1959 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1959 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 12 to June 18. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight district tournaments. The thirteenth tournament's champion was Oklahoma State University coached by Toby Greene. The Most Outstanding Player was Jim Dobson of Oklahoma State University.

Participating Teams

Berth	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
District 6	University of Arizona		36 - 8 (n/a)	Frank Sancet	4 (last: 1958)	2nd (1956)	7 - 8
District 3	Clemson University	Atlantic Coast Conference	23 - 6 (11 - 5, 0 GB)	Bill Wilhelm	1 (last: 1958)	5th (1958)	1 - 2
District 7	Colorado State College	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	24 - 5 (n/a)	Pete Butler	5 (last: 1958)	5th (1955)	2 - 10
District 1	University of Connecticut	Yankee Conference	20 - 1 (n/a)	J.O. Christian	1 (last: 1957)	5th (1957)	1 - 2
District 8	Fresno State College	California Collegiate Athletic Association	38 - 11 (n/a)	Pete Beiden	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
District 5	Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	22 - 4 (17 - 3, 0 GB)	Toby Greene	2 (last: 1955)	3rd (1955)	5 - 4
District 2	Pennsylvania State University		15 - 4 (n/a)	Joe Bedenk	2 (last: 1957)	2nd (1957)	5 - 4
District 4	Western Michigan University	Mid-American Conference	24 - 7 (8 - 2, 0 GB)	Charlie Maher	3 (last: 1958)	2nd (1955)	7 - 6

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Oklahoma State	10
		Western Michigan	2
							Oklahoma State	8
							Penn State	6
		Penn State	5
		Connecticut	3
												Oklahoma State	3
												Arizona	5
		Arizona	3
		Clemson	2
							Arizona	5
							Fresno State	1
		Fresno State	6
		Colorado St. Co.	5
						Loser's bracket
							Western Michigan	14
							Connecticut	6				Fresno State	7
												Western Michigan	2
							Clemson	7
							Colorado St. Co.	1				Penn State	7
												Clemson	0

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Arizona	0									Arizona	3
		Fresno State	2									Oklahoma State	5
							Fresno State	0
							Oklahoma State	4
		Oklahoma State	4
		Penn State	3

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 12	Game 1	Oklahoma State	10 - 2	Western Michigan
June 13	Game 2	Penn State	5 - 3	Connecticut
	Game 3	Arizona	3 - 2 (12 innings)	Clemson
	Game 4	Fresno State	6 - 5	Colorado State College
June 14	Game 5	Western Michigan	14 - 6	Connecticut	Connecticut eliminated
	Game 6	Clemson	7 - 1	Colorado State College	Colorado State eliminated
	Game 7	Oklahoma State	8 - 6	Penn State
	Game 8	Arizona	5 - 1	Fresno State
June 15	Game 9	Penn State	7 - 0	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
	Game 10	Fresno State	7 - 2	Western Michigan	Western Michigan eliminated
	Game 11	Arizona	5 - 3	Oklahoma State
June 16	Game 12	Oklahoma State	4 - 3	Penn State	Penn State eliminated
	Game 13	Fresno State	2 - 0	Arizona
June 17	Game 14	Oklahoma State	4 - 0	Fresno State	Fresno State eliminated
June 18	Final	Oklahoma State	5 - 3	Arizona	Oklahoma State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Joel Horlen	Senior	Oklahoma State
	Hal Stowe		Clemson
Catcher	Alan Hall	Junior	Arizona
First baseman	Bob Wilson	Senior	Arizona
Second baseman	Bruce Andrew	Sophomore	Oklahoma State
Third baseman	Jim Dobson	Sophomore	Oklahoma State
Shortstop	Charles Shoemaker	Sophomore	Arizona
Outfielder	Bailey Hendley		Clemson
	Doug Hoffman		Clemson
	Connie McIlvoy	Senior	Oklahoma State

Notable Players

• University of Arizona: Dave Baldwin, Charlie Shoemaker
• Clemson University: Ty Cline, Hal Stowe
• Colorado State College: Cisco Carlos
• University of Connecticut: Moe Morhardt
• Fresno State College: Augie Garrido, Lee Gregory
• Oklahoma State University: Cal Browning, Joe Horlen, Frank Linzy
• Pennsylvania State University:
• Western Michigan University: Jim Bouton, John Goetz, Frank Quilici

Related Sites

• OmahaSeries.com: for more info on the College World Series
• BoydsWorld.com: for more info on College Baseball