1959 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

The 1959 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team represented Western Michigan University in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 21st year at Western Michigan.

1959 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
Mid-American Conference champions District IV champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1959 record	24–9 (8–2 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Maher (21st season)
Assistant coach	Don Edwards (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hyames Field

1959 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 6 Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	2	–	0		.800			24	–	9	–	0		.727
Ohio  ‍†‍‍	8	–	2	–	0		.800			18	–	4	–	0		.818
Kent State  ‍‍‍	8	–	3	–	0		.727			16	–	7	–	1		.688
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍	6	–	6	–	0		.500			12	–	6	–	0		.667
Marshall  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0		.400			12	–	10	–	0		.545
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍	4	–	7	–	0		.364			10	–	9	–	1		.525
Toledo  ‍‍‍	0	–	12	–	0		.000			2	–	16	–	0		.111
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1959[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Broncos won the District IV playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Fresno State Bulldogs.

Roster

1959 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town Phil Bareis / — — Larry Belanger / — — Larry Buchanan / — — Al Erickson / — — Robert Flath / — — Len Grabowski / — — Jim Greenwood / — — Joe Gresser / — — Robert Hamet / — — Jim Hock / — — Rollie Hopgood / — — Jess Kuafman / — — Ray Larned / — — Craig Morris / — — William O / — — Frank Quilici / — — Larry Randall / — — Ken Scodeller / — — Jerry Socha / — — Bill Topp / — — Ron White / — — Tom Wood / — —	Head coach Charlie Maher Assistant coach(es) Don Edwards Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1959 Western Michigan Broncos Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (1–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record 1 March 30  vs Illinois Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 1–4 0–1 – 2 March 31  at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 3–2 1–1 –
April (11–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record 3 April 1  vs Michigan State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 9–1 2–1 – 4 April 2  vs Michigan Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 7–6 3–1 – 5 April 2  vs Michigan Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 9–7 4–1 – 6 April 3  at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 0–2 4–2 – 7 April 4  vs Duke Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 5–3 5–2 – 8 April 13  Iowa Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 6–5 6–2 – 9 April 14  Iowa Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 6–2 7–2 – 10 April 17  at Bowling Green Unknown • Bowling Green, Ohio 9–1 8–2 1–0 11 April 18  at Bowling Green Unknown • Bowling Green, Ohio 6–1 9–2 2–0 12 April 21  Michigan State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 6–1 10–2 2–0 13 April 24  at Toledo Unknown • Toledo, Ohio 11–6 11–2 3–0 14 April 25  at Toledo Unknown • Toledo, Ohio 18–13 12–2 4–0
May (8–3) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record 15 May 1  Miami (OH) Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 7–0 13–2 5–0 16 May 2  Miami (OH) Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 17–1 14–2 6–0 17 May 4  at Wisconsin Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin 3–5 14–3 6–0 18 May 5  at Wisconsin Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin 8–6 15–3 6–0 19 May 8  Kent State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 10–0 16–3 7–0 20 May 9  Kent State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 2–12 16–4 7–1 21 May 12  at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–1 17–4 7–1 22 May 16  Notre Dame Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 3–0 18–4 7–1 23 May 22  Ohio Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 3–7 18–5 7–2 24 May 26  Ohio Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 4–3 19–5 8–2
Postseason
District IV Playoff (4–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record 25 May 28 vs Minnesota Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana 4–6 19–6 8–2 26 May 29 vs Detroit Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana 4–0 20–6 8–2 27 May 29 vs Minnesota Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana 5–1 21–6 8–2 28 May 30 at Notre Dame Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana 2–0 22–6 8–2 29 May 30  at Notre Dame Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana 9–6 23–6 8–2
June (0–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record 30 June 6  at Michigan State Old College Field • East Lansing, Michigan 0–8 23–7 8–2
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record 31 June 12 vs Oklahoma State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–10 23–8 8–2 32 June 14 vs Connecticut Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 14–6 24–8 8–2 33 June 15 vs Fresno State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–7 24–9 8–2

Awards and honors

Larry Belanger

• First Team All-MAC

Larry Buchanon

• First Team All-MAC

Len Grabowski

• Second Team All-MAC

Bill Topp

• First Team All-MAC[2]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1959". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
2. "Mid-American Conference Award Winners". www.wmubroncos.com. Western Michigan University. Retrieved November 24, 2020.