1966 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team

The 1966 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team represented Ohio State University in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Marty Karow in his 16th season at Ohio State.

1966 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CBNo. 1
1966 record27-6-1 (6-0 Big Ten)
Head coachMarty Karow (16th year)
1966 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 1 Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y 6–0–0 1.000  27–6–1 .809
No. 16 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 11–2–0 .846  27–10–2 .718
No. 21 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–3–0 .769  22–11–0 .667
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8–5–0 .615  24–13–0 .649
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .545  17–15–0 .531
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .417  0–0–0 –
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .400  0–0–0 –
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .364  14–15–0 .483
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–9–0 .182  9–14–0 .391
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 2–13–0 .133  0–0–0 –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1966[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Buckeyes won the College World Series, defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the championship game.

Roster
1966 Ohio State Buckeyes roster
 

Pitchers

  • Steve Arlin
  • Richard Boggs
  • Curtis Heinfeld
  • Kenneth Monroe
  • Keith Stilwell
  • Ralph Swain
  • Ross Winning

Catchers

  

Infielders

Outfielders

  • Robert Baker
  • Bo Rein
  • Raymound William Shoup
  

Position Unknown

  • John Anderson
  • Glenn Bergman
  • Albert Budding
  • Frank Cozze
  • Ronald Dawson
  • David Dillon
  • James Elshire
  • Dennis Jacobs
  • James LeBay
  • Wayne Mogan
  • Gene Zayac
  

Schedule
1966 Ohio State Buckeyes Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament: District 4 Playoffs
Date Opponent Score Overall Record
June 2vs. Valparaiso13-320-5-1
June 3vs. Western Michigan10-321-5-1
June 4vs. Western Michigan14-722-5-1
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 13vs. Oklahoma StateRosenblatt Stadium4-223-5-1
June 14vs. Southern CaliforniaRosenblatt Stadium6-224-5-1
June 15vs. St. John'sRosenblatt Stadium8-725-5-1
June 16vs. Southern CaliforniaRosenblatt Stadium1-525-6-1
June 17vs. Southern CaliforniaRosenblatt Stadium1-026-6-1
June 18vs. Oklahoma StateRosenblatt Stadium8-227-6-1

Awards and honors
Steve Arlin
Chuck Brinkman
  • All-America Second Team[3]
  • All-College World Series Team[4]
Ross Nagelson
  • All-College World Series Team[4]
Bo Rein
  • All-College World Series Team[4]
Ray Shoup
  • All-College World Series Team[4]

Buckeyes in the 1966 MLB Draft

The following members of the Ohio State Buckeyes baseball program were drafted in the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Russ Nagelson1B14th272ndCleveland Indians
Chuck BrinkmanC16th318thChicago White Sox

References
  1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1966". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. "Record Book" (PDF). OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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