1958 College World Series

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The 1958 NCAA Men's Division I College World Series (CWS) involved 8 schools playing in double-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college baseball. It began on June 13, and ended with the championship game on June 19. A total of 15 games were played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

The tournament field consisted of 27 teams, 13 automatic berths and 14 at-large selections. The 27 teams competed in 8 districts, each sending their winner to the CWS.

The University of Southern California won the national championship with an 8-7 victory over the University of Missouri in 12 innings in front of 3,021 fans.


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[edit] Participating Teams

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS W-L Record
Arizona District VII Independents 37 - 12 (n/a) Frank Sancet 3
(last: 1956)		 2nd
(1956)		 7 - 6
Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference 21 - 6 (12 - 3, 0 GB) Bill Wilhelm 0
(last: none)		 none 0 - 0
Holy Cross District I Independents 16 - 4 (n/a) Jack Barry 1
(last: 1952)		 1st
(1952)		 6 - 1
Lafayette College District I Independents 19 - 8 (n/a) Charlie Gelbert 2
(last: 1954)		 3rd
(1953)		 3 - 4
Missouri Big Eight Conference 17 - 5 (12 - 3, 0 GB) Hi Simmons 2
(last: 1954)		 1st
(1954)		 8 - 3
Northern Colorado District VII Independents 20 - 8 (n/a) Pete Butler 4
(last: 1957)		 5th
(1955)		 1 - 8
USC California Intercollegiate Baseball Association 24 - 2 (14 - 2, 0 GB) Rod Dedeaux 4
(last: 1955)		 1st
(1948)		 5 - 7
Western Michigan Mid-American Conference 21 - 6 - 1 (10 - 0, 0 GB) Charlie Maher 2
(last: 1955)		 2nd
(1955)		 5 - 4


* Brigham Young University withdrew from district. Northern Colorado was selected as District 7 representative.

[edit] Brackets

  Round 1   Round 2   Round 3   Semifinals   Finals
                                       
  Missouri 3
  Western Michigan 1
  Missouri 11
  Northern Colorado 2
  Northern Colorado 10
  Lafayette 5
  Missouri 4
  Holy Cross 1
  Holy Cross 3
  USC 0
  Holy Cross 17
  Missouri 3
  Clemson 4
  Western Michigan 1
  Arizona 1
  Clemson 4
  Clemson 3   Missouri 0 7
  Western Michigan 4
  Western Michigan 5   USC 7 8
  Lafayette 3
  USC 4   Holy Cross 2
  USC 12
  Arizona 0   USC 6
  Northern Colorado 1

[edit] Game Results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 13 Game 1 Missouri 3 - 1 Western Michigan
June 14 Game 2 Northern Colorado 10 - 5 Lafayette
Game 3 Holy Cross 3 - 0 Southern California
Game 4 Clemson 4 - 1 Arizona
June 15 Game 5 Western Michigan 4 - 3 (10 innings) Lafayette Lafayette eliminated
Game 6 Southern California 4 - 0 Arizona Arizona eliminated
Game 7 Missouri 11 - 2 Northern Colorado
Game 8 Holy Cross 17 - 4 Clemson
June 16 Game 9 Western Michigan 5 - 3 Clemson Clemson eliminated
Game 10 Southern California 12 - 1 Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 11 Missouri 4 - 1 Holy Cross
June 17 Game 12 Southern California 6 - 2 Holy Cross Holy Cross eliminated
Game 13 Missouri 3 - 1 Western Michigan Western Michigan eliminated
June 18 Game 14 Southern California 7 - 0 Missouri
June 19 Final Southern California 8 - 7 (12 innings) Missouri Southern California wins CWS


[edit] All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Doug Gulick Junior or Senior Missouri
Bill Thom Junior Southern California
Catcher Hank Kuhlmann Missouri
First baseman Sonny Siebert Missouri
Second baseman Mike Castanon Junior Southern California
Third baseman Ken Komodzinski Sophomore Holy Cross
Shortstop Fred Scott Junior Southern California
Outfielder Ron Fairly Sophomore Southern California
Martin Toft Missouri
Marvin Winegar Senior Western Michigan

[edit] Quick facts

  • In 1996, Rod Dedeaux of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947-95) by the Oklahoma World-Herald as part of the 50th CWS celebration; 1958 marked the first of his 10 titles as sole head coach, after having won the 1948 CWS as co-coach with Sam Barry.
  • In 1971, Ron Fairly (OF) of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947-70) by the blue-ribbon committee chaired by Abe Chanin as part of the 25th CWS celebration.
  • In 1996, Alan Hall (C) of Arizona and Ken Komodzinski (3B) of Holy Cross were named to the 1940s-50s All-Decade Team by a panel of 60 voters representing CWS head coaches, media, and chairs of the Division I Baseball Committee.
  • USC's Robert Blakeslee pitched a two-hitter against Northern Colorado.
  • 25,931 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions).
  • The championship game was umpired by Bob Stewart, Vinnie Smith, Jerry Carlton, and George Hametz.
  • The following records were tied:
    • Most Sacrifice Bunts, Individual, Single Game - 3, Paul Chamberlain, vs Lafayette, W 10-5, tied
    • Most Triples, Individual, CWS - 3, Sonny Siebert, Missouri, 6 games, tied (2 others)
    • Most Errors, Individual, Championship Game - 3, Gary Starr, Missouri, vs USC, L 8-7 (12), tied (2 others)
    • Most Runs, One Inning, Team, Championship Game - 7, USC, vs Missouri, 4th inning, W 8-7 (12), tied
    • Most Errors, Team, Championship Game - 6, Missouri, vs USC, L 8-7 (12), tied
    • Most Errors, Both Teams, Championship Game - 8, Missouri (6) vs USC (2), USC 8-7 (12), tied (2 others)
    • Largest Margin Overcome for Victory, Championship Game - 4, USC, vs Missouri, W 8-7 (12), tied

[edit] See also

1958 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

[edit] External links


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