1959 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

American college baseball season

1959 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
National champions Big Eight champions
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 1
Record	27-5 (17-3 Big Eight)
Head coach	Toby Greene (16th year)
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	3	.850	27	–	5	.844
Nebraska ‍‍‍	11	–	4	.733	15	–	8	.652
Iowa State ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	11	–	12	.478
Colorado ‍‍‍	7	–	8	.467	11	–	10	.524
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	7	–	10	.412	12	–	11	.522
Kansas ‍‍‍	5	–	11	.313	9	–	11	.450
Kansas State ‍‍‍	4	–	9	.308	4	–	9	.308
Missouri ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	9	–	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

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	Big Eight record
March 18	at Rice	9-3	1–0	–
March 19	at Rice	5-6	1–1	–
March 20	at Houston	7-2	2–1	–
March 21	at Houston	7-4	3–1	–

April

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	Big Eight record
April 10	Kansas	9-0	4–1	1-0
April 11	Kansas	13-2	5–1	2-0
April 11	Kansas	6-0	6–1	3-0
April 20	at Oklahoma	9-3	7–1	4-0
April 20	at Oklahoma	8-1	8–1	5-0
April 21	at Oklahoma	6-5	9–1	6-0
April 24	Kansas State	19-1	10–1	7-0
April 25	Kansas State	15-0	11–1	8-0
April 25	Kansas State	8-3	12–1	9-0

May

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	Big Eight record
May 1	at Nebraska	2-7	12–2	9-1
May 2	at Nebraska	4-1	13–2	10-1
May 2	at Nebraska	5-1	14–2	11-1
May 8	at Colorado	10-2	15–2	12-1
May 9	at Colorado	6-5	16–2	13-1
May 9	at Colorado	7-2	17–2	14-1
May 15	Iowa State	1-4	17–3	14-2
May 16	Iowa State	6-9	17–4	14-3
May 16	Iowa State	3-0	18–4	15-3
May 22	Missouri	1-0	19–4	16-3
May 23	Missouri	2-1	20–4	17-3

Post-season

NCAA tournament: District V playoffs

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record
May 29	vs. Bradley	7-6	21–4
May 30	vs. Bradley	6-2	22–4

NCAA tournament: College World Series

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
June 12	vs. Western Michigan	Rosenblatt Stadium	10–2	23–4
June 14	vs. Penn State	Rosenblatt Stadium	10–6	24–4
June 15	vs. Arizona	Rosenblatt Stadium	3–5	24–5
June 16	vs. Penn State	Rosenblatt Stadium	4–3	25–5
June 17	vs. Fresno State	Rosenblatt Stadium	4–0	26–5
June 18	vs. Arizona	Rosenblatt Stadium	5–3	27–5

Awards and honors

Bruce Andrew

All-Big Eight^[2]
College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Jim Dobson

College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[2]
All-Big Eight^[2]

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

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1959". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "2012 Media Guide" (PDF). OKState.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2013.

v t e Oklahoma State Cowboys 1959 College World Series champions
Jim Dobson (College World Series MOP) Joe Horlen
Manager Toby Greene
Regular season NCAA tournament College World Series

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