1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record33–9 (11–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumDelta Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Minnesota ‍†‍‍y 11 – 2 – 0   .846 33 – 9 – 0   .786
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 18 – 7 – 0   .720
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 20 – 7 – 0   .741
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5 – 0   .545 17 – 9 – 0   .654
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7 – 0   .462 10 – 8 – 0   .556
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6 – 0   .455 13 – 15 – 0   .464
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8 – 0   .385 11 – 16 – 0   .407
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 16 – 13 – 0   .552
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 14 – 14 – 0   .500
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267 15 – 18 – 1   .456
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament


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.

  1. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1956". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.