1956 College World Series

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The 1956 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 9 to June 14. The tenth tournament's champion was the University of Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was Jerry Thomas of the University of Minnesota.

Contents 1 Participating Teams 2 Results 2.1 Bracket 2.2 Game Results 3 Notable Players 4 Tournament Notes 5 See also

[edit] Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
Arizona	Independent	45 - 6 (n/a)	Frank Sancet	2 (last: 1955)	4th (1954)	3 - 4
Bradley	Missouri Valley	22 - 6 (7 - 2)	Leo Schrall	1 (last: 1950)	8th (1950)	0 - 2
Minnesota	Big Ten	28 - 8 (11 - 2)	Dick Siebert	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
Mississippi	SEC	22 - 8 (13 - 3)	Tom Swayze	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
New Hampshire		12 - 5 (n/a)	Hank Swasey	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
New York		16 - 4 - 1 (n/a)	Bill McCarthy	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
Washington State	Pacific Coast	28 - 6 (11 - 4)	Arthur Bailey	1 (last: 1950)	2nd (1950)	3 - 2
Wyoming		17 - 3 (n/a)	Bud Daniel	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0

[edit] Results

[edit] Bracket

Bracket to be Included

[edit] Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 9	Game 1	Arizona	3 - 0	New York
	Game 2	Minnesota	4 - 0	Wyoming
	Game 3	Mississippi	13 - 2	New Hampshire
	Game 4	Bradley	4 - 3	Washington State
June 10	Game 5	Wyoming	8 - 2	New York	New York eliminated
	Game 6	New Hampshire	6 - 3	Washington State	Washington State eliminated
	Game 7	Minnesota	3 - 1	Arizona
	Game 8	Mississippi	4 - 0	Bradley
June 11	Game 9	Bradley	12 - 8	Wyoming	Wyoming eliminated
	Game 10	Arizona	1 - 0	New Hampshire	New Hampshire eliminated
	Game 11	Minnesota	13 - 5	Mississippi
June 12	Game 12	Arizona	7 - 3	Mississippi	Mississippi eliminated
	Game 13	Minnesota	8 - 3	Bradley	Bradley eliminated
June 13	Game 14	Arizona	10 - 4	Minnesota
June 14	Final	Minnesota	12 - 1	Arizona	Minnesota wins CWS

[edit] Notable Players

• Arizona: Don Lee, Carl Thomas
• Bradley:
• Minnesota: Jerry Kindall
• Mississppi: Joe Gibbon
• New Hampshire:
• New York:
• Washington State:
• Wyoming:

[edit] Tournament Notes

[edit] See also

1956 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

NCAA Division I Men's College World Series
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