The 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Delta Field. The team was coached by Dick Siebert in his 9th season at Minnesota.

The Golden Gophers won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game.

Roster

+ 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers rosterPitchers Ken Anderson Don Craven Jack Hoppe Dean Maas Rod Olstad Jerry ThomasInfielders Doug Gillen Jerry Kindall Gene Martin Jack McCartanOutfielders Bob Anderson Shorty Cochran Bill Horning Dave Lindblom Jim McNeely

Catchers Woody Erickson Rod Magnuson

Schedule + Regular season Date Opponent Score Overall record Big Ten record March 19 at 12–5 1–0 – March 20 at Texas 4–2 2–0 – March 21 at 3–4 2–1 – March 22 at Rice 12–19 2–2 – March 23 at 5–2 3–2 – March 24 at Houston 4–6 3–3 – March 26 at 3–10 3–4 – March 27 at Oklahoma 5–8 3–5 – April 7 at 3–1 4–5 – April 7 at Luther 14–5 5–5 – April 13 at 8–5 6–5 – April 14 at Iowa State 9–2 7–5 – April 14 at Iowa State 12–1 8–5 – April 20 7–1 9–5 – April 21 Northern Iowa 6–0 10–5 – April 21 Northern Iowa 11–1 11–5 – April 27 4–6 11–6 0–1 April 28 7–0 12–6 1–1 April 28 Northwestern 3–1 13–6 2–1 May 4 at 3–2 14–6 3–1 May 5 at 3–2 15–6 4–1 May 5 at Purdue 3–2 16–6 5–1 May 11 7–0 17–6 6–1 May 12 Iowa 17–7 18–6 7–1 May 12 Iowa 18–8 19–6 8–1 May 15 30–1 20–6 – May 18 7–3 21–6 9–1 May 19 7–6 22–6 10–1 May 19 Michigan 6–5 23–6 11–1 May 22 at 9–4 24–6 – May 25 at 2–4 24–7 11–2 + 1956 NCAA Division I baseball tournament Date Opponent Location Score Overall record May 29 vs. 3–4 24–8 May 30 vs. Notre Dame 15–5 25–8 May 30 vs. Notre Dame 10–1 26–8 June 1 vs. 5–0 27–8 June 2 vs. Ohio 7–6 28–8 June 9 vs. Wyoming Rosenblatt Stadium 4–0 29–8 June 10 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 3–1 30–8 June 11 vs. Mississippi Rosenblatt Stadium 13–5 31–8 June 12 vs. Bradley Rosenblatt Stadium 8–3 32–8 June 13 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 4–10 32–9 June 14 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 12–1 33–9

Awards and honors Jerry Kindall All-America First Team All-Big Ten First Team Jack McCartan All-Big Ten First Team Jerry Thomas All-American First Team All-Big Ten First Team College World Series Most Outstanding Player

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