1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

The 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Dick Siebert, serving his 26th year.

1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
Big Ten Conference
1973 College World Series, Lost
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1973 record	31–16–2 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Siebert (26th season)
Home stadium	Bierman Field

1973 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 3 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	4	–	0		.778			31	–	16	–	2		.653
Michigan  ‍‍‍	12	–	6	–	0		.667			22	–	16	–	0		.579
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	11	–	7	–	0		.611			22	–	14	–	1		.608
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	8	–	8	–	0		.500			10	–	14	–	0		.417
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	9	–	9	–	0		.500			27	–	20	–	0		.574
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	8	–	8	–	0		.500			28	–	12	–	0		.700
Illinois  ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0		.444			21	–	13	–	0		.618
Indiana  ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0		.444			20	–	16	–	0		.556
Iowa  ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0		.444			16	–	14	–	1		.532
Purdue  ‍‍‍	2	–	16	–	0		.111			8	–	26	–	0		.235
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1973[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Golden Gophers lost the College World Series, defeated by the USC Trojans in the semi-finals.

Roster

1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town INF Chris Brown / — — C Jim Moldenhauer L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So OF John Holm / — — INF Tim Grice R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr INF Bruce Nordquist / — — OF Joe Comer / — — U Jon Walseth / — — INF Steve Shimek / — — C Tom Buettner R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Paul, Minnesota INF Joe Kordosky R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So INF Mike Fitzenberger / — — U Lindsay Hoyer / — — P Dennis Allar / — — Jr OF Dave Borg / — — OF Jeff Hagen / — — OF John Dengel / — — RHP Steve Comer S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Minnetonka, Minnesota P Tom Wolcyn / — — P Dan Forsythe / — — P Ken Herbst / — — So P Ed Holtz / — — P Ed Erickson / — — P Mark Muska / — — P Gordon Peterson / — — P Bob Turnbull / — — Jr 31 U Dave Winfield R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Paul, Minnesota	Head coach Dick Siebert Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (3–7) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 1 March  at Trinity Unknown • Unknown, Texas 7–6 1–0 0–0 2 March  at Trinity Unknown • Unknown, Texas 3–5 1–1 0–0 3 March  at Texas Lutheran Unknown • Unknown, Texas 13–4 2–1 0–0 4 March  at Texas Lutheran Unknown • Unknown, Texas 17–0 3–1 0–0 5 March 26 at Texas Clark Field • Austin, Texas 2–3 3–2 0–0 6 March 26 at Texas Clark Field • Austin, Texas 8–13 3–3 0–0 7 March 27 at Texas A&M Travis Field • College Station, Texas 2–3 3–4 0–0 8 March 27 at Texas A&M Travis Field • College Station, Texas 1–4 3–5 0–0 9 March 28 at Texas A&M Travis Field • College Station, Texas 3–4 3–6 0–0 10 March 28 at Texas A&M Travis Field • College Station, Texas 2–3 3–7 0–0
April (11–7–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 11 April at Sam Houston State Holleman Field • Huntsville, Texas 1–3 3–8 0–0 12 April at Sam Houston State Holleman Field • Huntsville, Texas 3–6 3–9 0–0 13 April Augsburg Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 18–1 4–9 0–0 14 April Augsburg Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 21–0 5–9 0–0 15 April St. Cloud State Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 8–4 6–9 0–0 16 April St. Cloud State Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–4 6–9–1 0–0 17 April St. Olaf Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 8–0 7–9–1 0–0 18 April St. Olaf Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 6–0 8–9–1 0–0 19 April  vs Iowa Unknown • Unknown 14–4 9–9–1 1–0 20 April  vs Iowa Unknown • Unknown 3–4 9–10–1 1–1 21 April  vs Winona State Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 3–4 9–11–1 1–1 22 April  vs Winona State Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 3–3 9–11–2 1–1 23 April 20  at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 6–2 10–11–2 2–1 24 April 20  at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 0–1 10–12–2 2–2 25 April 21  at Michigan State John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 1–5 10–13–2 2–3 26 April 21  at Michigan State John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 7–1 11–13–2 3–3 27 April 27  Indiana Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 6–4 12–13–2 4–3 28 April 27  Indiana Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 5–7 12–14–2 4–4 29 April 28  Ohio State Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 7–2 13–14–2 5–4 30 April 28  Ohio State Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 12–0 14–14–2 6–4
May (12–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 31 May  at Northwestern Wells Field • Evanston, Illinois 7–3 15–14–2 7–4 32 May  at Northwestern Wells Field • Evanston, Illinois 8–6 16–14–2 8–4 33 May  at Wisconsin Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin 5–1 17–14–2 9–4 34 May  at Wisconsin Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin 6–0 18–14–2 10–4 35 May  Mankato State Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 7–0 19–14–2 9–4 36 May  Mankato State Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 11–0 20–14–2 10–4 37 May  Wisconsin–La Crosse Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 2–0 21–14–2 10–4 38 May  Wisconsin–La Crosse Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 14–3 22–14–2 10–4 39 May 18  Purdue Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 7–0 23–14–2 11–4 40 May 18  Purdue Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 15–4 24–14–2 12–4 41 May 19  Illinois Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 7–6 25–14–2 13–4 42 May 19  Illinois Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 10–3 26–14–2 14–4
Postseason
District IV Tournament (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 43 May 31  vs Miami (OH) Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 3–2 27–14–2 14–4 44 June 1  at Southern Illinois Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 2–0 28–14–2 14–4 45 June 3  at Southern Illinois Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, Illinois 7–6 29–14–2 14–4 vs
1973 College World Series (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record 46 June 8 vs Oklahoma Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–0 30–14–2 14–4 47 June 10 vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–3 30–15–2 14–4 48 June 11 vs Georgia Southern Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 6–2 31–15–2 14–4 49 June 12 vs USC Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–8 31–16–2 14–4

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Awards and honors

Tim Grice

• First Team All-Big Ten

Dave Winfield

• First Team All-Big Ten[4]
• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[5]

References

1. 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1973". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
3. "Gophers At NCAA Baseball Meet". University of Minnesota. June 4, 1973. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
4. "First Team All-Big Ten". www.gophersports.com. University of Minnesota. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
5. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). www.NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 3, 2020.