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1958 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 1958 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Rollins Field. The team was coached by Hi Simmons in his 20th season at Missouri.

1958 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record22–7 (12–3 Big Eight)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 3   .800 21 – 7   .750
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 5   .722 17 – 6   .739
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 12 – 8   .600
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 6   .647 14 – 8   .636
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 17 – 10   .630
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 8 – 15   .348
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 7 – 19   .269
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 18   .100 2 – 18   .100
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

Led by All-Americans Sonny Siebert, Bo Toft and Ray Uriarte, the Tigers advanced to the 1958 College World Series, where they lost to Southern California in the championship game.

Roster edit

1958 Missouri Tigers
Roster
  • Doug Gulick
  • Bob Haas
  • Bud Harbin
  • Ralph Hochgrebe
  • Hank Kuhlman
  • Claude Lewis
  • Steve Lewis
  • Larry Luecke
  • Bob Meyers
  • Ernie Nevers
  • John O'Donoghue
  • Sonny Siebert
  • Gary Starr
  • Paul Stehr
  • Bo Toft
  • Ray Uriarte

Schedule edit

1958 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
Opponent Score Overall record Big Eight record
Ole Miss 12–6 1–0 –
Ole Miss 14–5 2–0 –
Arkansas State 13–0 3–0 –
Arkansas State 2–3 3–1 –
Nebraska 3–6 3–2 0-1
Nebraska 9–6 4–2 1-1
Nebraska 12–5 5–2 2-1
Washington University 4–5 5–3 –
Kansas 25–14 6–3 3-1
Kansas State 24–2 7–3 4-1
Kansas State 5–0 8–3 5-1
Kansas State 3–6 8–4 5-2
Oklahoma 5–4 9–4 6-2
Washington University 12–3 10–4 –
Iowa State 8–6 11–4 7-2
Iowa State 7–8 11–5 7-3
Iowa State 11–0 12–5 8-3
Colorado 17–8 13–5 9-3
Colorado 9–3 14–5 10-3
Colorado 8–3 15–5 11-3
Oklahoma State 14–4 16–5 12-3
Post-season
NCAA tournament: Division V Playoff
Opponent Score Overall record
Iowa State Teachers 11–7 17–5
Iowa State Teachers 13–3 18–5
NCAA tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 13 vs. Western Michigan Rosenblatt Stadium 3–1 19–5
June 15 vs. Colorado State Rosenblatt Stadium 11–2 20–5
June 16 vs. Holy Cross Rosenblatt Stadium 4–1 21–5
June 17 vs. Western Michigan Rosenblatt Stadium 3–1 22–5
June 18 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 0–7 22–6
June 19 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 7–8 22–7

Awards and honors edit

Ernie Nevers
  • First Team All Big Eight[2]
Sonny Siebert
  • Third Team All-American[2]
  • All District V[2]
  • First Team All Big Eight[2]
Bo Toft
  • Second Team All-American[2]
  • All District V[2]
  • First Team All Big Eight[2]
Ray Uriarte
  • First Team All-American[2]
  • All District V[2]
  • First Team All Big Eight[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1958". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2012 Mizzou Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). mutigers.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
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