1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

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.

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
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍y 8 0   1.000 18 7   .720
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 7 2   .778 18 6   .750
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 6 4   .600 13 10   .565
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 5 4   .556 9 5   .643
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 3 5   .375 5 11   .313
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 1 8   .111 2 10   .167
Western Reserve  ‍‍‍ 1 9   .100 8 5   .615
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1952[1]

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

Roster

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1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home 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
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2020

Schedule

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1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log
Regular season
April (7–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
1 April 11  at Ohio State Varsity Diamond • Columbus, Ohio 2–4 0–1
2 April   vs Marshall Unknown • Unknown 8–2 1–1
3 April   vs Marshall Unknown • Unknown 6–8 1–2
4 April   vs Ohio Unknown • Unknown 5–3 2–2 1–0
5 April   vs Ohio Unknown • Unknown 3–2 3–2 2–0
6 April   vs Western Reserve Unknown • Unknown 15–2 4–2 3–0
7 April   vs Western Reserve Unknown • Unknown 3–1 5–2 4–0
8 April   vs Kent State Unknown • Unknown 14–2 6–2 5–0
9 April   vs Kent State Unknown • Unknown 12–2 7–2 6–0
May (5–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
10 May 5  Notre Dame Hyames FieldKalamazoo, Michigan 4–0 8–2 6–0
11 May   vs Toledo Unknown • Unknown 4–1 9–2 7–0
12 May 15  at Notre Dame Unknown • Notre Dame, Indiana 10–8 10–2 7–0
13 May 16  vs Naval Station Great Lakes Unknown • Unknown 9–7 11–2 7–0
14 May 18  vs Cincinnati Unknown • Unknown 9–2 12–2 8–0
15 May   vs Naval Station Great Lakes Unknown • Unknown 5–7 12–3 8–0
June (1–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
16 June 6  Michigan State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 8–1 13–3 8–0
17 June 7  at Michigan State Old College FieldEast Lansing, Michigan 2–11 13–4 8–0
Postseason
District IV Playoff (4–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
18 June vs Wisconsin Illinois FieldChampaign, Illinois 5–2 14–4 8–0
19 June vs Wisconsin Illinois Park • Champaign, Illinois 4–5 14–5 8–0
20 June vs Wisconsin Illinois Park • Champaign, Illinois 4–3 15–5 8–0
21 June vs Illinois Illinois Park • Champaign, Illinois 8–2 16–5 8–0
22 June vs Illinois Illinois Park • Champaign, Illinois 1–0 17–5 8–0
College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
23 June 12 vs Holy Cross Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–5 17–6 8–0
24 June 13 vs Colorado State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–6 18–6 8–0
25 June 14 vs Duke Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–1 19–6 8–0
26 June 15 vs Holy Cross Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–15 19–7 8–0

Awards and honors

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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

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  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.