The 1958 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The Tigers played their home games at

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. The team was coached by

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in his 20th season at Missouri. Led by All-Americans Sonny Siebert, Bo Toft and Ray Uriarte, the Tigers advanced to the

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, where they lost to

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in the championship game.

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

;Ernie Nevers *First Team All Big Eight ;Sonny Siebert *Third Team All-American *All District V *First Team All Big Eight ;Bo Toft *Second Team All-American *All District V *First Team All Big Eight ;Ray Uriarte *First Team All-American *All District V *First Team All Big Eight

References

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