- 1952 College World Series
The
1952 College World Series was played atJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium inOmaha, NE fromJune 13 toJune 17 . The sixth tournament's champion was Holy Cross, coached by Jack Barry. The Most Outstanding Player was Jim O'Neill of Holy Cross.The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1947-1949 and from 1954 to the present, teams competed in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament preliminary rounds to earn the right to play in the College World Series.
Participating Teams
Brackets
(To be added)
Quick facts
* In 1971,
John Turco (OF) and Jim O'Neill (P) of Holy Cross were named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947-70) by the blue-ribbon committee chaired byAbe Chanin as part of the 25th CWS celebration.
* In 1996, Turco and O'Neill were named to the 1940s-50s All-Decade Team by a panel of 60 voters representing CWS head coaches, media, and chairs of the Division I Baseball Committee.
*Jackie Lonergan of Holy Cross pitched a 1-hitter in a 1-0 loss to Missouri; Junior Wren of Missouri pitched a two-hitter against Penn State, and Tom Cole of Western Michigan pitched a two-hitter against Duke.
* Duke's team included future major leaguerDick Groat .
* 38,731 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions).
* The championship game was umpired byJoe Cibulka ,Larry Napp ,John Pelton , andJack Tobin .
* The following records were set or tied:
** Most At Bats, Team, Single Game - 50, Holy Cross, vs Penn St, W 15-4
** Most Complete Games, Team, CWS - 7, Holy Cross, 7 games
** Most Errors, Individual, Single Game - 4,Carmen Troiso , SS, Penn St, vs Holy Cross, L 15-4, tied (3 others)
** Most Triples, Team, Single Game - 4, Holy Cross, vs Western Michigan, W 15-3, tied
** Most Doubles, Both Teams, Single Game - 9, Duke (6), Oregon St (3), Duke 18-7, tied (3 others)
** Most Runs, Individual, CWS - 11,John Turco , Holy Cross, 7 games, tied
** Most Wins, Individual, CWS - 3, Jim O'Neill, Holy Cross, 3 games, tied (7 others)
** Most Games Started, Individual, CWS - 3, Jim O'Neill, Holy Cross, tied (many)
** Most Complete Games, Individual, CWS - 3, Jim O'Neill, Holy Cross, tied (2 others)
** Most Triples, Team, CWS - 7, Holy Cross, 7 games, tiedee also
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NCAA Division I Baseball Championship External links
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