1959 Clemson Tigers baseball team

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.

1959 Clemson Tigers baseball
ACC champions District 3 champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1959 record	24–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Wilhelm
Home stadium	Riggs Field

1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍^y	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[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.[2]

Roster

1959 Clemson Tigers roster[3]
			Pitchers - Ty Cline - Sophomore - Charlie Eubanks - Bailey Hendley - Junior - Jimmy Roller - Junior - Dave Sprouse - Harold Stowe - Senior		Catchers - Butch Coker - Senior 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 - Clayton Lowder - Bobby Norris - Sam Poe

Schedule

Legend
	Clemson win
	Clemson loss
Bold	Clemson team member
*	Non-Conference game

1959 Clemson Tigers Baseball Game Log[4]
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 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 Gastonia, NC W 9–6 21–6 1–0 June 5 Florida State Gastonia, NC W 24–2 22–6 2–0 June 6 Georgia Tech 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 2–3^12 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. 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.