1952 Baseball - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff Ralph Matherly, Head Coach Click here to see individual mug shots |
Ralph Matherly of Sarasota, has been appointed athletic business manager and head baseball coach at Florida State University. Announcement of the appointment was made today by FSU President Doak S. Campbell.
Matherly is scheduled to take over his new position here on February 8, beginning of the second semester at Florida State. He will be replacing George Haygood, now with the FSU auditing department as athletic business manager, and Charlie Armstrong, who was called back into the U.S. Air Corps last spring, as baseball coach.
Matherly, a former Sarasota High school and Colgate football, basketball and baseball star, has been doing graduate work at Florida State since the fall of 1950. During this period he served two seasons as a graduate assistant football coach, and last spring coached the Florida State tennis team which won the Dixie Conference championship.
Coach Matherly is scheduled to receive his masters degree in education, with a major in physical education, here at the end of the semester.
Ralph Blinn, 6-2, 170, OF, Lake Worth
Billy Campbell, 5-10, 150, 2B-3B, Panama City
Marvin Haynes, 6-0, 170, P, Tallahassee
Chuck Sanders, 6-1, 195, P, Monongahela, Pa.
Mike Sellers, 6-1, 215, OF, Barberton, Ohio
Johnny Sheppard, 5-8, 190, C, Tallahassee
Ham Wernke, 6-0, 170, 3B, Batesville, Ind.
1952 Roster - By Name
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R Name Pos B-T Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Bob Ball OF So Saint Petersburg
* Wayne Benner OF 5-11 190 Sr * LaPorte, Ind. (Indiana)
* Ralph Blinn OF 6-2 170 Fr Lake Worth
* Billy Campbell 2B-3B L-R 5-10 150 Fr Panama City
Benny Cheek 6-4 165 So Panama City
* Marvin Haynes P 6-0 170 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
G Kramer 1B
* Ed Lockard P 6-1 194 Jr ** Jacksonville (Landon)
* Ronald Melton OF-C 6-0 165 Sr *** Tallahassee (Leon)
* Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B R-R 5-7 135 So Tallahassee
* Les Mullen OF Sr ** Chicago, Ill. (College of Pacific)
* Klyne Nowlin OF 5-9 145 So Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* Chuck Sanders P 6-1 195 Fr Monongahela, Pa.
Mike Sellers OF 6-1 215 Sr Barberton, Ohio (Barberton/Indiana)
* Ed Sessions P Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon)
Jim Sheppard OF
* Johnny Sheppard C R-R 5-8 190 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
* Ken Smith 1B * Clanton, Ala.
* Rudy Susege C Uniontown, Pa.
* Bob Trowbridge 3B-SS Sr *** Miami (Edison)
* Ham Wernke 3B R-R 6-0 170 Fr Batesville, Ind. (Batesville)
* John Witt P R 6-0 172 Sr *** West Palm Beach
Lettermen listed in the Tallahassee Democrat, May 18, 1952, page 7.
1952 Schedule and Results
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Kenyon College Called after 8th because of rain and darkness |
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Loyola-New Orleans | ||||||
Miami | ||||||
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Stetson | ||||||
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Florida Southern Col | ||||||
Florida Southern Col | ||||||
Florida Southern Col | ||||||
Rollins College | ||||||
Rollins College | ||||||
Stetson |
EOY StatsRef CWS = College World Series Overall Home Away Neutral -------------------------------------------------- FSU record is 17- 4 13- 2 4- 2 0- 0
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DATE/OPPONENT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
03/17/1952 Kenyon College |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Smith | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Ralph Blinn | Ham Wernke | Rudy Susege | Ed Sessions |
03/18/1952 Kenyon College |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Smith | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Ralph Blinn | Klyne Nowlin | Rudy Susege | Ed Lockard |
03/21/1952 Georgia |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Smith | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Wayne Benner | Ham Wernke | Johnny Sheppard | Ed Sessions |
03/22/1952 Georgia |
Ed Lockard | ||||||||
03/27/1952 Amherst College |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Smith | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Ralph Blinn | Ham Wernke | Rudy Susege | Chuck Sanders |
03/28/1952 Loyola-New Orleans |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Smith | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Ronald Melton | Ralph Blinn | Ham Wernke | John Witt |
03/29/1952 Loyola-New Orleans |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Smith | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Ronald Melton | Ralph Blinn | Ham Wernke | Ed Lockard |
