1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

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1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
Mid-American Conference champions
District IV champions
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record18–7 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Matt Patanelli
Home stadium Hyames Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y8–0 1.00018–7 .720
Ohio  ‍‍‍7–2 .77818–6 .750
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍6–4 .60013–10 .565
Kent State  ‍‍‍5–4 .5569–5 .643
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍3–5 .3755–11 .313
Toledo  ‍‍‍1–8 .1112–10 .167
Western Reserve  ‍‍‍1–9 .1008–5 .615
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1952 [1]

The 1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team represented Michigan College of Education (now known Western Michigan University) in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 14th year at Western Michigan.

Contents

The Broncos won the District IV playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Holy Cross Crusaders.

Roster

1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
INF Bud Brotebeck/
—
—
 Flint, Michigan
RHP Tom Cole/R
—
—
 Flint, Michigan
Jack Dobbs/
—
—
 Flint, Michigan
Jack Dobbs/
—
—
 Plymouth, Michigan
Juane Emarr/
—
—
 Kalamazoo, Michigan
INF Dave Gottschalk/
—
—
 Detroit, Michigan
17 LHP Gary Graham/L
—
—
 Flint, Michigan
INF Bill Hayes/
—
—
 Janesville, Wisconsin
Ron Heaviland/
—
—
 Detroit, Michigan
Ken Hency/
—
—
 Detroit, Michigan
C Al Horn/
—
—
 Paw Paw, Michigan
INF Ron Jackson /
—
—
 Kalamazoo, Michigan
OF Len Johnston/
—
—
 Saginaw, Michigan
Stan Malek/
—
—
 Hamtramck, Michigan
Charlie Mikulas/
—
—
 Detroit, Michigan
OF Al Nagel/
—
—
 Marshall, Michigan
RHP Bob Urda/R
—
—
 Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach

Charlie Maher

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Patanelli

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

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2020

Schedule

1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log
Regular season
April (7–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
1April 11 at Ohio State Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 2–40–1–
2April  vs Marshall Unknown • Unknown8–21–1–
3April  vs MarshallUnknown • Unknown6–81–2–
4April  vs Ohio Unknown • Unknown5–32–21–0
5April  vs OhioUnknown • Unknown3–23–22–0
6April  vs Western Reserve Unknown • Unknown15–24–23–0
7April  vs Western ReserveUnknown • Unknown3–15–24–0
8April  vs Kent State Unknown • Unknown14–26–25–0
9April  vs Kent StateUnknown • Unknown12–27–26–0
May (5–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
10May 5  Notre Dame Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 4–08–26–0
11May  vs Toledo Unknown • Unknown4–19–27–0
12May 15 at Notre DameUnknown • Notre Dame, Indiana 10–810–27–0
13May 16 vs Naval Station Great Lakes Unknown • Unknown9–711–27–0
14May 18 vs Cincinnati Unknown • Unknown9–212–28–0
15May  vs Naval Station Great LakesUnknown • Unknown5–712–38–0
June (1–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
16June 6  Michigan State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan8–113–38–0
17June 7 at Michigan State Old College Field • East Lansing, Michigan 2–1113–48–0
Postseason
District IV Playoff (4–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
18Junevs Wisconsin Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 5–214–48–0
19Junevs WisconsinIllinois Park • Champaign, Illinois4–514–58–0
20Junevs WisconsinIllinois Park • Champaign, Illinois4–315–58–0
21Junevs Illinois Illinois Park • Champaign, Illinois8–216–58–0
22Junevs IllinoisIllinois Park • Champaign, Illinois1–017–58–0
College World Series (2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
23June 12vs Holy Cross Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–517–68–0
24June 13vs Colorado State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–618–68–0
25June 14vs Duke Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–119–68–0
26June 15vs Holy CrossOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–1519–78–0

Awards and honors

Jack Baldwin
Tom Cole
Dave Gottschalk
Bill Hayes
Len Johnston
Bob Urda

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1952". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Mid-American Conference Award Winners". www.wmubroncos.com. Western Michigan University. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
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