1960 St. John's Redmen baseball team

The 1960 St. John's Redmen baseball team represented the St. John's University in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Alley Pond Park. The team was coached by Jack Kaiser in his St. John's University in his 5th year at St. John's.

1960 St. John's Redmen baseball
District II champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	20–7 (10–4 Met)
Head coach	John Kaiser (5th season)
Assistant coach	Lou Carnesecca
Home stadium	Alley Pond Park
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

The Redmen, didn't qualify for the District II Tournament, because they finished second in the Metropolitan New York Conference, but with the Hofstra Pride opting out of the tournament due to their finals schedule, the Redmen were invited in their place. They won District II to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona Wildcats.^[1]

Roster

1960 St. John's Redmen baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town RHP Larry Bearnarth R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Staten Island, New York OF Frank Ciraulo / — — P Frank Francheschini / — — Bill Goldy / — — Art Jasinski / — — INF Bill Maloney / — — INF Vin Merola / — — Billy Merz / — — Dom Moero / — — C Jim Pappas / — — Sandy Taboh / — —	Head coach Jack Kaiser Assistant coach(es) Lou Carnesecca Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

1960 St. John's Redmen baseball game log
Regular season
April (7–5) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MNYC record 1 April 6 at Brooklyn Unknown • New York, New York 17–4 1–0 1–0 2 April 8 at C.W. Post Unknown • Brookville, New York 8–2 2–0 1–0 3 April NYU Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 1–3 2–1 1–1 4 April 12 at Fordham Unknown • New York, New York 4–3 3–1 2–1 5 April 16 at Wagner Unknown • New York, New York 0–2 3–2 2–2 6 April 20 at Manhattan Van Cortlandt Park • New York, New York 0–6 3–3 2–3 7 April 21 at Adelphi Unknown • Garden City, New York 12–3 4–3 2–3 8 April 22 at Army Doubleday Field • West Point, New York 4–9 4–4 2–3 9 April 23 CCNY Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 6–3 5–4 3–3 10 April 26 at Hofstra University Field • Hempstead, New York 2–10 5–5 3–4 11 April 28 Iona Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 7–4 6–5 3–4 12 April 30 Brooklyn Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 3–1 7–5 4–4
May (10–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MNYC record 13 May 2 Southern Connecticut State Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 3–1 8–5 4–4 14 May 5 at Upsala Unknown • East Orange, New Jersey 12–9 9–5 4–4 15 May 5 at NYU Unknown • New York, New York 13–6 10–5 5–4 16 May 7 Fordham Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 6–5 11–5 6–4 17 May 10 Wagner Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 14–8 12–5 7–4 18 May 12 vs Hofstra Barasch Field • New York, New York 2–1 13–5 8–4 19 May 14 at Manhattan Van Cortlandt Park • New York, New York 3–2 14–5 9–4 20 May 17 at CCNY Unknown • New York, New York 13–2 15–5 10–4 21 May 20 at Fairleigh Dickinson Unknown • Teaneck, New Jersey 15–3 16–5 10–4 22 May 21 at Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey 6–2 17–5 10–4
Postseason
NCAA District II Playoff (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MNYC record 23 May 27 vs Delaware Doubleday Field • Cooperstown, New York 4–3 18–5 9–3 24 May 28 Villanova Doubleday Field • Cooperstown, New York 7–2 19–5 9–3
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MNYC record 25 June 14 vs Southern California Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–3 19–6 9–3 26 June 15 vs Colorado State College Omaha Municipal • Omaha, Nebraska 3–2 20–6 9–3 27 June 17 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal • Omaha, Nebraska 4–11 20–7 9–3

References

1. Larry Kennedy. "St. John's University Alumni News, June 1960". www.digitalmemory.stjohns.edu. St. John's University. Retrieved September 21, 2020.