1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

The 1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by Dick Siebert in his 17th season at Minnesota.

1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CBNo. 1
1964 record31–12 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coachDick Siebert (17th year)
Home stadiumDelta Field
1964 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 11–3 .786  31–12 .721
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–4 .714  19–16 .543
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667  21–10 .677
No. 25 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533  22–12 .647
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533  15–10 .600
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533  – –
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .467  23–12 .657
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .467  13–16 .448
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4–11 .267  – –
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 1–14 .067  – –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1964[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Golden Gophers won the College World Series, defeating the Missouri Tigers in the championship game.

Roster
1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers roster
 

Pitchers

  • Jim Ball
  • Dennis Johnson
  • Tom Lindberg
  • Dick Mielke
  • George Nelson
  • Joe Pollack
  • Rene Valenciano

Catchers

  

Infielders

  • Dick Anderson
  • Jerry Cawley
  • Bill Davis
  • Pat Hergott
  • Dewey Markus
  • Dick McCullough
  • Ron Roalstad
  • Steve Schneider
  

Outfielders

  • Frank Brosseau
  • Archie Clark
  • Alan Druskin
  • Gary Erickson
  • Dave Hoffman
  • Bob Werness
  

Schedule
1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament: Mideast Regional
Date Opponent Score Overall Record
May 29vs. Kent State7-426-11
May 30vs. Kent State13-227-11
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 8vs. Texas A&MRosenblatt Stadium7-328-11
June 12vs. MaineRosenblatt Stadium12-029-11
June 13vs. Southern CaliforniaRosenblatt Stadium6-530-11
June 15vs. MissouriRosenblatt Stadium1-430-12
June 17vs. MissouriRosenblatt Stadium5-131-12

Awards and honors
Bill Davis
  • All College World Series Team[3]
Dave Hoffman
  • All-College World Series Team[3]
Dewey Markus
  • All-College World Series Team[3]
Joe Pollack
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
  • All-College World Series Team[3]
Ron Wojciak
  • All-America First Team[5]
  • All-Big Ten First Team[4]
  • All-College World Series Team[3]

References
  1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1964". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  3. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. "All Big Ten". GopherSports.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. "All-Americans". GopherSports.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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