1961 USC Trojans baseball team

1961 USC Trojans baseball
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
CBNo. 1
Record36–7 (12–4 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumBovard Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
No. 28 Washington State ‍‍‍y 8 4   .667 21 10   .677
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8 6   .571 27 14   .659
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6 5   .545  
Idaho ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400  
Washington ‍‍‍ 4 8   .333 13 10   .565
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 1 Southern California ‍‍‍y 12 4   .750 36 7   .837
No. 14 California ‍‍‍ 11 5   .688 29 10   .744
UCLA ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 25 15   .625
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313  
Stanford ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 26 17   .605
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1961 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached Rod Dedeaux in his 20th season.

The Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Oklahoma State in the championship game. This was the Trojans' third championship.

Roster

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1961 USC Trojans roster
 

Pitchers

  • Dennis Anderson
  • Bob Coleman
  • Larry Hankammer
  • Pete Kenney
  • Lee King
  • Marcel Lachermann
  • Bob Levingston
  • Jerry Merz
  • Jim Withers
  • Wally Wolf
  • Ken Yaryan
 

Infielders

Catchers

 

Outfielders

  • Truman Aubrey
  • Jim Brown
  • Art Ersepke
  • Mike Gillespie
  • Mickey McNamee
  • Ron Taylor
  • Ken Washington

Coaches

 

Schedule

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Legend
  USC win
  USC loss
1961 USC Trojans baseball game log
Regular season
Post-season

Awards and honors

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Steve Bach
  • All-AAWU First Team[2]
Art Ersepke
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • All-AAWU First Team[2]
Larry Hankhammer
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
Larry Himes
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • All-America Second Team[2]
  • All-AAWU First Team[2]
William Ryan
  • All-America First Team[2]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • All-AAWU First Team[2]
Jim Withers
  • All-AAWU First Team[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "2012 USC Trojans Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). USCTrojans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 22, 2012.