1957 California Golden Bears baseball team

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.

1957 California Golden Bears baseball
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
1957 record35-10 (12-4 CIBA)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Diamond
1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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

 

Outfielders

  • Bernie Kelley
  • Tom Palma
  • Paul Piper
  • Bob Puccinelli
  • Al Reynolds
  • Bernie Simpson
 

Position Unknown

  • Charles Becker
 

Schedule

1957 California Golden Bears Baseball Game Log
Post-Season

Awards and honors

Earl Robinson
  • All-America First Team[1]
  • All-District 8 First Team[1]
Charles Thompson
  • All-America First Team[1]
  • All-District 8 First Team[1]
Doug Weiss
  • All-America First Team[1]
  • All-District 8 First Team[1]

References

  1. "2012 Cal Bears Record Book" (PDF). CalBears.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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