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1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball
Southern Conference champions
District III champions
College World Series, T-5th
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionSouthern
Record31–7 (10–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumJack Coombs Field
Seasons← 19511953 →
1952 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2   .750 13 – 6   .684
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3   .700 –   –
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3   .700 –   –
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545 –   –
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6   .455 –   –
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6   .400 11 – 9   .550
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6   .333 4 – 9   .308
VMI  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 –   –
Southern
Duke  ‍‍‡‍ 18 – 3   .857 31 – 7   .816
NC State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 –   –
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 18 – 10   .643
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 –   –
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 10 – 12   .455
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 13 – 12   .520
Furman  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11   .353 –   –
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250 –   –
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12   .200 –   –
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1952
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field. The team was coached by Jack Coombs in his 24th year at Duke.

The Blue Devils won the District III playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos.

Roster

1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
OF John Carroll / — — Sr Malden, Massachusetts
P George Carver / — — Jr
OF Benny Cavaliere / — — Sr Norristown, Pennsylvania
Gordon Clapp / — — So
P Bob Davis / — — Sr
Dick Denny / — — Sr
Bill Donigan / — —
Johnny Gibbons / — — Jr
Billy Goodman / — —
INF Dick Groat / — — Sr
Earle Hannel / — —
OF Footer Johnson / — — Sr
Bill Lea / — — Jr Lynchburg, Virginia
RHP Joe Lewis /R — — So
Jack McGuire / — — Sr
OF Red Smith / — — So
C John Tarr / — — So
Bill Ward / — — Sr
INF Bill Werber / — — Jr
Head coach

Jack Coombs

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball game log
Regular season
March (4–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SoCon Record
1 March 25  at South Carolina Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina 3–1 1–0 1–0
2 March 26  at Furman Unknown • Greenville, South Carolina 6–1 2–0 2–0
3 March 27  at Furman Unknown • Greenville, South Carolina 4–1 3–0 3–0
4 March 28  at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina 14–8 4–0 4–0
5 March 29  at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina 9–10 4–1 4–1
April (14–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SoCon Record
6 April 2  Yale Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 9–2 5–1 4–1
7 April 3  Yale Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 12–3 6–1 4–1
8 April 4  Michigan State Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 10–9 7–1 4–1
9 April 7  Penn Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 13–4 8–1 4–1
10 April 8  Penn Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 13–4 9–1 4–1
11 April 9  at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–2 10–1 5–1
12 April 11  Ohio Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 1–4 10–2 5–1
13 April 12  at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina 13–2 11–2 6–1
14 April 14  Clemson Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 6–2 12–2 7–1
15 April 16  Davidson Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 16–1 13–2 8–1
16 April 17  at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina 18–9 14–2 9–1
17 April 18  Furman Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 20–5 15–2 10–1
18 April 19  North Carolina Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 13–5 16–2 11–1
19 April 22  at Wake Forest Unknown • Winston-Salem, North Carolina 8–1 17–2 12–1
20 April 24  at Davidson Unknown • Davidson, North Carolina 11–2 18–2 13–1
May (6–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SoCon Record
21 May 1  North Carolina Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 10–2 19–2 14–1
22 May 3  Wake Forest Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 6–4 20–2 15–1
23 May 6  NC State Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 2–13 20–3 15–2
24 May 7  at Wake Forest Unknown • Winston-Salem, North Carolina 8–7 21–3 16–2
25 May 9  Wake Forest Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 14–11 22–3 17–2
26 May 10  at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–13 22–4 17–3
27 May 12  NC State Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 6–0 23–4 18–3
28 May 15  NC State Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 6–0 23–4 18–3
Postseason
Southern Conference Tournament (4–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SoCon Record
29 May 15  vs George Washington Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina 7–5 24–4 18–3
30 May 16  vs NC State Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina 4–5 24–5 18–3
31 May 17  vs George Washington Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina 8–4 25–5 18–3
32 May 18  vs NC State Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina 6–0 26–5 18–3
33 May 18  vs NC State Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina 8–3 27–5 18–3
District III Playoff (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SoCon Record
34 June 5 vs Tennessee Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 7–1 28–5 18–3
35 June 6 vs Rollins Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 5–4 29–5 18–3
36 June 7  vs Florida Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 4–3 30–5 18–3
College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SoCon Record
37 June 12 vs Oregon State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 18–7 31–5 18–3
38 June 13 vs Penn State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–12 31–6 18–3
39 June 14 vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–5 31–7 18–3

Awards and honors

Dick Groat
Footer Johnson
  • All-Southern Conference Team
Joe Lewis
  • All-Southern Conference Team
  • First Team All-American Coaches
Red Smith
  • All-Southern Conference Team
Billy Werber
  • All-Southern Conference Team
  • Second Team All-American Coaches

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1952". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  2. "2019 Duke Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goduke.com. Duke University. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
Duke Blue Devils baseball
Venues
Primary
Alternate
People
Seasons
College World Series appearances in italics
Southern Conference baseball champions
Pre-SEC
Pre-ACC
  • North Carolina (1933)
  • North Carolina (1934)
  • Unknown (1935)
  • Maryland (1936)
  • Duke (1937)
  • Duke (1938)
  • Duke (1939)
  • Unknown (1940–1946)
  • Clemson (1947)
  • North Carolina (1948)
  • Wake Forest (1949)
  • Wake Forest (1950)
  • Duke (1951)
  • Duke (1952)
  • Duke (1953)
Post-ACC
  • Virginia Tech (1954)
  • West Virginia (1955)
  • George Washington (1956)
  • George Washington (1957)
  • George Washington & Richmond (1958)
  • George Washington (1959)
  • The Citadel & Richmond (1960)
  • West Virginia (1961)
  • West Virginia (1962)
  • West Virginia (1963)
  • West Virginia (1964)
  • Furman (1965)
  • East Carolina (1966)
  • West Virginia (1967)
  • East Carolina (1968)
  • Furman (1969)
  • East Carolina (1970)
  • The Citadel & Furman (1971)
  • Richmond (1972)
  • Appalachian State (1973)
  • East Carolina (1974)
  • The Citadel (1975)
  • Furman (1976)
  • East Carolina (1977)
  • Marshall (1978)
  • The Citadel (1979)
  • ETSU (1980)
  • ETSU & Marshall & Western Carolina (1981)
  • The Citadel (1982)
I-AA/FCS
  • The Citadel (1983)
  • Appalachian State (1984)
  • Western Carolina (1985)
  • Western Carolina (1986)
  • Western Carolina (1987)
  • Western Carolina (1988)
  • Western Carolina (1989)
  • The Citadel (1990)
  • Furman (1991)
  • Western Carolina (1992)
  • Western Carolina (1993)
  • The Citadel (1994)
  • The Citadel (1995)
  • The Citadel (1998)
  • The Citadel (1999)
  • Georgia Southern (2000)
  • The Citadel (2001)
  • Georgia Southern (2002)
  • Western Carolina (2003)
  • The Citadel (2004)
  • Furman (2005)
  • College of Charleston (2006)
  • Wofford (2007)
  • Elon (2008)
  • Georgia Southern (2009)
  • The Citadel (2010)
  • Georgia Southern (2011)
  • Samford (2012)
  • Elon (2013)
  • Georgia Southern (2014)
  • Mercer (2015)
  • Western Carolina (2016)
  • UNC Greensboro (2017)
  • Samford (2018)
  • Mercer (2019)
  • Samford (2021)
  • UNC Greensboro (2022)
  • Samford (2023)
National championships in bold
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