1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 1952 Holy Cross Crusaders 150 Independent Indep. 21–3 N/A Jack Barry (32nd year) Fitton Field National champions College World Series vs Missouri 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.http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1952 https://web.archive.org/web/20111226114830/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1952 dead December 26, 2011 1952 College World Series September 25, 2019 Omaha.com 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 loghttps://www.goholycross.com/fls/33100/sports/baseball/1952_Champions.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=33100 Holy Cross Crusaders 1952 National Champions September 28, 2019 Regular season April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record April 19 1952 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth College Dartmouth Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 4–2 1–0 April 22 1952 Brown Bears Brown University Brown Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 8–6 2–0 April 26 1952 Colgate Raiders Colgate University Colgate Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 7–3 3–0 May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 1 at 1952 Springfield Pride Springfield College (Massachusetts) Springfield Springfield, MA W 9–8 4–0 May 3 1952 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University 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 1952 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 3–1 7–0 May 17 1952 Providence Friars Providence College 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 1952 Trinity Bantams Trinity College (Connecticut) Trinity Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 12–7 10–1 May 30 1952 Boston College Eagles Boston College 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 1952 Yale Bulldogs Yale University Yale Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 8–4 13–1 June 7 at 1952 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst College 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 Postseason Holy Cross Crusaders 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 TeamNCAA Baseball Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2010/awards.pdf NCAA 25 January 2013 College World Series Most Outstanding PlayerCollege World Series Record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org 18 January 2013 References Holy Cross Category:Holy Cross Crusaders baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Category:NCAA Division I baseball championship seasons