1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 34–7–1 12–2–1 1 Dick Siebert (13th year) Delta Field National championsBig Ten Conference champions 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. 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 background:#872434;color:#FFBC3A; 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball game log ! style="background:#FFBC3A;color:#872434;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#872434; March Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 21 || at 1960 Texas Longhorns University of Texas Texas || 14–21 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 22 || at Texas || 7–13 || 0–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 23 || at 1960 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State || 6–2 || 1–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 24 || at Sam Houston State || 9–5 || 2–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 24 || at Sam Houston State || 14–15 || 2–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 25 || at 1960 Houston Cougars University of Houston Houston || 4–5 || 2–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 26 || at Houston || 5–1 || 3–4 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#872434; April Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 1 || at 1960 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State University Iowa State || 5–4 || 4–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 2 || at Iowa State || 4–1 || 5–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 2 || at Iowa State || 9–8 || 6–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 8 || at 1960 St. Mary's Cardinals Saint Mary's University of Minnesota St. Mary's || 8–4 || 7–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 9 || at 1960 Luther Norse Luther College (Iowa) Luther || 14–4 || 8–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 9 || at Luther || 2–0 || 9–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 15 || at 1960 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University South Dakota State || 28–2 || 10–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 22 || 1960 Northern Iowa Panthers University of Northern Iowa Northern Iowa || 1–0 || 11–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 22 || Northern Iowa || 13–1 || 12–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 23 || Northern Iowa || 13–0 || 13–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 23 || Northern Iowa || 13–1 || 14–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 29 || 1960 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State University Michigan State || 13–6 || 15–4 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 30 || 1960 Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan Michigan || 10–3 || 16–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 30 || Michigan || 11–2 || 17–4 || 3–0 |- y background:#FFF;color:#872434; May Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 6 || at 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State University Ohio State || 8–6 || 18–4 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || at 1960 Indiana Hoosiers University of Indiana Indiana || 4–2 || 19–4 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 7 || at Indiana || 1–2 || 19–5 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 13 || 1960 Wisconsin Badgers University of Wisconsin Wisconsin || 8–4 || 20–5 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 14 || 1960 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Northwestern || 3–2 || 21–5 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 14 || Northwestern || 4–2 || 22–5 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 20 || at 1960 Illinois Fighting Illini University of Illinois Illinois || 9–1 || 23–5 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddddff" | May 21 || at 1960 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Purdue || 3–6 || 23–6 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddddff" | May 21 || at Purdue || 7–7 || 23–6–1 || 9–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 27 || 1960 Iowa Hawkeyes University of Iowa Iowa || 17–3 || 24–6–1 || 10–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 28 || Iowa || 7–3 || 25–6–1 || 11–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 28 || Iowa || 8–0 || 26–6–1 || 12–2–1 |- |- ! style="background:#FFBC3A;color:#872434;"| Postseason |- |- y background:#FFF;color:#872434; NCAA tournament: Mideast Regional Date Opponent Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 2 || vs. 1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame Notre Dame || 15–6 || 27–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 3 || vs. 1960 Detroit Titans University of Detroit Mercy Detroit || 12–5 || 28–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 4 || vs. Detroit || 5–4 || 29–6–1 |- y background:#FFF;color:#872434; NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 14 || vs. North Carolina || Rosenblatt Stadium || 8–3 || 30–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 15 || vs. Arizona || Rosenblatt Stadium || 8–5 || 31–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 16 || vs. Southern California || Rosenblatt Stadium || 12–11 || 32–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 18 || vs. Oklahoma State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 3–1 || 33–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 19 || vs. Southern California || Rosenblatt Stadium || 3–4 || 33–7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 20 || vs. Southern California || Rosenblatt Stadium || 2–1 || 34–7–1 |- Awards and honors Larry Bertelsen 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 John Erickson 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 Wayne Knapp All-American First Team All-Big Ten First Team David Pflepsen All-Big Ten First Team All-College World Series Team Howard Nathe All-Big Ten First Team Carl Rolloff All-College World Series Team Bob Wasko All-College World Series Team References Category:1960 Big Ten Conference baseball season 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 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball Category:1960s in Minneapolis