The 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team represented

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in the

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. The head coach was

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, serving his 29th year. The Nittany Lions lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Oklahoma State.

Roster

Schedule

! style="" , Regular season , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , , April 8 , , , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 10–6 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , , April 14 , , , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 8–7 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , , April 17 , , , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 3–6 , , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , , April 18 , , Ohio State , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 6–1 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , , April 18 , , Ohio State , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 8–2 , , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , , April 22 , , at Bucknell , , Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania , , 2–1 , , 5–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , , April 25 , , at , , Unknown • Washington, D. C. , , 9–0 , , 6–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 8 , , April 25 , , at Georgetown , , Unknown • Washington, D. C. , , 17–3 , , 7–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 9 , , May 2 , , , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 10–3 , , 8–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , , May 5 , , at , , Unknown •

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, , 6–3 , , 9–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 11 , , May 8 , , at , , Unknown • Hamilton, New York , , 7–5 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 12 , , May 9 , , at , , Lew Carr Field •

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, , 6–10 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 13 , , May 9 , , at Syracuse , , Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York , , 9–1 , , 11–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , , May 16 , , at , , Unknown •

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, , 4–2 , , 12–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 15 , , May 20 , , , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 5–6 , , 12–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , , May 20 , , Pittsburgh , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 10–0 , , 13–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 17 , , May 22 , , at , , Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , , 9–13 , , 13–4 , - , - , - ! style="" , Postseason , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 18 , , June 4 , , Temple , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 16–4 , , 14–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , , June 5 , , , , New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 7–3 , , 15–4 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 20 , , June 13 , , vs Connecticut , ,

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• Omaha, Nebraska , , 5–3 , , 16–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 21 , , June 14 , , vs Oklahoma State , , Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska , , 6–8 , , 16–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 22 , , June 15 , , vs Clemson , , Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska , , 7–0 , , 17–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 23 , , June 16 , , vs Oklahoma State , , Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska , , 3–4 , , 17–6 , - , - ,

References

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