1957 California Golden Bears baseball team

1957 California Golden Bears baseball

National Champions Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Conference	California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
1957 record	35-10 (12-4 CIBA)
Head coach	George Wolfman (3rd year)
Home stadium	Evans Diamond

1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Division
Oregon †	11	–	3	.786		–		–
Oregon State †	8	–	7	.533	18	–	13	.581
Washington	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
Idaho	5	–	8	.385		–		–
Washington State	5	–	11	.313	14	–	21	.400
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
California †^y	12	–	4	.750	35	–	10	.778
Southern California	12	–	4	.750	18	–	4	.818
Stanford	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
UCLA	5	–	9	.357	15	–	15	.500
Santa Clara	2	–	12	.143		–		–

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1957^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1957 California Golden Bears baseball team represented the University of California in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Bears played their home games at Evans Diamond. The team was coached by George Wolfman in his 3rd season at California.

The Golden Bears won the College World Series, defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the championship game.

Roster

1957 California Golden Bears roster

Pitchers

Kim Elliott
George Sterling
Doug Weiss

Catchers

Charles Thompson

Infielders

Ron Gaggero
Roger Gregg
Ed Kraft
Warren Lavorell
Earl Robinson

Outfielders

Bernie Kelley
Tom Palma
Paul Piper
Bob Puccinelli
Al Reynolds

Position Unknown

Charles Becker
Bernie Simpson

Schedule

1957 California Golden Bears Baseball Game Log

Post-Season

NCAA Tournament: District 8 Playoff

Opponent	Score	Overall Record
vs. Pepperdine	4-2	29-9
vs. Pepperdine	6-10	29-10
vs. Pepperdine	10-3	30-10

NCAA Tournament: College World Series

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
June 8	vs. Northern Colorado	Rosenblatt Stadium	4-0	31-10
June 9	vs. Iowa State	Rosenblatt Stadium	8-2	32-10
June 10	vs. Penn State	Rosenblatt Stadium	8-0	33-10
June 11	vs. Iowa State	Rosenblatt Stadium	9-1	34-10
June 12	vs. Penn State	Rosenblatt Stadium	1-0	35-10

Awards and honors

Earl Robinson

All-America First Team^[2]
All-District 8 First Team^[2]

Charles Thompson

All-America First Team^[2]
All-District 8 First Team^[2]

Doug Weiss

All-America First Team^[2]
All-District 8 First Team^[2]

References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "2012 Cal Bears Record Book" (PDF). CalBears.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

California Golden Bears 1957 College World Series Champions

Earl Robinson

Manager George Wolfman

Regular season NCAA Tournament College World Series

California Golden Bears baseball

Stadium	Evans Diamond

Players	List of MLB Players

Seasons	Year by Year Record

Head coaches	Cohen (1897) Cochran (1898) Joseph Corbett (1899) George Van Haltern (1900) No coach (1901–1906) Bob McCarthey (1907–1908) W. Z. Zeb Smith (1909–1910) James Schaeffer (1911–1915) Carl Zamloch (1916–1917) Clair Goodwin (1918) Carl Zamloch (1919–1929) Clint Evans (1930–1954) George Wolfman (1955–1973) Jackie Jensen (1974–1977) Bob Milano (1978–1999) David Esquer (2000– )

National Champions	1947 1957

College World Series	1947 1957 1980 1985 1988 1991 1992 1995 2001 2008 2010 2011

NCAA tournaments	1947 1957 1980 1985 1988 1991 1992 1995 2001 2008 2010 2011

Conference championships	1929 1933 1934 1935 1937 1938 1941 1945 1947 1957 1960 1965 1980

Conference affiliations	Pacific Coast Conference (1916–1959) Pac-12 Conference (1960– )

University of California Berkeley, California

California Golden Bears baseball seasons

1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 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 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

Italic denotes College World Series appearance, Bold denotes College World Series champions

NCAA Division I Baseball Champions

1947: California
1948: USC
1949: Texas
1950: Texas
1951: Oklahoma
1952: Holy Cross
1953: Michigan
1954: Missouri
1955: Wake Forest
1956: Minnesota
1957: California
1958: USC
1959: Oklahoma State
1960: Minnesota
1961: USC
1962: Michigan
1963: USC
1964: Minnesota
1965: Arizona State
1966: Ohio State
1967: Arizona State
1968: USC
1969: Arizona State
1970: USC
1971: USC
1972: USC
1973: USC
1974: USC
1975: Texas
1976: Arizona
1977: Arizona State
1978: USC
1979: Cal State Fullerton
1980: Arizona
1981: Arizona State
1982: Miami
1983: Texas
1984: Cal State Fullerton
1985: Miami
1986: Arizona
1987: Stanford
1988: Stanford
1989: Wichita State
1990: Georgia
1991: LSU
1992: Pepperdine
1993: LSU
1994: Oklahoma
1995: Cal State Fullerton
1996: LSU
1997: LSU
1998: USC
1999: Miami
2000: LSU
2001: Miami
2002: Texas
2003: Rice
2004: Cal State Fullerton
2005: Texas
2006: Oregon State
2007: Oregon State
2008: Fresno State
2009: LSU
2010: South Carolina
2011: South Carolina
2012: Arizona
2013: UCLA
2014: Vanderbilt
2015: Virginia

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