1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
Mid-American Conference champions
District IV champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record18–7 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMatt Patanelli
Home stadiumHyames Field
1952 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 8–0 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.

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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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 StateVarsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio2–40–1–
2April  vs MarshallUnknown • Unknown8–21–1–
3April  vs MarshallUnknown • Unknown6–81–2–
4April  vs OhioUnknown • Unknown5–32–21–0
5April  vs OhioUnknown • Unknown3–23–22–0
6April  vs Western ReserveUnknown • Unknown15–24–23–0
7April  vs Western ReserveUnknown • Unknown3–15–24–0
8April  vs Kent StateUnknown • Unknown14–26–25–0
9April  vs Kent StateUnknown • Unknown12–27–26–0
May (5–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
10May 5 Notre DameHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan4–08–26–0
11May  vs ToledoUnknown • Unknown4–19–27–0
12May 15 at Notre DameUnknown • Notre Dame, Indiana10–810–27–0
13May 16 vs Naval Station Great LakesUnknown • Unknown9–711–27–0
14May 18 vs CincinnatiUnknown • Unknown9–212–28–0
15May  vs Naval Station Great LakesUnknown • Unknown5–712–38–0
June (1–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
16June 6 Michigan StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan8–113–38–0
17June 7 at Michigan StateOld College Field • East Lansing, Michigan2–1113–48–0
Postseason
District IV Playoff (4–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
18Junevs WisconsinIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois5–214–48–0
19Junevs WisconsinIllinois Park • Champaign, Illinois4–514–58–0
20Junevs WisconsinIllinois Park • Champaign, Illinois4–315–58–0
21Junevs IllinoisIllinois 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 CrossOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–517–68–0
24June 13vs Colorado StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–618–68–0
25June 14vs DukeOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–119–68–0
26June 15vs Holy CrossOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–1519–78–0

Awards and honors

Jack Baldwin
  • Second Team All-MAC
Tom Cole
  • First Team All-MAC
Dave Gottschalk
  • First Team All-MAC
Bill Hayes
  • First Team All-MAC
Len Johnston
  • First Team All-MAC
Bob Urda
  • Second Team All-MAC[2]

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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