1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

The 1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field. The team was coached by Ace Parker in his 9th year at Duke.

1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball
Atlantic Coast Conference champions
District III champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CBNo. 6
Record16–11 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDixon Owens (Senior year)
Home stadiumJack Coombs Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Duke  ‍y 11 3   .786 16 11   .593
No. 24 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 4   .714 15 7   .682
No. 27 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 9 5   .643 23 7   .767
NC State  ‍‍‍ 8 5   .615 13 5   .722
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 6 8   .429 12 11   .522
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 8   .385 8 12   .400
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4 9   .308 7 11   .389
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 12   .077 3 15   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Blue Devils won the District III playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Boston College Eagles.

Roster

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1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
P Don Altman /
Sr Freeport, Pennsylvania
C Art Browning /
Portsmouth, Virginia
John Daniel /
OF Ron Davis /
So
Dick Densmore /
So
INF Lynn Fader /
P Larry Harrison /
Jr
Bobby Hawn /
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ron Kalish /
Sr
Eric Keller /
Sr
INF Dean McCracken /
Sr
OF Rex McKinley /
Jr
INF Garry Miller /
Sr
C Dixon Owens /
Sr
OF Bob Rankin /
Jr
Bill Reynolds /
P Bob Turner /
Jr
P Butch Williams /
Head coach

Ace Parker

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball game log
Regular season
March (0–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
1 March 27  at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 6–10 0–1
2 March 28  at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 0–4 0–2
3 March 29  at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 5–7 0–3
4 March 30  at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 2–8 0–4
April (7–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
5 April 1  vs Western Michigan Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 10–3 1–4
6 April 3  Ohio Jack Coombs FieldDurham, North Carolina 3–5 1–5
7 April 3  Ohio Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 2–1 2–5
8 April 7  at Clemson Riggs FieldClemson, South Carolina 8–5 3–5 1–0
9 April 8  at South Carolina Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina 8–1 4–5 2–0
10 April 14  at Maryland Shipley FieldCollege Park, Maryland 11–5 5–5 3–0
11 April 15  at Virginia Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia 9–2 6–5 4–0
12 April 18  at NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina 1–3 6–6 4–1
13 April 21  North Carolina Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 4–9 6–7 4–2
14 April 25  NC State Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 1–3 6–8 4–3
15 April 29  Maryland Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 5–1 7–8 5–3
May (6–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
16 May 2  at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 10–4 8–8 6–3
17 May 5  South Carolina Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 1–0 9–8 7–3
18 May 6  Clemson Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 3–1 10–8 8–3
19 May 8  Wake Forest Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 12–10 11–8 9–3
20 May 10  at Wake Forest Ernie Shore FieldWinston-Salem, North Carolina 3–1 12–8 10–3
21 May 13  at Navy Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 4–1 12–9 10–3
22 May 19  at Virginia Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia 5–1 13–9 11–3
Postseason
District III Playoff (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
23 June 1 vs Florida State Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina 7–2 14–9 11–3
24 June 3 vs West Virginia Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 7–3 15–9 11–3
College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
25 June 9 vs Oklahoma State Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 2–3 15–10 11–3
26 June 11 vs Colorado State College Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 15–3 16–10 11–3
27 June 12 vs Boston College Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–4 16–11 11–3

Awards and honors

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Don Altman
Ron Davis
  • Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference
  • All-District III Tournament Team
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Lynn Fader
  • First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference
  • All-District III Tournament Team
Rex McKinley
  • Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference
Garry Miller
  • Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference
Butch Williams
  • All-District III Tournament Team'[3]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "CWS record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Duke Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goduke.com. Duke University. Retrieved November 13, 2020.