The 1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
in the
1964 NCAA University Division baseball season
The 1964 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1964. The season progressed through the regular season and c ...
. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by
Dick Siebert
Richard Walther Siebert (February 19, 1912 – December 9, 1978) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1932, 1936–1945. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals, both of the N ...
in his 17th season at Minnesota.
The Golden Gophers won the
College World Series
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...
, defeating the
Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers intercollegiate athletics programs represent the University of Missouri, located in Columbia. The name comes from a band of armed Union Home Guards called the Fighting Tigers of Columbia who, in 1864, protected Columbia fro ...
in the championship game.
Roster
Schedule
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, March 23 , , at , , 4-5 , , 0-1 , , –
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, March 23 , , vs. , , 1-6 , , 0-2 , , –
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, March 24 , , at Texas , , 4-8 , , 0-3 , , –
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, March 24 , , vs. Texas Lutheran , , 12-3 , , 1-3 , , –
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, March 25 , , at
Texas A&M
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...
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, March 25 , , vs.
Lackland Air Force Base
Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Bexar County, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and an enclave of the city of Sa ...
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, March 26 , , vs. Texas A&M , , 2-3 , , 1-6 , , –
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, March 26 , , vs. , , 7-2 , , 2-6 , , –
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, March 27 , , vs. , , 8-6 , , 2-7 , , –
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, March 27 , , vs.
Randolph Air Force Base
Randolph Air Force Base was an United States Air Force base located at Universal City, Texas ( east-northeast of Downtown San Antonio).
Opened in 1931, Randolph has been a flying training facility for the United States Army Air Corps, the Uni ...
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, March 28 , , vs. Lackland Air Force Base , , 1-6 , , 3-8 , , –
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, April 10 , , , , 5-0 , , 4-8 , , –
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, April 10 , , North Dakota State , , 6-0 , , 5-8 , , –
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, April 11 , , , , 5-0 , , 6-8 , , –
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, April 11 , , St. Thomas , , 5-3 , , 7-8 , , –
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, April 15 , , , , 7-0 , , 8-8 , , –
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, April 17 , , , , 17-6 , , 9-8 , , –
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, April 17 , , Northern Iowa , , 18-0 , , 10-8 , , –
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, April 18 , , , , 5-0 , , 11-8 , , –
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, April 18 , , South Dakota State , , 2-1 , , 12-8 , , –
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, April 22 , , , , 8-0 , , 13-8 , , –
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, April 22 , , Luther , , 4-1 , , 14-8 , , –
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, April 24 , , at , , 2-3 , , 14-9 , , 0-1
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, April 25 , , at , , 4-2 , , 15-9 , , 1-1
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, April 25 , , at Illinois , , 6-2 , , 16-9 , , 2-1
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, May 1 , , , , 9-2 , , 17-9 , , 3-1
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, May 2 , , Iowa , , 4-0 , , 18-9 , , 4-1
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, May 2 , , Iowa , , 2-0 , , 19-9 , , 5-1
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, May 9 , , , , 4-1 , , 20-9 , , 6-1
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, May 9 , , Michigan State , , 7-4 , , 21-9 , , 7-1
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, May 15 , , at , , 8-6 , , 22-9 , , 8-1
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, May 16 , , at , , 3-4 , , 22-10 , , 8-2
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, May 16 , , at Ohio State , , 2-3 , , 22-11 , , 8-3
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, May 22 , , , , 3-0 , , 23-11 , , 9-3
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, May 23 , , , , 1-0 , , 24-11 , , 10-3
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, May 23 , , Wisconsin , , 7-1 , , 25-11 , , 11-3
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, May 29 , , vs. , , 7-4 , , 26-11
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, May 30 , , vs. Kent State , , 13-2 , , 27-11
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, June 8 , , vs. Texas A&M , ,
Rosenblatt Stadium
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, June 12 , , vs. , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 12-0 , , 29-11
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, June 13 , , vs.
Southern California
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, , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 6-5 , , 30-11
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, June 15 , , vs.
Missouri
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, June 17 , , vs. Missouri , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 5-1 , , 31-12
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Awards and honors
;Bill Davis
* All College World Series Team
;Dave Hoffman
* All-College World Series Team
;Dewey Markus
* All-College World Series Team
;Joe Pollack
* All-Big Ten First Team
* All-College World Series Team
;Ron Wojciak
* All-America First Team
* All-Big Ten First Team
* All-College World Series Team
References
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Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball seasons
College World Series seasons
NCAA Division I baseball championship seasons
Big Ten Conference baseball champion seasons
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