1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

Oklahoma State Cowboys season

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big 8 champion
District 5 champion
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
CBNo. 2
Record27–3 (18–1 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Toby Greene (18th year)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 1   .947 27 – 3   .900
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 13 – 6   .684 16 – 7   .696
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8   .529 21 – 11   .656
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 10 – 12   .455
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10   .474 10 – 15   .400
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 9 – 14   .391
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 13   .188 5 – 14   .263
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 5 – 14   .263
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his eighteenth season at Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Southern California.

Roster

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster[2]
 
  • - Larry Ferguson
  • - Robert Hennkens
  • - Gary Reid
  • - Don Strain
  

Pitchers

 

Infielders

  • - Bruce Andrew
  • - Bill Ketchum
  • - Paul Grayson Mersh
  • - Don Wallace

Catchers

  • - Ray Bond
  

Outfielders

  • - Jim Dobson
  • - Don B. Karns
  • - Walt McKenzie
  • - Gentry Politte

Schedule

Legend
  Oklahoma State win
  Oklahoma State loss
1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log[3]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
Mar 27 at Houston* Buffalo Stadium • Houston, TX W 2–0 1–0
Mar 28 at Houston* Buffalo Stadium • Houston, TX W 7–4 2–0
Mar 30 at Rice* Houston, TX W 13–5 3–0
Mar 31 at Rice* Houston, TX W 11–5 4–0
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
Apr 7 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, NE W 9–3 5–0 1–0
Apr 8 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, NE W 7–1 6–0 2–0
Apr 14 Kansas State Stillwater, OK W 8–2 7–0 3–0
Apr 14 Kansas State Stillwater, OK W 5–1 8–0 4–0
Apr 15 Kansas State Stillwater, OK W 10–0 9–0 5–0
Apr 21 at Oklahoma Norman, OK W 5–2 10–0 6–0
Apr 21 at Oklahoma Norman, OK W 7–0 11–0 7–0
Apr 22 at Oklahoma Norman, OK W 9–0 12–0 8–0
Apr 28 Kansas Stillwater, OK W 8–0 13–0 9–0
Apr 28 Kansas Stillwater, OK W 6–0 14–0 10–0
Apr 29 Kansas Stillwater, OK W 17–7 15–0 11–0
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
May 5 at Colorado Boulder, CO W 8–5 16–0 12–0
May 6 at Colorado Boulder, CO W 5–4 17–0 13–0
May 12 Iowa State Stillwater, OK W 12–1 18–0 14–0
May 12 Iowa State Stillwater, OK W 16–1 19–0 15–0
May 13 Iowa State Stillwater, OK W 10–2 20–0 16–0
May 19 Missouri Stillwater, OK W 2–1 21–0 17–0
May 19 Missouri Stillwater, OK L 1–7 21–1 17–1
May 20 Missouri Stillwater, OK W 3–2 22–1 18–1
Post-season
NCAA District 5 playoff
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 29 Iowa State Teachers Stillwater, OK W 10–0 23–1 1–0
May 29 Iowa State Teachers Stillwater, OK W 11–8 24–1 2–0
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 9 Duke Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–2 25–1 1–0
June 11 Syracuse Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 12–9 26–1 2–0
June 12 Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–4 26–2 2–1
June 13 Syracuse Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–0 27–2 3–1
June 14 Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–0 27–3 3–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. pp. 113–117. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. p. 66. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
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