1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

The 1955 Western Michigan Broncos team represented Western Michigan College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 17th season at Western Michigan.

1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
MAC Champions
District IV Champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
Record25–7 (9–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDon Boven
Home stadiumHyames Field
1955 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 9–0 1.00025–7 .781
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7–3 .7008–5 .615
Western Reserve  ‍‍‍ 5–5 .5005–5 .500
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 4–4 .5007–10 .412
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 4–4 .50011–10 .524
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 4–6 .4009–10 .474
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .2504–13 .235
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 1–6 .1432–11 .154
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1955[1]

The Broncos lost the College World Series, defeated by the Wake Forest in the championship game.

Roster
1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
INF Tom Czyz /
—
—
38 INF Leland David /
—
—
RHP Roger Eggers /R
—
—
OF Dick Erickson /
—
—
 Sr
RHP Don Finnefrock /R
—
—
INF Gene Frechette /
—
—
LHP Gary Graham /L
—
—
 Jr
OF Lowell Johnson /
—
—
 Sr
INF Nobert Krings /
—
—
 Sr
OF Bill Lajoie /
—
—
 Sr
45 INF Wayne LaNeave /
—
—
42 C Freed Messner /
—
—
OF Al Nagel /
—
—
OF Jerry O'Connell /
—
—
RHP Roger Schwarzkoff /R
—
—
 So
INF Jack Smith /
—
—
 Jr
RHP Jim Smith /R
—
—
RHP Gerry Sposito /R
—
—
Head coach

Charlie Maher

Assistant coach(es)

Don Boven

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

Schedule and results
Legend
 Western Michigan win
 Western Michigan loss
 Western Michigan tie
1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log
Regular season (17–3)
Opponent Score Overall record MAC record
Ohio State16–41–00–0
Ohio State6–71–10–0
Ohio State3–12–10–0
Marshall10–13–11–0
Iowa1–04–11–0
Ohio6–55–11–0
Michigan7–56–11–0
Kent State4–37–12–0
Kent State9–78–13–0
Miami (OH)8–79–14–0
Miami (OH)15–310–15–0
Michigan State1–1410–25–0
Toledo16–311–26–0
Toledo26–012–27–0
Western Reserve7–313–28–0
Western Reserve7–114–29–0
Glenview Navy Base17–615–29–0
Notre Dame0–215–39–0
Wisconsin6–416–39–0
Wisconsin8–517–39–0
Notre Dame15–1018–39–0
Postseason (7–4)
District IV Playoff (4–2)
Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
AlmaHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan8–918–49–0
AlmaHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–019–49–0
AlmaHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan15–420–49–0
Ohio StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan1–021–49–0
Ohio StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan5–821–59–0
Ohio StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan7–422–59–0
1955 College World Series (3–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
June 10vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–123–59–0
June 12vs Oklahoma A&MOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–424–59–0
June 13vs Wake ForestOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska9–025–59–0
June 14vs Wake ForestOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska7–1025–69–0
June 16vs Wake ForestOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska6–725–79–0
Schedule Source:[2]

Awards and honors
Bill Lajoie
  • ABAC First Team All-American[3]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. "1956 Brown and Gold, WMU Yearbook" (PDF). www.library.wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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