1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

Oklahoma State Cowboys season

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball

Big 8 champion
District 5 champion

College World Series, 2nd

Conference| Big Eight Conference
CB| No. 2
Record| 27–3 (18–1 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Toby Greene (18th year)

Seasons

<- 1960

1962 ->

1961 Big Eight Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍y | 18 | - | 1 |  | .947 |  |  | 27 | - | 3 |  | .900
Missouri ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 6 |  | .684 |  |  | 16 | - | 7 |  | .696
Colorado ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 8 |  | .529 |  |  | 21 | - | 11 |  | .656
Kansas State ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 10 |  | .500 |  |  | 10 | - | 12 |  | .455
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 10 |  | .474 |  |  | 10 | - | 15 |  | .400
Nebraska ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 9 | - | 14 |  | .391
Iowa State ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 13 |  | .188 |  |  | 5 | - | 14 |  | .263
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 12 |  | .143 |  |  | 5 | - | 14 |  | .263
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his eighteenth season at Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Southern California.

## Roster

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1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster[2]

* \- Larry Ferguson
* \- Robert Hennkens
* \- Gary Reid
* \- Don Strain

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Pitchers

* \- Littleton Fowler
* \- Jim Wixson

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Infielders

* \- Bruce Andrew
* \- Bill Ketchum
* \- Paul Grayson Mersh
* \- Don Wallace

Catchers

* \- Ray Bond

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Outfielders

* \- Jim Dobson
* \- Don B. Karns
* \- Walt McKenzie
* \- Gentry Politte

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## Schedule

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Legend

| Oklahoma State win
| Oklahoma State loss
1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log[3]

Regular season
| March

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Big 8 record
Mar 27 | at Houston* | Buffalo Stadium • Houston, TX | W 2–0 | 1–0 |
Mar 28 | at Houston* | Buffalo Stadium • Houston, TX | W 7–4 | 2–0 |
Mar 30 | at Rice* | Houston, TX | W 13–5 | 3–0 |
Mar 31 | at Rice* | Houston, TX | W 11–5 | 4–0 |
| April

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Big 8 record
Apr 7 | at Nebraska | Husker Diamond • Lincoln, NE | W 9–3 | 5–0 | 1–0
Apr 8 | at Nebraska | Husker Diamond • Lincoln, NE | W 7–1 | 6–0 | 2–0
Apr 14 | Kansas State | Stillwater, OK | W 8–2 | 7–0 | 3–0
Apr 14 | Kansas State | Stillwater, OK | W 5–1 | 8–0 | 4–0
Apr 15 | Kansas State | Stillwater, OK | W 10–0 | 9–0 | 5–0
Apr 21 | at Oklahoma | Norman, OK | W 5–2 | 10–0 | 6–0
Apr 21 | at Oklahoma | Norman, OK | W 7–0 | 11–0 | 7–0
Apr 22 | at Oklahoma | Norman, OK | W 9–0 | 12–0 | 8–0
Apr 28 | Kansas | Stillwater, OK | W 8–0 | 13–0 | 9–0
Apr 28 | Kansas | Stillwater, OK | W 6–0 | 14–0 | 10–0
Apr 29 | Kansas | Stillwater, OK | W 17–7 | 15–0 | 11–0
| May

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Big 8 record
May 5 | at Colorado | Boulder, CO | W 8–5 | 16–0 | 12–0
May 6 | at Colorado | Boulder, CO | W 5–4 | 17–0 | 13–0
May 12 | Iowa State | Stillwater, OK | W 12–1 | 18–0 | 14–0
May 12 | Iowa State | Stillwater, OK | W 16–1 | 19–0 | 15–0
May 13 | Iowa State | Stillwater, OK | W 10–2 | 20–0 | 16–0
May 19 | Missouri | Stillwater, OK | W 2–1 | 21–0 | 17–0
May 19 | Missouri | Stillwater, OK | L 1–7 | 21–1 | 17–1
May 20 | Missouri | Stillwater, OK | W 3–2 | 22–1 | 18–1
Post-season
| NCAA District 5 playoff

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
May 29 | Iowa State Teachers | Stillwater, OK | W 10–0 | 23–1 | 1–0
May 29 | Iowa State Teachers | Stillwater, OK | W 11–8 | 24–1 | 2–0
| College World Series

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | CWS record
June 9 | Duke | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 3–2 | 25–1 | 1–0
June 11 | Syracuse | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 12–9 | 26–1 | 2–0
June 12 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–4 | 26–2 | 2–1
June 13 | Syracuse | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 8–0 | 27–2 | 3–1
June 14 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–0 | 27–3 | 3–2

## References

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1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. pp. 113–117. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
3. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. p. 66. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

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