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American college baseball season

1959 Clemson Tigers baseball
ACC champions
District 3 champions
College World Series, 1–2
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CBNo. 5
Record24–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons← 19581960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍ 9 – 5   .643 24 – 8   .750
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708
Wake Forest  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 13 – 8   .619
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538 11 – 6   .647
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 10 – 9   .526
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 11 – 12   .478
Duke  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 9 – 16   .360
NC State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 8 – 12   .400
† – Conference champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1959
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1959 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team played their home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

The team was coached by Bill Wilhelm, who completed his second season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 1959 College World Series, their second appearance in Omaha.

Roster

1959 Clemson Tigers roster
   

Pitchers

  • - Ty Cline - Sophomore
  • - Charlie Eubanks
  • - Bailey Hendley - Junior
  • - Jimmy Roller - Junior
  • - Dave Sprouse
  • - Harold Stowe - Senior
  

Catchers

  • - Clarence E. “Butch” Coker jr - Senior
  • - Clayton Lowder JR. “Junior”

Infielders

  • - Larry Bagwell - Senior
  • - Zach Burnette - Junior
  • - Fred DeBerry - Senior
  • - Bud Spiers
  • - Dick Suggs - Sophomore

Outfielders

  • - Doug Hoffman - Senior
  

Unknown

  • - Reid Blakeney
  • - Tim Bryant
  • - Lou Cordileone
  • - Bob Dempsey
  • - Bobby Norris
  • - Sam Poe
  

Schedule

Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
1959 Clemson Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Mar 23 The Citadel* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 8–6 1–0
Mar 26 UMass* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 6–1 2–0
Mar 27 Virginia Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 13–1 3–0 1–0
Mar 28 vs Maryland Orangeburg, SC W 9–2 4–0 2–0
Mar 30 at Georgia* Ag. Hill • Athens, GA W 8–2 5–0
Mar 31 Adelphi* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 16–8 6–0
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
Apr 1 Wake Forest Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 4–3 7–0 3–0
Apr 3 at South Carolina Columbia, SC W 11–0 8–0 4–0
Apr 4 at Furman* Furman Baseball Stadium • Greenville, SC W 6–4 9–0
Apr 6 North Carolina Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 3–6 9–1 4–1
Apr 7 NC State Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 7–8 9–2 4–2
Apr 14 at Maryland College Park, MD L 3–7 9–3 4–3
Apr 15 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA L 3–4 9–4 4–4
Apr 24 at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC W 2–1 10–4 5–4
Apr 25 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC W 6–5 11–4 6–4
Apr 28 Georgia* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 2–1 12–4
Apr 30 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 12–7 13–4 7–4
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
May 1 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 10–0 14–4 8–4
May 2 at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 2–9 14–5 8–5
May 4 Georgia Southern* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 5–2 15–5
May 5 Georgia Southern* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 1–2 15–6
May 8 Furman* Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 10–1 16–6
May 9 at Oglethorpe* Brookhaven, GA W 6–2 17–6
May 12 South Carolina Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 10–1 18–6 9–5
Postseason
ACC playoffs
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record
May 16 Wake Forest Thomasville, NC W 4–2 19–6 1–0
May 18 North Carolina Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 9–7 20–6 2–0
NCAA District 3 Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record
June 4 Georgia Tech Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 9–6 21–6 1–0
June 5 Florida State Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 24–2 22–6 2–0
June 6 Georgia Tech Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 5–0 23–6 3–0
NCAA College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 13 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–3 23–7 0–1
June 14 Colorado State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–1 24–7 1–1
June 15 Penn State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 0–7 24–8 1–2

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1959". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. "1959 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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