1959 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

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1959 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
Mid-American Conference champions
District IV champions
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record24–9 (8–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDon Edwards (2nd season)
Home stadium Hyames Field
Seasons
←  1958
1960 →
1959 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 6 Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y8–2–0 .80024–9–0 .727
Ohio  ‍†‍‍8–2–0 .80018–4–0 .818
Kent State  ‍‍‍8–3–0 .72716–7–1 .688
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍6–6–0 .50012–6–0 .667
Marshall  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .40012–10–0 .545
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍4–7–0 .36410–9–1 .525
Toledo  ‍‍‍0–12–0 .0002–16–0 .111
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1959 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1959 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team represented Western Michigan University in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 21st 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 Fresno State Bulldogs.

Roster

1959 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Phil Bareis/
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Larry Belanger/
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Larry Buchanan/
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Al Erickson/
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Robert Flath/
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Len Grabowski/
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Jim Greenwood/
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Joe Gresser/
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Robert Hamet/
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Jim Hock/
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Rollie Hopgood/
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Jess Kuafman/
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Ray Larned/
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Craig Morris/
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William O/
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Frank Quilici/
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Larry Randall/
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Ken Scodeller/
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Jerry Socha/
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Bill Topp/
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Ron White/
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Tom Wood/
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Head coach

Charlie Maher

Assistant coach(es)

Don Edwards

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

Schedule

1959 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log
Regular season
March (1–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
1March 30 vs Illinois Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 1–40–1–
2March 31 at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida3–21–1–
April (11–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
3April 1 vs Michigan State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida9–12–1–
4April 2 vs Michigan Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida7–63–1–
5April 2 vs MichiganSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida9–74–1–
6April 3 at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida0–24–2–
7April 4 vs Duke Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida5–35–2–
8April 13  Iowa Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 6–56–2–
9April 14 IowaHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–27–2–
10April 17 at Bowling Green Unknown • Bowling Green, Ohio 9–18–21–0
11April 18 at Bowling GreenUnknown • Bowling Green, Ohio6–19–22–0
12April 21 Michigan StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–110–22–0
13April 24 at Toledo Unknown • Toledo, Ohio 11–611–23–0
14April 25 at ToledoUnknown • Toledo, Ohio18–1312–24–0
May (8–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
15May 1  Miami (OH) Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan7–013–25–0
16May 2 Miami (OH)Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan17–114–26–0
17May 4 at Wisconsin Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin 3–514–36–0
18May 5 at WisconsinGuy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin8–615–36–0
19May 8  Kent State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan10–016–37–0
20May 9 Kent StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan2–1216–47–1
21May 12 at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–117–47–1
22May 16  Notre Dame Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–018–47–1
23May 22  Ohio Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–718–57–2
24May 26 OhioHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan4–319–58–2
Postseason
District IV Playoff (4–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
25May 28vs Minnesota Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana 4–619–68–2
26May 29vs Detroit Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana4–020–68–2
27May 29vs MinnesotaCartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana5–121–68–2
28May 30at Notre DameCartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana2–022–68–2
29May 30 at Notre DameCartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana9–623–68–2
June (0–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
30June 6 at Michigan State Old College Field • East Lansing, Michigan 0–823–78–2
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
31June 12vs Oklahoma State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–1023–88–2
32June 14vs Connecticut Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska14–624–88–2
33June 15vs Fresno State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–724–98–2

Awards and honors

Larry Belanger
Larry Buchanon
Len Grabowski
Bill Topp

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1959". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Mid-American Conference Award Winners". www.wmubroncos.com. Western Michigan University. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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