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
College World Series Runner-up
Big Eight Conference Champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1958 record22–7 (12–3 Big Eight)
Head coachHi Simmons (20th year)
1958 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
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
1958 Missouri Tigers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Opponent Score Overall Record Big Eight Record
Ole Miss12–61–0–
Ole Miss14–52–0–
Arkansas State13–03–0–
Arkansas State2–33–1–
Nebraska3–63–20-1
Nebraska9–64–21-1
Nebraska12–55–22-1
Washington University4–55–3–
Kansas25–146–33-1
Kansas State24–27–34-1
Kansas State5–08–35-1
Kansas State3–68–45-2
Oklahoma5–49–46-2
Washington University12–310–4–
Iowa State8–611–47-2
Iowa State7–811–57-3
Iowa State11–012–58-3
Colorado17–813–59-3
Colorado9–314–510-3
Colorado8–315–511-3
Oklahoma State14–416–512-3
Post–Season
NCAA Tournament: Division V Playoff
Opponent Score Overall Record
Iowa State Teachers11–717–5
Iowa State Teachers13–318–5
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 13vs. Western MichiganRosenblatt Stadium3–119–5
June 15vs. Colorado StateRosenblatt Stadium11–220–5
June 16vs. Holy CrossRosenblatt Stadium4–121–5
June 17vs. Western MichiganRosenblatt Stadium3–122–5
June 18vs. Southern CaliforniaRosenblatt Stadium0–722–6
June 19vs. Southern CaliforniaRosenblatt Stadium7–822–7

Awards and honors
Ernie Nevers
  • First Team All Big Eight[1]
Sonny Siebert
  • Third Team All-American[1]
  • All District V[1]
  • First Team All Big Eight[1]
Bo Toft
  • Second Team All-American[1]
  • All District V[1]
  • First Team All Big Eight[1]
Ray Uriarte
  • First Team All-American[1]
  • All District V[1]
  • First Team All Big Eight[1]
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References
  1. "2012 Mizzou Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). mutigers.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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