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1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team
American college baseball season
American college baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | baseball |
| year | 1952 |
| team | Holy Cross Crusaders |
| logo_size | 150 |
| conference | Independent |
| short_conf | Indep. |
| record | 21–3 |
| conf_record | N/A |
| head_coach | Jack Barry (32nd year) |
| stadium | Fitton Field |
| champion | [National champions](1952-ncaa-division-i-baseball-tournament) |
| bowl | [College World Series](1952-college-world-series) vs [Missouri](1952-missouri-tigers-baseball-team) |
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.
Roster
Schedule
| Legend |
|---|
| Holy Cross Crusaders}}" | April | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19 | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | **W** 4–2 | 1–0 | |||
| April 22 | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | **W** 8–6 | 2–0 | |||
| April 26 | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | **W** 7–3 | 3–0 |
|- |
| Holy Cross Crusaders}}" | May | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | at | Springfield, MA | **W** 9–8 | 4–0 | ||
| May 3 | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | **W** 9–2 | 5–0 | |||
| May 8 | at Brown | Providence, RI | **W** 9–0 | 6–0 | ||
| May 10 | at | Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA | **W** 3–1 | 7–0 | ||
| May 17 | 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 | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | **W** 12–7 | 10–1 | |||
| May 30 | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | **W** 5–4 | 11–1 | |||
| May 31 | at Providence | Providence, RI | **W** 16–14 | 12–1 |
|- |
| Holy Cross Crusaders}} | June | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4 | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | **W** 8–4 | 13–1 | |||
| June 7 | at | 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 |
|- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason |- |
| Holy Cross Crusaders}}" | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12 | vs. [Western Michigan](1952-western-michigan-broncos-baseball-team) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | **W** 5–1 | 16–2 | 1–0 | ||
| June 13 | vs. [Missouri](1952-missouri-tigers-baseball-team) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | **L** 0–1 | 16–3 | 1–1 | ||
| June 14 | vs. [Texas](1952-texas-longhorns-baseball-team) | 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](1952-penn-state-nittany-lions-baseball-team) | 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
- College World Series Most Outstanding Player
References
References
- "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com.
- "1952 National Champions". Holy Cross Crusaders.
- "NCAA Baseball Award Winners". NCAA.
- "College World Series Record Book". NCAA.org.
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