1958 Missouri Tigers baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1958 |
| Team: | Missouri Tigers |
| Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Eight |
| Record: | 22–7 |
| Conf Record: | 12–3 |
| Head Coach: | Hi Simmons (20th year) |
| Champion: | College World Series Runner-up
Big Eight Conference champions |
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.
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.
Schedule
| 1958 Missouri Tigers baseball game log |
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| Regular season |
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| Opponent | Score | Overall record | Big Eight record |
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| 12–6 | 1–0 | – | | Ole Miss | 14–5 | 2–0 | – | | 13–0 | 3–0 | – | | Arkansas State | 2–3 | 3–1 | – | | 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 | – | | 25–14 | 6–3 | 3-1 | | 24–2 | 7–3 | 4-1 | | Kansas State | 5–0 | 8–3 | 5-1 | | Kansas State | 3–6 | 8–4 | 5-2 | | 5–4 | 9–4 | 6-2 | | Washington University | 12–3 | 10–4 | – | | 8–6 | 11–4 | 7-2 | | Iowa State | 7–8 | 11–5 | 7-3 | | Iowa State | 11–0 | 12–5 | 8-3 | | 17–8 | 13–5 | 9-3 | | Colorado | 9–3 | 14–5 | 10-3 | | Colorado | 8–3 | 15–5 | 11-3 | | 14–4 | 16–5 | 12-3 | |
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| Post-season |
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| Opponent | Score | Overall record |
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| 11–7 | 17–5 | | Iowa State Teachers | 13–3 | 18–5 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| June 13 | | | 3–1 | 19–5 | | June 15 | vs. | Rosenblatt Stadium | 11–2 | 20–5 | | June 16 | | Rosenblatt Stadium | 4–1 | 21–5 | | June 17 | vs. Western Michigan | Rosenblatt Stadium | 3–1 | 22–5 | | June 18 | | Rosenblatt Stadium | 0–7 | 22–6 | | June 19 | vs. Southern California | Rosenblatt Stadium | 7–8 | 22–7 | |
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Awards and honors
- Ernie Nevers
- First Team All Big Eight[1]
- Sonny Siebert
- Third Team All-American
- All District V
- First Team All Big Eight
- Bo Toft
- Second Team All-American
- All District V
- First Team All Big Eight
- Ray Uriarte
- First Team All-American[1]
- All District V
- First Team All Big Eight
Notes and References
- Web site: 2012 Mizzou Baseball Media Guide. mutigers.com. 13 June 2012. 14 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182933/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012MediaGuideSection3.pdf. dead.
