1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

The 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by Dick Siebert in his 13th season at Minnesota.

1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
National champions Big Ten Conference champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
CB	No. 1
Record	34–7–1 (12–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Siebert (13th year)
Home stadium	Delta Field
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 1 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y	12	–	2	–	1		.833			34	–	7	–	1		.821
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	0		.600			21	–	7	–	2		.733
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0		.556			14	–	6	–	1		.690
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	6	–	5	–	0		.545			17	–	9	–	0		.654
Michigan  ‍‍‍	7	–	7	–	0		.500			19	–	12	–	1		.609
Purdue  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1		.500			12	–	8	–	1		.595
Illinois  ‍‍‍	6	–	8	–	0		.429			21	–	10	–	0		.677
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	4	–	7	–	0		.364			17	–	13	–	0		.567
Indiana  ‍‍‍	5	–	9	–	0		.357			17	–	13	–	0		.567
Iowa  ‍‍‍	3	–	8	–	0		.273			7	–	17	–	0		.292
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1960[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Golden Gophers won the College World Series, defeating the USC Trojans in the championship game.

Roster

1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers roster
	Pitchers Ken Anderson Larry Bertelsen Clyde Nelson Jim Rantz Saxe Roberts Bob Wasko		Infielders John Erickson Wayne Knapp Dave Pflepsen Cal Rolloff Catchers Neil Junker Al Provo		Outfielders Dick Alford Lee Brandt Ron Causton Barry Effress Wayne Haefner Tom Moe Howard Nathe

Schedule

1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball game log
Regular season
March Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record March 21 at Texas 14–21 0–1 – March 22 at Texas 7–13 0–2 – March 23 at Sam Houston State 6–2 1–2 – March 24 at Sam Houston State 9–5 2–2 – March 24 at Sam Houston State 14–15 2–3 – March 25 at Houston 4–5 2–4 – March 26 at Houston 5–1 3–4 –
April Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record April 1 at Iowa State 5–4 4–4 – April 2 at Iowa State 4–1 5–4 – April 2 at Iowa State 9–8 6–4 – April 8 at St. Mary's 8–4 7–4 – April 9 at Luther 14–4 8–4 – April 9 at Luther 2–0 9–4 – April 15 at South Dakota State 28–2 10–4 – April 22 Northern Iowa 1–0 11–4 – April 22 Northern Iowa 13–1 12–4 – April 23 Northern Iowa 13–0 13–4 – April 23 Northern Iowa 13–1 14–4 – April 29 Michigan State 13–6 15–4 1–0 April 30 Michigan 10–3 16–4 2–0 April 30 Michigan 11–2 17–4 3–0
May Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record May 6 at Ohio State 8–6 18–4 4–0 May 7 at Indiana 4–2 19–4 5–0 May 7 at Indiana 1–2 19–5 5–1 May 13 Wisconsin 8–4 20–5 6–1 May 14 Northwestern 3–2 21–5 7–1 May 14 Northwestern 4–2 22–5 8–1 May 20 at Illinois 9–1 23–5 9–1 May 21 at Purdue 3–6 23–6 9–2 May 21 at Purdue 7–7 23–6–1 9–2–1 May 27 Iowa 17–3 24–6–1 10–2–1 May 28 Iowa 7–3 25–6–1 11–2–1 May 28 Iowa 8–0 26–6–1 12–2–1
Post-season
NCAA tournament: Mideast Regional Date Opponent Score Overall record June 2 vs. Notre Dame 15–6 27–6–1 June 3 vs. Detroit 12–5 28–6–1 June 4 vs. Detroit 5–4 29–6–1
NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record June 14 vs. North Carolina Rosenblatt Stadium 8–3 30–6–1 June 15 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 8–5 31–6–1 June 16 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 12–11 32–6–1 June 18 vs. Oklahoma State Rosenblatt Stadium 3–1 33–6–1 June 19 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 3–4 33–7–1 June 20 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 2–1 34–7–1

Awards and honors

Larry Bertelsen

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

John Erickson

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[5]

Wayne Knapp

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

David Pflepsen

• All-Big Ten First Team^[4]
• All-College World Series Team^[5]

Howard Nathe

• All-Big Ten First Team^[4]

Carl Rolloff

• All-College World Series Team^[5]

Bob Wasko

• All-College World Series Team^[5]