04/05/1952 Miami |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Smith | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Ham Wernke | Ralph Blinn | Wayne Benner | Ed Sessions |
04/05/1952 Miami |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Smith | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Ham Wernke | Ralph Blinn | Wayne Benner | Ed Lockard |
04/11/1952 Stetson |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ken Smith | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Ham Wernke | Ralph Blinn | Klyne Nowlin | Chuck Sanders |
04/12/1952 Stetson |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Billy Campbell | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ham Wernke | Ralph Blinn | Ken Smith | Rudy Susege | Ed Lockard |
04/14/1952 Tampa |
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04/15/1952 Tampa |
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04/18/1952 Tampa |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Billy Campbell | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Ham Wernke | Ken Smith | Rudy Susege | Marvin Haynes |
04/19/1952 Tampa |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Billy Campbell | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Ham Wernke | Ken Smith | Johnny Sheppard | Ed Lockard |
04/25/1952 Florida Southern Col |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Billy Campbell | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Ham Wernke | Ken Smith | Rudy Susege | Ed Sessions |
04/26/1952 Florida Southern Col |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ralph Blinn | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Ham Wernke | Ken Smith | Rudy Susege | Chuck Sanders |
04/29/1952 Florida Southern Col |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ralph Blinn | Les Mullen | Wayne Benner | Ronald Melton | Ham Wernke | Ken Smith | Klyne Nowlin | Ed Lockard |
05/09/1952 Rollins College |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ralph Blinn | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Wayne Benner | Ham Wernke | Ken Smith | Ed Sessions |
05/10/1952 Rollins College |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ralph Blinn | Les Mullen | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Wayne Benner | Ham Wernke | Ken Smith | Ed Lockard |
05/16/1952 Stetson |
Billy "Cooter" Mills | Billy Campbell | Les Mullen | Ronald Melton | Wayne Benner | Ralph Blinn | Ken Smith | Ham Wernke | Ed Sessions |
STARTING DEFENSE | |||||||||
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DATE/OPPONENT | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF |
03/17/1952 Kenyon College |
Ed Sessions | Rudy Susege | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
03/18/1952 Kenyon College |
Ed Lockard | Rudy Susege | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Klyne Nowlin | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
03/21/1952 Georgia |
Ed Sessions | Johnny Sheppard | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ronald Melton |
03/22/1952 Georgia |
Ed Lockard | Ronald Melton | |||||||
03/27/1952 Amherst College |
Chuck Sanders | Rudy Susege | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
03/28/1952 Loyola-New Orleans |
John Witt | Ronald Melton | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
03/29/1952 Loyola-New Orleans |
Ed Lockard | Ronald Melton | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
04/05/1952 Miami |
Ed Sessions | Ronald Melton | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
04/05/1952 Miami |
Ed Lockard | Ronald Melton | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
04/11/1952 Stetson |
Chuck Sanders | Ronald Melton | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Ralph Blinn | Les Mullen | Klyne Nowlin |
04/12/1952 Stetson |
Ed Lockard | Rudy Susege | Ken Smith | Billy Campbell | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Ralph Blinn | Les Mullen | Billy "Cooter" Mills |
04/14/1952 Tampa |
Ed Sessions | Billy "Cooter" Mills | |||||||
04/15/1952 Tampa |
Ed Lockard | Rudy Susege | |||||||
04/18/1952 Tampa |
Marvin Haynes | Rudy Susege | Ken Smith | Billy Campbell | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Billy "Cooter" Mills |
04/19/1952 Tampa |
Ed Lockard | Johnny Sheppard | Ken Smith | Billy Campbell | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Billy "Cooter" Mills |
04/25/1952 Florida Southern Col |
Ed Sessions | Rudy Susege | Ken Smith | Billy Campbell | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Billy "Cooter" Mills |
04/26/1952 Florida Southern Col |
Chuck Sanders | Rudy Susege | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
