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The 1959 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of
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. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in 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 ...
, a double-elimination tournament in its thirteenth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 22 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The College World Series was held in
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from June 12 to June 18. The thirteenth tournament's champion was
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, coached by
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. The Most Outstanding Player was Jim Dobson of
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Tournament

*The official NCAA record book does not list any participants for District 1 as Connecticut was an automatic qualifier for the 1959 College World Series.


District 1

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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
(automatic qualifier)


District 2

''Games played at
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District 3

''Games played at
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District 4

''Games played at
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District 5

''Games played at
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District 6

''Games played at
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District 7

''Games played at
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District 8

''Games played at
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College World Series


Participants


Bracket and results


1959 College World Series bracket


Game results


All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.


Quick facts

* In 1996, coach
Rod Dedeaux Raoul Martial "Rod" Dedeaux (February 17, 1914 – January 5, 2006) was an American college baseball coach who compiled what is widely recognized as among the greatest records of any coach in the sport's Amateur baseball in the United States, amat ...
of Southern California was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947–95) by the Omaha World-Herald as part of the 50th CWS celebration. * In 1971,
Ron Fairly Ronald Ray Fairly (July 12, 1938 – October 30, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. Combining playing and broadcasting appearances, Fairly was involved in over 7,000 major league games from 1958 through 2006. Ea ...
(OF) of Southern California was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947–70) by the blue-ribbon committee chaired by Abe Chanin as part of the 25th CWS celebration. * In 1996,
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(C) of Arizona and Charles Shoemaker (SS) of Arizona were named to the 1940s–50s All-Decade Team by a panel of 60 voters representing CWS head coaches, media, and chairs of the Division I Baseball Committee. * Fresno State's team included
Augie Garrido August Edmun "Augie" Garrido Jr. (February 6, 1939 – March 15, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and coach in NCAA Division I college baseball, best known for his stints with the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball, Cal State ...
, who went on to win five CWS titles as a coach at
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and
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. * Dave Baldwin of Arizona pitched a two-hitter in a 5–1 victory over Fresno State. * 33,607 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions). * The championship game was umpired by Bob Stewart,
Jack Tobin John Thomas Tobin (May 4, 1892 – December 10, 1969) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball. He played in the Federal League (FL) for the St. Louis Terriers (1914–1915), and for the St. Louis Browns (1916, 1918–1925), Washi ...
, Don Carrothers, and Ed Sudol. * The following records were set or tied: ** Most Balks, Individual, Single Game – 2, Frank Carbajal, Colorado State, vs Clemson, L 7–1, tied (2 others) ** Most Passed Balls, Individual, Single Game – 3,
Jim Garrett James William Garrett Jr. (June 19, 1930 – February 9, 2018) was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played college football at Utah State University. He served as football head football coach at Susquehanna University from 196 ...
, Fresno St, vs Arizona, L 5–1, tied (2 others) ** Most Balks, Team, Single Game – 2, Colorado State, vs Clemson, L 7–1, tied (4 others) ** Most Passed Balls, Team, Single Game – 5, Fresno St, vs Arizona, L 5–1 ** Most Passed Balls, Both Teams, Single Game – 5, Fresno St (5) vs Arizona (0), Arizona 5–1 ** Most Balks, Individual, CWS – 2, Frank Carbajal, 1 game, tied (6 others) ** Most Sacrifice Bunts, Both Teams, Championship Game – 5, Oklahoma St (3) vs Arizona (2), Oklahoma St 5–3 **Most Runs by Team, Clemson- 24


Notes


See also

* 1959 NCAA College Division baseball tournament * 1959 NAIA World Series


References

{{NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
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