^[4]

Jack McCartan

• All-Big Ten First Team^[4]

Jerry Thomas

• All-American First Team^[3]
• All-Big Ten First Team^[4]
• College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[5]

References

1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1956". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
3. "All-Americans". GopherSports.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
4. "All Big Ten". GopherSports.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
5. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 January 2013.