1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference Big Ten 31–16–2 14–4 Dick Siebert 26th Bierman Field Big Ten Conference 1973 College World Series Lost The 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Dick Siebert, serving his 26th year. The Golden Gophers lost the College World Series, defeated by the USC Trojans in the semi-finals. Roster 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers y Chris Brown INF Jim Moldenhauer C L R 6 2 190 SO John Holm OF Tim Grice INF R R 6 0 185 SR Bruce Nordquist INF Joe Comer OF Jon Walseth U Steve Shimek INF Tom Buettner C R R 5 11 195 SR St. Paul, Minnesota Joe Kordosky INF R R 6 2 185 SO Mike Fitzenberger INF Lindsay Hoyer U Dennis Allar P JR Dave Borg OFOF Bob Bjorklund Jeff Hagen OF John Dengel OF Steve Comer baseball y RHP S R 6 3 195 FR Minnetonka, Minnesota Tom Wolcyn P Dan Forsythe P Ken Herbst P SO Ed Holtz P Ed Erickson P Mark Muska P Gordon Peterson P Bob Turnbull P JR Dave Winfield y 31 U R R 6 6 220 SR St. Paul, Minnesota Dick Siebert Schedule Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 white 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball game log ! style="Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Minnesota Golden Gophers 2; March (3–7) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March || at 1973 Trinity Tigers Trinity || Unknown • Unknown, Texas || 7–6 || 1–0 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || March || at Trinity || Unknown • Unknown, Texas || 3–5 || 1–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March || at 1973 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs Texas Lutheran || Unknown • Unknown, Texas || 13–4 || 2–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || March || at Texas Lutheran || Unknown • Unknown, Texas || 17–0 || 3–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || March 26 || at Texas || Clark Field • Austin, Texas || 2–3 || 3–2 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || March 26 || at Texas || Clark Field • Austin, Texas || 8–13 || 3–3 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || March 27 || at 1973 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M || Travis Field • College Station, Texas || 2–3 || 3–4 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || March 27 || at Texas A&M || Travis Field • College Station, Texas || 1–4 || 3–5 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || March 28 || at Texas A&M || Travis Field • College Station, Texas || 3–4 || 3–6 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || March 28 || at Texas A&M || Travis Field • College Station, Texas || 2–3 || 3–7 || 0–0 |- y Minnesota Golden Gophers 2; April (11–7–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || April || at 1973 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State || Holleman Field • Huntsville, Texas || 1–3 || 3–8 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || April || at Sam Houston State || Holleman Field • Huntsville, Texas || 3–6 || 3–9 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April || 1973 Augsburg Auggies Augsburg || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 18–1 || 4–9 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April || Augsburg || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 21–0 || 5–9 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April || 1973 St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 8–4 || 6–9 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 16 || April || St. Cloud State || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 4–4 || 6–9–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April || 1973 St. Olaf Oles St. Olaf || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 8–0 || 7–9–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April || St. Olaf || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 6–0 || 8–9–1 || 0–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April || vs 1973 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa || Unknown • Unknown || 14–4 || 9–9–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || April || vs Iowa || Unknown • Unknown || 3–4 || 9–10–1 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April || vs 1973 Winona State Warriors Winona State || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 3–4 || 9–11–1 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 22 || April || vs Winona State || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 3–3 || 9–11–2 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || April 20 || at 1973 Michigan Wolverines Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 6–2 || 10–11–2 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || April 20 || at Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 0–1 || 10–12–2 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || April 21 || at 1973 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State || John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 1–5 || 10–13–2 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 21 || at Michigan State || John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 7–1 || 11–13–2 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 27 || 1973 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 6–4 || 12–13–2 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || April 27 || Indiana || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 5–7 || 12–14–2 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 28 || 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 7–2 || 13–14–2 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 28 || Ohio State || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 12–0 || 14–14–2 || 6–4 |- y Minnesota Golden Gophers 2; May (12–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || May || at 1973 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern || Wells Field • Evanston, Illinois || 7–3 || 15–14–2 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || May || at Northwestern || Wells Field • Evanston, Illinois || 8–6 || 16–14–2 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || May || at 1973 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin || Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin || 5–1 || 17–14–2 || 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May || at Wisconsin || Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin || 6–0 || 18–14–2 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || May || 1973 Minnesota State Mavericks Mankato State || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 7–0 || 19–14–2 || 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || May || Mankato State || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 11–0 || 20–14–2 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || May || 1973 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–La Crosse || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 2–0 || 21–14–2 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || May || Wisconsin–La Crosse || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 14–3 || 22–14–2 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 18 || 1973 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 7–0 || 23–14–2 || 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 18 || Purdue || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 15–4 || 24–14–2 || 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || May 19 || 1973 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 7–6 || 25–14–2 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 19 || Illinois || Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 10–3 || 26–14–2 || 14–4 |- |- |- ! style="Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Minnesota Golden Gophers 2; District IV Tournament (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || May 31 || vs 1973 Miami Redskins Miami (OH) || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 3–2 || 27–14–2 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || June 1 || at 1973 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 2–0 || 28–14–2 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || June 3 || at Southern Illinois || Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois || 7–6 || 29–14–2 || 14–4 |- valign="top" y Minnesota Golden Gophers 2; 1973 College World Series (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || June 8 || vs Oklahoma || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–0 || 30–14–2 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 || June 10 || vs Arizona State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–3 || 30–15–2 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || June 11 || vs 1973 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 6–2 || 31–15–2 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || June 12 || vs USC || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 7–8 || 31–16–2 || 14–4 |- |- | https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/92451 Gophers At NCAA Baseball Meet June 4, 1973 University of Minnesota August 3, 2020 Awards and honors Tim Grice First Team All-Big Ten Dave Winfield First Team All-Big Tenhttps://gophersports.com/sports/2018/5/21/sports-m-basebl-spec-rel-minn-m-basebl-all-big-ten-html.aspx First Team All-Big Ten University of Minnesota www.gophersports.com August 3, 2020 College World Series Most Outstanding PlayerCollege World Series record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2020/1-CWSGeneral.pdf National Collegiate Athletic Association www.NCAA.org August 3, 2020 References Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball Category:Big Ten Conference baseball champion seasons Minnesota Category:College World Series seasons Category:1970s in Minneapolis