1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team

American college baseball season

1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball
National champions
College World Series vs Missouri
Conference	Independent
Record	21–3
Head coach	Jack Barry (32nd year)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field. The team was coached by Jack Barry in his 32nd season at Holy Cross.

The Crusaders won the College World Series, defeating the Missouri Tigers in the championship game.^[1]

Roster

1952 Holy Cross Crusaders roster

Pitchers

Dick Bogdan
Leo Cadrin
Mike Cariglia
Dick Gormley
Jim Kelly
Jack Lonergan
James O'Neill
Ronnie Perry
Don Slattery
Bill Rochford

Infielders

Paul Brisette
Jack Concannon
Fran Dyson
Hugh French
Bob Johnson
Jack Keenan
Bob Manning
Frank Matrango

Outfielders

Jack Hetherton
Dick Hogan
Art Moossmann
John Summa
Johnny Turco

Catchers

John Carroll
Pete Naton
Tony Parisi

Schedule

Legend
	Holy Cross win
	Holy Cross loss

1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball game log^[2]

Regular season

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
April 19	Dartmouth	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 4–2	1–0
April 22	Brown	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 8–6	2–0
April 26	Colgate	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 7–3	3–0

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 1	at Springfield	Springfield, MA	W 9–8	4–0
May 3	Seton Hall	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 9–2	5–0
May 8	at Brown	Providence, RI	W 9–0	6–0
May 10	at Harvard	Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA	W 3–1	7–0
May 17	Providence	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 5–4	8–0
May 22	at Dartmouth	Hanover, NH	L 1–2	8–1
May 24	Harvard	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 13–3	9–1
May 27	Trinity	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 12–7	10–1
May 30	Boston College	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 5–4	11–1
May 31	at Providence	Providence, RI	W 16–14	12–1

June
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
June 4	Yale	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 8–4	13–1
June 7	at Amherst	Amherst, MA	L 7–10	13–2
June 9	at Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	W 6–4	14–2
June 10	Boston College	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 13–3	15–2

Post-season

1952 College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 12	vs. Western Michigan	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–1	16–2	1–0
June 13	vs. Missouri	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 0–1	16–3	1–1
June 14	vs. Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 2–1	17–3	2–1
June 15	vs. Western Michigan	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 15–3	18–3	3–1
June 15	vs. Penn State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 15–4	19–3	4–1
June 16	vs. Missouri	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 7–3	20–3	5–1
June 17	vs. Missouri	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 8–4	21–3	6–1

Awards and honors

James O'Neill

All-America First Team^[3]
College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[4]

References

^ "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "1952 National Champions" (PDF). Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
^ "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 18, 2013.

Holy Cross Crusaders baseball

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Worcester Oval (1892–1902)
Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field (1903–present)

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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e Holy Cross Crusaders 1952 College World Series champions
Pete Naton James O'Neill (College World Series MOP) Ron Perry Johnny Turco
Manager Jack Barry
Regular season College World Series

v t e NCAA Division I baseball champions
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