1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

The 1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team represented Western Michigan College 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
College World Series, T-3rd
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1952 record	18–7 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Maher (14th season)
Assistant coach	Matt Patanelli
Home stadium	Hyames Field

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

1952 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws 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

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 Field • Kalamazoo, 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 Field • East 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 Field • Champaign, 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 Stadium • Omaha, 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

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.