1953 Michigan Wolverines baseball team

1953 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the College World Series ; As of June 30, 1953[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Michigan Wolverines baseball
1953 Michigan Wolverines baseball
National Champions; Big Ten Conference Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1953 record	21-9 (10-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ray Fisher (33rd year);
Home stadium	Ferry Field

The 1953 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Wolverines played their home games at Ferry Field. The team was coached by Ray Fisher in his 33rd season at Michigan.

The Wolverines won the 1953 College World Series, defeating the Texas Longhorns in the championship game.[3]

Roster

Back row: Daniel Cline, Don Eaddy, Marvin Wisnewski, Ray Pavichevich, Paul Lepley
Middle row: Jack Ritter, Richard Leach, Garabed Tadian, Paul Fancher, Robert Woschitz, Jack Corbett, Richard Yirkosky, Robert Margolin (manager)
Front row: Bruce Haynam, Frank Howell, Ray Fisher (coach), Bill Mogk (captain), Gerald Harrington, Gil Sabuco, Bill Billings

Schedule

1953 Michigan Wolverines Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

April
Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	Big Ten Record
April 3	Delaware	6–3	1–0	–
April 4	Georgetown	14–1	2–0	–
April 5	Marine Corps Base Quantico	3–4	2–1	–
April 6	George Washington	6-2	3-1	–
April 8	Marine Corps Base Quantico	12–16	3–2	–
April 11	Virginia	3–4	3–3	–
April 17	Western Michigan	1–5	3–4	–
April 18	Western Michigan	5–4	4–4	–
April 24	Ohio State	19–9	5–4	1–0
April 25	Illinois	6–1	6–4	2–0
April 25	Illinois	3–2	7–4	3–0
April 28	Detroit	5–6	7–5	–

May
Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	Big Ten Record
May 1	Minnesota	10–6	8–5	4–0
May 2	Iowa	2–4	8–6	4–1
May 2	Iowa	3–5	8–7	4–2
May 8	Michigan State	9–1	9–7	5–2
May 9	Michigan State	5–6	9–8	5–3
May 9	Michigan State	20–2	10–8	6–3
May 14	Notre Dame	3–2	11–8	–
May 15	at Purdue	2–1	12–8	7–3
May 22	Wisconsin	7–2	13–8	8–3
May 23	Northwestern	3–2	14–8	9–3
May 23	Northwestern	5-3	15-8	10-3

Postseason

NCAA District Tournament
Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	NCAA District Record
May 29	vs. Ohio	6–5	16–8	1–0
May 30	vs. Ohio	7–0	17–8	2–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 11	vs. Stanford	Rosenblatt Stadium	4–0	18–8	1–0
June 12	vs. Boston College	Rosenblatt Stadium	6–2	19–8	2–0
June 13	vs. Texas	Rosenblatt Stadium	12–5	20–8	3–0
June 14	vs. Texas	Rosenblatt Stadium	4–6	20–9	3–1
June 16	vs. Texas	Rosenblatt Stadium	7–5	21–9	4–1

Awards and honors

Don Eaddy

All-Big Ten First Team[4]

Bruce Haynam

All-America First Team[4]
All-Big Ten First Team[4]

Paul Lepley

All-American Third Team[4]

References

2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
"College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". Boyd's World. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
"1953 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
"2012 Michigan Wolverines Record Book" (PDF). MGoBlue.com. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

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[record-1] 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved July 19, 2013.

[2] "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". Boyd's World. Retrieved July 19, 2013.

[3] "1953 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[RecordBook-4] "2012 Michigan Wolverines Record Book" (PDF). MGoBlue.com. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

Michigan Wolverines 1953 College World Series champions
Don Eaddy Bruce Haynam Bill Mogk
Head Coach: Ray Fisher
Regular season College World Series

Michigan Wolverines baseball
Venues	Regents Field (1893–1905) Ray Fisher Stadium (1923–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 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 1952 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
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics