1961 Syracuse Orangemen baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1961 Syracuse Orangemen baseball Independent 4 18–5 Ted Kleinhans 15th Lew Carr Field District II champions College World Series 4th The 1961 Syracuse Orangemen baseball team represented Syracuse University in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Orangemen played their home games at Lew Carr Field. The team was coached by Ted Kleinhans in his 15th year as head coach at Syracuse. The Orangemen won the District II Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Roster 1961 Syracuse Orangemen y Bill Canon RHP R SO Billy Connors y RHP R R 6 220 SO Schenectady, New York Larry Craybas RHP R SO Pete DeSilvia OF 210 SO Syracuse, New York Sloane Dugan LHP L JR Dick Easterly y OF SR Dave Giusti y RHP R R 5 11 190 SR North Syracuse, New York John Howell INF SR Bob Jacuk C SO Bob Lelli OF L SO Peter Palumb INF SO Dave Sarette INF SR Dick Taylor SO Dale White C JR Jeff Williams RHP R SR Bucky Winters INF JR https://cuse.com/sports/2001/8/8/baseball.aspx?id=82 January 11, 2022 Ted Kleinhans Schedule Syracuse Orangemen 2 white 1961 Syracuse Orangemen baseball game log |- ! style="Syracuse Orangemen 2 white" | Regular season |- Syracuse Orangemen 2 white March (1–0) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March 30 || at 1961 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg || Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania || 11–3 || 1–0 |- Syracuse Orangemen 2 white April (3–2) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 1 || at 1961 Navy Midshipmen Navy || Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland || 3–7 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 3 || at 1961 Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) || Unknown • Baltimore, Maryland || 15–5 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 4 || at 1961 Maryland Terrapins Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 6–2 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 28 || at 1961 Army Black Knights Army || Doubleday Field • West Point, New York || 7–2 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 29 || at 1961 Lafayette Leopards Lafayette || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 7–2 || 4–2 Syracuse Orangemen 2 white May (10–1) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || May 2 || 1961 Cornell Big Red Cornell || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 12–2 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || May 4 || 1961 Hobart Statesmen Hobart || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 4–0 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || May 5 || 1961 RPI Engineers RPI || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 6–1 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || May 6 || 1961 Colgate Red Raiders Colgate || Unknown • Unknown || 13–7 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || May 8 || at 1961 Clarkson Golden Knights Clarkson || Unknown • Potsdam, New York || 15–12 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || May 9 || at 1961 St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence || Unknown • Canton, New York || 1–2 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || May 12 || 1961 Bucknell Bison Bucknell || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 21–0 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || May 13 || 1961 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 10–0 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 13 || Penn State || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 3–2 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || May 17 || at Cornell || Hoy Field • Ithaca, New York || – || 13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || May 18 || 1961 Rochester Yellowjackets Rochester || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || – || 14–3 |- |- ! style="Syracuse Orangemen 2 white" | Postseason |- Syracuse Orangemen 2 white NCAA District II Playoff (2–0) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || vs June 3 || 1961 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 2–0 || 15–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || vs June 7 || 1961 St. John's Redmen St. Johns || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 9–3 || 16–3 |- Syracuse Orangemen 2 white College World Series (2–2) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || June 10 || vs Colorado State College || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 12–5 || 17–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || June 11 || vs Oklahoma State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 9–12 || 17–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || June 12 || vs Western Michigan || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 6–0 || 18–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || June 13 || vs Oklahoma State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–8 || 18–5 |- |- | Awards and honors Dave Sarette College World Series All-Tournament TeamCWS record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org January 5, 2022 References Category:Syracuse Orangemen baseball seasons Syracuse Orangemen baseball Category:College World Series seasons Syracuse