1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 33–9 11–2 Dick Siebert (9th year) Delta Field National championsBig Ten Conference champions The 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by Dick Siebert in his 9th season at Minnesota. The Golden Gophers won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game. Roster + 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers rosterPitchers Ken Anderson Don Craven Jack Hoppe Dean Maas Rod Olstad Jerry ThomasInfielders Doug Gillen Jerry Kindall Gene Martin Jack McCartanOutfielders Bob Anderson Shorty Cochran Bill Horning Dave Lindblom Jim McNeely Catchers Woody Erickson Rod Magnuson Schedule + Regular season Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record March 19 at 1956 Texas Longhorns University of Texas Texas 12–5 1–0 – March 20 at Texas 4–2 2–0 – March 21 at 1956 Rice Owls Rice University Rice 3–4 2–1 – March 22 at Rice 12–19 2–2 – March 23 at 1956 Houston Cougars University of Houston Houston 5–2 3–2 – March 24 at Houston 4–6 3–3 – March 26 at 1956 Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma Oklahoma 3–10 3–4 – March 27 at Oklahoma 5–8 3–5 – April 7 at 1956 Luther Norse Luther College (Iowa) Luther 3–1 4–5 – April 7 at Luther 14–5 5–5 – April 13 at 1956 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State University Iowa State 8–5 6–5 – April 14 at Iowa State 9–2 7–5 – April 14 at Iowa State 12–1 8–5 – April 20 1956 Northern Iowa Panthers University of Northern Iowa Northern Iowa 7–1 9–5 – April 21 Northern Iowa 6–0 10–5 – April 21 Northern Iowa 11–1 11–5 – April 27 1956 Wisconsin Badgers University of Wisconsin Wisconsin 4–6 11–6 0–1 April 28 1956 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Northwestern 7–0 12–6 1–1 April 28 Northwestern 3–1 13–6 2–1 May 4 at 1956 Illinois Fighting Illini University of Illinois Illinois 3–2 14–6 3–1 May 5 at 1956 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Purdue 3–2 15–6 4–1 May 5 at Purdue 3–2 16–6 5–1 May 11 1956 Iowa Hawkeyes University of Iowa Iowa 7–0 17–6 6–1 May 12 Iowa 17–7 18–6 7–1 May 12 Iowa 18–8 19–6 8–1 May 15 1956 Augsburg Eagles Augsburg College Augsburg 30–1 20–6 – May 18 1956 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State University Michigan State 7–3 21–6 9–1 May 19 1956 Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan Michigan 7–6 22–6 10–1 May 19 Michigan 6–5 23–6 11–1 May 22 at 1956 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University St. John's 9–4 24–6 – May 25 at 1956 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State University Ohio State 2–4 24–7 11–2 + 1956 NCAA Division I baseball tournament Date Opponent Location Score Overall record May 29 vs. 1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame Notre Dame 3–4 24–8 May 30 vs. Notre Dame 15–5 25–8 May 30 vs. Notre Dame 10–1 26–8 June 1 vs. 1956 Ohio Bobcats Ohio University Ohio 5–0 27–8 June 2 vs. Ohio 7–6 28–8 June 9 vs. Wyoming Rosenblatt Stadium 4–0 29–8 June 10 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 3–1 30–8 June 11 vs. Mississippi Rosenblatt Stadium 13–5 31–8 June 12 vs. Bradley Rosenblatt Stadium 8–3 32–8 June 13 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 4–10 32–9 June 14 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 12–1 33–9 Awards and honors Jerry Kindall All-America First TeamAll-Americans http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/minn-m-basebl-all-americans.html GopherSports.com 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905103749/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/minn-m-basebl-all-americans.html 2015-09-05 dead All-Big Ten First TeamAll Big Ten http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/minn-m-basebl-all-big-ten.html GopherSports.com 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905103041/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/minn-m-basebl-all-big-ten.html 2015-09-05 dead Jack McCartan All-Big Ten First Team Jerry Thomas All-American First Team All-Big Ten First Team College World Series Most Outstanding PlayerCollege World Series Record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org 18 January 2013 References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Category:NCAA Division I baseball championship seasons Category:Big Ten Conference baseball champion seasons Golden Go Category:1950s in Minneapolis