1964 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1964 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 8 to June 18. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight district tournaments. The eighteenth tournament's champion was the University of Minnesota coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was Joe Ferris of the University of Maine.

Participating Teams

Berth	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
District 7	Arizona State University	Western Athletic Conference	43 - 5 (11 - 1, 0 GB)	Bobby Winkles	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
District 1	University of Maine	Yankee Conference	18 - 6 (8 - 2, 0 GB)	Jack Butterfield	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
District 4	University of Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	27 - 11 (11 - 3, 0 GB)	Dick Siebert	2 (last: 1960)	1st (1956, 1960)	10 - 2
District 3	University of Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	24 - 5 (11 - 1, 0 GB)	Tom Swayze	1 (last: 1956)	4th (1956)	2 - 2
District 5	University of Missouri	Big Eight Conference	23 - 3 (19 - 0, 0 GB)	Hi Simmons	5 (last: 1963)	1st (1954)	14 - 9
District 2	Seton Hall University		24 - 3 (n/a)	Owen Carroll	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
District 6	Texas A&M University	Southwest Conference	19 - 6 (12 - 3, 0 GB)	Tom Chandler	1 (last: 1951)	6th (1951)	1 - 2
District 8	University of Southern California	California Intercollegiate Baseball Association	39 - 13 (17 - 3, 0 GB)	Rod Dedeaux	8 (last: 1963)	1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963)	24 - 11

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Maine	5
		Seton Hall	1
							Maine	0
							Minnesota	12
		Minnesota	7
		Texas A&M	3
												Minnesota	6
												USC	5
		USC	3
		Mississippi	2
							USC	3
							Missouri	2
		Missouri	7
		Arizona State	0
						Loser's bracket
							Seton Hall	14
							Texas A&M	5				Missouri	3
												Seton Hall	1
							Mississippi	0
							Arizona State	5				Maine	4
												Arizona State	2

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Minnesota	1									Minnesota	5
		Missouri	4									Missouri	1
							Missouri	2
							Maine	1
		USC	1
		Maine	2

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 8	Game 1	Maine	5 - 1	Seton Hall
	Game 2	Minnesota	7 - 3	Texas A&M
June 9	Game 3	Southern California	3 - 2	Mississippi
	Game 4	Missouri	7 - 0	Arizona State
June 10	Game 5	Seton Hall	14 - 5	Texas A&M	Texas A&M eliminated
	Game 6	Arizona State	5 - 0	Mississippi	Mississippi eliminated
June 12	Game 7	Minnesota	12 - 0	Maine
	Game 8	Southern California	3 - 2	Missouri
June 11	Game 9	Missouri	3 - 1	Seton Hall	Seton Hall eliminated
June 12	Game 10	Maine	4 - 2	Arizona State	Arizona State eliminated
June 13	Game 11	Minnesota	6 - 5	Southern California
June 15	Game 12	Missouri	4 - 1	Minnesota
	Game 13	Maine	2 - 1	Southern California	Southern California eliminated
June 17	Game 14	Missouri	2 - 1	Maine	Maine eliminated
June 18	Final	Minnesota	5 - 1	Missouri	Minnesota wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Joe Ferris	Sophomore	Maine
	Joe Pollack		Minnesota
Catcher	Ron Wojciak		Minnesota
First baseman	Bill Davis		Minnesota
Second baseman	Dewey Markus		Minnesota
Third baseman	Dave Thompson	Senior	Maine
Shortstop	Gary Sutherland	Sophomore	Southern California
Outfielder	Willie Brown	Senior	Southern California
	Dan Hoffman		Minnesota
	Gary Woods		Missouri

Notable Players

• Arizona State University: Sal Bando, Fred Rico, Al Schmelz
• University of Maine:
• University of Minnesota: Frank Brosseau, Bill Davis
• University of Mississippi: Don Kessinger
• University of Missouri: Dennis Musgraves, John Sevcik
• Seton Hall University: Bill Henry
• University of Southern California: Ray Lamb, Gary Sutherland
• Texas A&M University:

Related Sites

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