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The 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1956 NCAA baseball season . The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by Dick Siebert in his 9th season at Minnesota.
The Golden Gophers won the College World Series , defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game.
Roster
Schedule
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Score
Overall Record
Big Ten Record
March 19
at Texas
12–5
1–0
–
March 20
at Texas
4–2
2–0
–
March 21
at Rice
3–4
2–1
–
March 22
at Rice
12–19
2–2
–
March 23
at Houston
5–2
3–2
–
March 24
at Houston
4–6
3–3
–
March 26
at Oklahoma
3–10
3–4
–
March 27
at Oklahoma
5–8
3–5
–
April 7
at Luther
3–1
4–5
–
April 7
at Luther
14–5
5–5
–
April 13
at Iowa State
8–5
6–5
–
April 14
at Iowa State
9–2
7–5
–
April 14
at Iowa State
12–1
8–5
–
April 20
Northern Iowa
7–1
9–5
–
April 21
Northern Iowa
6–0
10–5
–
April 21
Northern Iowa
11–1
11–5
–
April 27
Wisconsin
4–6
11–6
0–1
April 28
Northwestern
7–0
12–6
1–1
April 28
Northwestern
3–1
13–6
2–1
May 4
at Illinois
3–2
14–6
3–1
May 5
at Purdue
3–2
15–6
4–1
May 5
at Purdue
3–2
16–6
5–1
May 11
Iowa
7–0
17–6
6–1
May 12
Iowa
17–7
18–6
7–1
May 12
Iowa
18–8
19–6
8–1
May 15
Augsburg
30–1
20–6
–
May 18
Michigan State
7–3
21–6
9–1
May 19
Michigan
7–6
22–6
10–1
May 19
Michigan
6–5
23–6
11–1
May 22
at St. John's
9–4
24–6
–
May 25
at Ohio State
2–4
24–7
11–2
1956 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
Date
Opponent
Location
Score
Overall Record
May 29
vs. Notre Dame
3–4
24–8
May 30
vs. Notre Dame
15–5
25–8
May 30
vs. Notre Dame
10–1
26–8
June 1
vs. Ohio
5–0
27–8
June 2
vs. Ohio
7–6
28–8
June 9
vs. Wyoming
Rosenblatt Stadium
4–0
29–8
June 10
vs. Arizona
Rosenblatt Stadium
3–1
30–8
June 11
vs. Mississippi
Rosenblatt Stadium
13–5
31–8
June 12
vs. Bradley
Rosenblatt Stadium
8–3
32–8
June 13
vs. Arizona
Rosenblatt Stadium
4–10
32–9
June 14
vs. Arizona
Rosenblatt Stadium
12–1
33–9
Awards and honors
Jerry Kindall
All-America First Team[3]
All-Big Ten First Team[4]
Jack McCartan
All-Big Ten First Team[4]
Jerry Thomas
All-American First Team[3]
All-Big Ten First Team[4]
College World Series Most Outstanding Player [5]
References
Venues People Seasons National Championships in Bold ; College World Series appearances in italics