1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

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1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball
Southern Conference champions
District III champions
Conference Southern Conference
DivisionSouthern
Record31–7 (10–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Jack Coombs Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953  →
1952 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Richmond  x‍‍‍6–2 .75013–6 .684
George Washington  ‍‍‍7–3 .700– –
West Virginia  ‍‍‍7–3 .700– –
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍6–5 .545– –
William & Mary  ‍‍‍5–6 .455– –
Maryland  ‍‍‍4–6 .40011–9 .550
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍3–6 .3334–9 .308
VMI  ‍‍‍1–8 .111– –
Southern
Duke  x‍‍‡‍18–3 .85731–7 .816
NC State  ‍‍‍10–5 .667– –
North Carolina  ‍‍‍10–7 .58818–10 .643
South Carolina  ‍‍‍8–7 .533– –
Clemson  ‍‍‍10–10 .50010–12 .455
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍7–11 .38913–12 .520
Furman  ‍‍‍6–11 .353– –
Davidson  ‍‍‍3–9 .250– –
The Citadel  ‍‍‍3–12 .200– –
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1952 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field. The team was coached by Jack Coombs in his 24th year at Duke.

Contents

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

Roster

1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
OF John Carroll/
—
—
Sr Malden, Massachusetts
P George Carver/
—
—
Jr
OF Benny Cavaliere/
—
—
Sr Norristown, Pennsylvania
Gordon Clapp/
—
—
So
P Bob Davis/
—
—
Sr
Dick Denny/
—
—
Sr
Bill Donigan/
—
—
Johnny Gibbons/
—
—
Jr
Billy Goodman/
—
—
INF Dick Groat /
—
—
Sr
Earle Hannel/
—
—
OF Footer Johnson /
—
—
Sr
Bill Lea/
—
—
Jr Lynchburg, Virginia
RHP Joe Lewis/R
—
—
So
Jack McGuire/
—
—
Sr
OF Red Smith/
—
—
So
C John Tarr/
—
—
So
Bill Ward/
—
—
Sr
INF Bill Werber/
—
—
Jr
Head coach

Jack Coombs

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball game log
Regular season
March (4–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSoCon Record
1March 25 at South Carolina Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina 3–11–01–0
2March 26 at Furman Unknown • Greenville, South Carolina 6–12–02–0
3March 27 at FurmanUnknown • Greenville, South Carolina4–13–03–0
4March 28 at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina 14–84–04–0
5March 29 at ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina9–104–14–1
April (14–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSoCon Record
6April 2  Yale Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 9–25–14–1
7April 3 YaleJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina12–36–14–1
8April 4  Michigan State Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina10–97–14–1
9April 7  Penn Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina13–48–14–1
10April 8 PennJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina13–49–14–1
11April 9 at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–210–15–1
12April 11  Ohio Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina1–410–25–1
13April 12 at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina 13–211–26–1
14April 14 ClemsonJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina6–212–27–1
15April 16  Davidson Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina16–113–28–1
16April 17 at NC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina18–914–29–1
17April 18 FurmanJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina20–515–210–1
18April 19 North CarolinaJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina13–516–211–1
19April 22 at Wake Forest Unknown • Winston-Salem, North Carolina 8–117–212–1
20April 24 at DavidsonUnknown • Davidson, North Carolina 11–218–213–1
May (6–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSoCon Record
21May 1 North CarolinaJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina10–219–214–1
22May 3 Wake ForestJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina6–420–215–1
23May 6 NC StateJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina2–1320–315–2
24May 7 at Wake ForestUnknown • Winston-Salem, North Carolina8–721–316–2
25May 9 Wake ForestJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina14–1122–317–2
26May 10 at North CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–1322–417–3
27May 12 NC StateJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina6–023–418–3
28May 15 NC StateJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina6–023–418–3
Postseason
Southern Conference Tournament (4–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSoCon Record
29May 15 vs George Washington Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina7–524–418–3
30May 16 vs NC StateDevereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina4–524–518–3
31May 17 vs George WashingtonDevereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina8–425–518–3
32May 18 vs NC StateDevereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina6–026–518–3
33May 18 vs NC StateDevereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina8–327–518–3
District III Playoff (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSoCon Record
34June 5vs Tennessee Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 7–128–518–3
35June 6vs Rollins Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland5–429–518–3
36June 7 vs Florida Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland4–330–518–3
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordSoCon Record
37June 12vs Oregon State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 18–731–518–3
38June 13vs Penn State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska7–1231–618–3
39June 14vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–531–718–3

Awards and honors

Dick Groat
Footer Johnson
Joe Lewis
Red Smith
Billy Werber

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1952". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2019 Duke Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goduke.com. Duke University. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
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