04/29/1952 Florida Southern Col |
Ed Lockard | Ronald Melton | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Klyne Nowlin | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
05/09/1952 Rollins College |
Ed Sessions | Ronald Melton | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
05/10/1952 Rollins College |
Ed Lockard | Ronald Melton | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Bob Trowbridge | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
05/16/1952 Stetson |
Ed Sessions | Ronald Melton | Ken Smith | Billy "Cooter" Mills | Ham Wernke | Billy Campbell | Wayne Benner | Les Mullen | Ralph Blinn |
1952 Batting Statistics
Name AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT =========================================================================================================== Benny Cheek .500 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 2 0 .750 0 0 John Witt .429 2 1 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 .571 0 0 .429 1 1 Billy Campbell .394 14 5 33 14 13 0 1 2 12 21 .636 13 2 .565 1 4 Ronald Melton .327 14 14 52 10 17 2 2 0 6 23 .442 3 3 .364 2 1 Ralph Blinn .317 18 14 63 13 20 3 1 0 9 25 .397 6 1 21 .386 2 3 Ken Smith .313 21 18 67 18 21 0 1 1 13 26 .388 24 2 12 .505 0 4 Wayne Benner .313 14 13 48 12 15 3 1 0 11 20 .417 10 1 10 .441 1 3 Les Mullen .301 21 18 83 18 25 6 4 0 15 39 .470 14 8 .402 2 5 Ed Sessions .300 8 7 20 2 6 0 0 0 4 6 .300 3 1 .391 1 0 Billy "Cooter" Mills .243 21 19 70 17 17 2 0 0 11 19 .271 23 10 .430 2 8 Ed Lockard .233 9 9 30 4 7 2 0 0 2 9 .300 3 5 .303 0 0 Rudy Susege .226 9 8 31 8 7 1 0 0 2 8 .258 6 4 .351 0 0 Bob Trowbridge .217 19 16 69 17 15 9 0 1 16 27 .391 11 2 16 .341 0 2 Ham Wernke .197 21 17 76 15 15 4 1 0 14 21 .276 9 6 .282 0 1 Chuck Sanders .188 6 4 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 .188 4 1 4 .381 1 1 Klyne Nowlin .167 6 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 2 3 .375 1 1 Johnny Sheppard .154 4 2 13 3 2 0 0 0 4 2 .154 0 1 .154 0 0 Bob Ball .000 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 .250 0 0 Marvin Haynes .000 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 Mike Sellers .000 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 0 1 Jim Sheppard .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 G Kramer .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 ====================================================================================== FSU .271 21 21 695 157 188 33 11 4 120 255 .367 135 7 109 0 .394 0 14 35 0 Opp .189 21 21 688 82 130 13 7 4 55 169 .246 142 9 120 .335 18 161952 Pitching Statistics
Name ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA ======================================================================================================================== Ed Lockard 6 1 9 8 7 2 71.0 39 36 51 55 4 2 2 Ed Sessions 6 1 8 7 6 0 58.0 42 22 24 37 6 4 0 John Witt 2 0 2 1 1 1 13.0 10 2 4 10 1 0 0 Chuck Sanders 3 2 6 4 2 1 42.0 39 18 16 18 0 0 0 Marvin Haynes 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 6.0 6 4 4 9 0 1 1 ==================================================================================================== FSU 0.00 17 4 27 21 16 4 0 1 190.0 136 82 0 99 129 0 0 0 0 .000 11 7 3 0 01952 Fielding Statistics
Name PO AST E FLD% DP ============================================= ======================== FSU 0 0 0 .000
Florida State 21, Kenyon College 1
03/17/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 3 2 1 2 1 2 Billy Campbell 2B 1 0 1 1 1 0 Ken Smith 1B 5 2 3 2 3 0 Benny Cheek 1B 1 0 0 0 2 1 G Kramer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 Les Mullen CF 4 3 3 3 2 0 Jim Sheppard CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Trowbridge SS 3 3 1 1 1 3 Ronald Melton LF 4 2 3 1 1 1 Bob Ball LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ralph Blinn RF 3 2 2 2 0 0 Mike Sellers RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 Ham Wernke 3B 2 1 1 1 1 1 Klyne Nowlin 3B 2 2 1 0 0 0 Rudy Susege C 2 1 0 0 6 0 Johnny Sheppard C 3 1 1 1 7 0 Ed Sessions P 1 1 1 1 0 1 Chuck Sanders P 2 0 0 0 0 0 Marvin Haynes P 2 0 0 0 0 0 ======================== FSU 42 21 18 15 0 0 27 9 Opp 33 1 7 1 3 12 24 11 E - Opp-4, FSU-Bob Trowbridge 2 (2) 2B - Opp-2, FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills (1), Les Mullen 2 (2), Bob Trowbridge (1), Ronald Melton (1), Ham Wernke (1) 3B - Opp-1 SH - FSU-Klyne Nowlin (1) SB - FSU-Les Mullen (1), Bob Trowbridge (1), Mike Sellers (1), Klyne Nowlin (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 Chuck Sanders 3.0 2 1 1 1 4 Marvin Haynes Sv(1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 =================== FSU 9.0 7 1 1 3 10 Opp L 8.0 18 21 8 5
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