1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team

1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball
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

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.

[1] "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[2] "1952 National Champions" (PDF). Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

[NCAA-3] "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 25, 2013.

[CWS-4] "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 18, 2013.

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Holy Cross Crusaders baseball
Venues	Worcester Oval (1892–1902) Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field (1903–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

Holy Cross Crusaders 1952 College World Series champions
Pete Naton James O'Neill (College World Series MOP) Ron Perry Johnny Turco
Manager Jack Barry
College World Series