1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big 8 champion; District 5 champion
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 2
Record	27–3 (18–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Toby Greene (18th year);
	Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

1961 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	1	.947	27	–	3	.900
Missouri ‍‍‍	13	–	6	.684	16	–	7	.696
Colorado ‍‍‍	9	–	8	.529	21	–	11	.656
Kansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	10	.500	10	–	12	.455
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	9	–	10	.474	10	–	15	.400
Nebraska ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	9	–	14	.391
Iowa State ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	5	–	14	.263
Kansas ‍‍‍	2	–	12	.143	5	–	14	.263

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1961^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The team was coached by Toby Greene in his eighteenth season at Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Southern California.

Roster

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster^[2]

Legend
	Oklahoma State win
	Oklahoma State loss

1961 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

Post-season

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 9	Duke	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 3–2	25–1	1–0
June 11	Syracuse	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 12–9	26–1	2–0
June 12	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 2–4	26–2	2–1
June 13	Syracuse	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 8–0	27–2	3–1
June 14	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–0	27–3	3–2

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. pp. 113–117. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. p. 66. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Venue	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (1981–2020) O'Brate Stadium (2021–present)
People	Head Coaches List of MLB players
Seasons	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics