1952 Baseball - Year In Review

1952 Baseball - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Ralph Matherly, Head Coach

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After the 1950-51 season, Florida State withdrew from the Dixie Conference.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, January 30, 1952, page 10.

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.


1952 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Bob Ball, OF, Saint Petersburg

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

L
T                                                    PY
R Name                  Pos     B-T  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  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

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
CWS
03/17
Postgame
Box
H
Kenyon College
W 21-1
 
03/18
Postgame
Box
H
Kenyon College
Called after 8th because of rain and darkness
W 11-2
 
03/21
Postgame
Box
H
Georgia
L 3-8
 
03/22
Postgame
Box
H
Georgia
W 8-3
 
03/27
Postgame
Box
H
Amherst College
W 4-2
 
03/28
Postgame
Box
H
Loyola-New Orleans
W 1-0
 
03/29
Postgame
Box
H
Loyola-New Orleans
W 7-0
 
04/05
Postgame
Box
H
Miami
W 3-1
 
04/05
Postgame
Box
H
Miami
W 7-0
 
04/11
Postgame
Box
A
Stetson
L 2-7
 
04/12
Postgame
Box
A
Stetson
W 11-10
 
04/14
Postgame
Box
A
Tampa
W 7-4
 
04/15
Postgame
Box
A
Tampa
L 0-4
 
04/18
Postgame
Box
H
Tampa
W 16-11
 
04/19
Postgame
Box
H
Tampa
W 13-3
 
04/25
Postgame
Box
A
Florida Southern Col
W 9-3
 
04/26
Postgame
Box
A
Florida Southern Col
W 5-0
 
04/29
Postgame
Box
H
Florida Southern Col
W 22-11
 
05/09
Postgame
Box
H
Rollins College
W 2-1
 
05/10
Postgame
Box
H
Rollins College
L 2-9
 
05/16
Postgame
Box
H
Stetson
W 4-2
 
EOY Stats Ref

CWS = College World Series

                Overall   Home     Away    Neutral
--------------------------------------------------
FSU record is   17- 4    13- 2     4- 2     0- 0


STARTING BATTING ORDER
DATE/OPPONENT123456789
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
         
04/15/1952
Tampa
         
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
DATE/OPPONENTPC1B2B3BSSLFCFRF
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 16

1952 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 0

1952 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

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kenyon College
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
7
4
Florida State
0
11
1
4
0
5
0
0
x
21
18
2

Florida State 11, Kenyon College 2
03/18/1952, Called after 8th because of rain and darkness, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 2 0 0 0 Billy Campbell 2B 2 1 1 0 Ken Smith 1B 4 2 2 2 Les Mullen CF 4 2 2 1 Bob Trowbridge SS 3 2 2 4 Ronald Melton LF 4 1 1 1 Ralph Blinn RF 5 0 2 2 Klyne Nowlin 3B 1 0 0 0 Ham Wernke 3B 2 0 0 0 Rudy Susege C 1 0 0 0 Johnny Sheppard C 2 1 0 0 Ed Lockard P 1 0 0 0 John Witt P 3 2 2 0 ======================== FSU 34 11 12 10 0 0 0 0 Opp 30 2 6 1 3 7 2B - FSU-Bob Trowbridge (2), John Witt (1) 3B - FSU-Ronald Melton (1), Ralph Blinn (1) SH - Opp-2 SB - Opp-1, FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills (1), Ken Smith (1), Les Mullen (2), John Witt (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard 5.0 2 0 0 1 4 John Witt W (1-0) 3.0 4 2 2 3 =================== FSU 8.0 6 2 0 3 7 Opp L 8.0 12 11 7 3

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Kenyon College
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
6
2
Florida State
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
4
11
12
3

Georgia 8, Florida State 3
03/21/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 Billy Campbell 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ken Smith 1B 5 1 1 0 5 0 Les Mullen CF 4 0 2 0 3 0 Bob Trowbridge SS 1 1 0 0 2 1 Ronald Melton RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 Ralph Blinn RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 Wayne Benner LF 3 0 0 0 3 0 Ham Wernke 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 Johnny Sheppard C 3 0 0 0 11 0 Ed Sessions P 3 0 0 1 1 0 ======================== FSU 30 3 5 2 0 0 27 3 Opp 38 8 13 7 27 13 E - Opp-4, FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills (1), Bob Trowbridge 3 (5), Ronald Melton 2 (2) 2B - Opp-1 3B - Opp-2 SH - Opp-1 SB - Opp-2 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions L (1-1) 9.0 13 8 4 11 =================== FSU 9.0 13 8 0 4 11 Opp W 9.0 5 3 4 6

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia
2
1
0
1
3
0
0
1
0
8
13
4
Florida State
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
6

Florida State 8, Georgia 3
03/22/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Ronald Melton C Ed Lockard P ======================== FSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 **Error** NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (1-0) 9.0 8 3 =================== FSU 9.0 8 3 0 0 0 Opp L 8.0 6 8

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
5
Florida State
0
3
1
0
3
1
0
0
x
8
6
1

Florida State 4, Amherst College 2
03/27/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 4 1 2 1 Ken Smith 1B 3 0 0 1 Les Mullen CF 3 0 0 0 Bob Ball CF 1 0 0 0 Bob Trowbridge SS 3 0 0 0 Ronald Melton LF 3 0 0 1 Ralph Blinn RF 5 1 2 0 Ham Wernke 3B 4 1 2 0 Rudy Susege C 4 1 1 0 Chuck Sanders P 3 0 1 0 ======================== FSU 33 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 Opp 37 2 6 1 3 1 HBP - FSU-Ken Smith (1), Bob Trowbridge (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Chuck Sanders W (1-0) 9.0 6 2 3 1 =================== FSU 9.0 6 2 0 3 1 Opp L 8.0 8 4 8 8

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Amherst College
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
6
3
Florida State
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
x
4
8
4

Florida State 1, Loyola-New Orleans 0
03/28/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 2 0 0 0 Ken Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 Les Mullen CF 3 0 0 0 Bob Trowbridge SS 2 1 0 0 Wayne Benner LF 4 0 1 0 Ronald Melton C 3 0 1 0 Ralph Blinn RF 2 0 0 0 Ham Wernke 3B 4 0 1 0 John Witt P 4 0 1 0 ======================== FSU 28 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 Opp 33 0 5 0 2 5 E - Opp-3, FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills (2), Wayne Benner (1), Ham Wernke (1) 2B - Opp-1 SH - FSU-Ronald Melton (1), John Witt (1) SB - FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills (2) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == John Witt W (2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 2 5 =================== FSU 9.0 5 0 0 2 5 Opp L 8.0 4 1 6 2

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Loyola-New Orleans
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
Florida State
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
x
1
4
3

Florida State 7, Loyola-New Orleans 0
03/29/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 4 1 0 0 Billy Campbell 2B 1 1 1 3 Ken Smith 1B 3 1 0 0 Les Mullen CF 4 1 3 1 Bob Trowbridge SS 3 0 1 2 Wayne Benner LF 5 0 1 0 Ronald Melton C 3 0 0 0 Ralph Blinn RF 4 0 0 0 Bob Ball RF 0 0 0 0 Ham Wernke 3B 4 1 1 0 Ed Lockard P 3 2 1 0 ======================== FSU 34 7 8 6 0 0 0 0 Opp 29 0 2 0 7 6 2B - FSU-Les Mullen (3), Bob Trowbridge (3) HR - FSU-Billy Campbell (1) SH - FSU-Ronald Melton (2) SB - Opp-1, FSU-Les Mullen 2 (4) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (2-0) 9.0 2 0 0 7 6 =================== FSU 9.0 2 0 0 7 6 Opp L 8.0 8 7 5 7

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Loyola-New Orleans
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
Florida State
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
x
7
8
2

Florida State 3, Miami 1
04/05/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 4 0 1 0 Ken Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 Les Mullen CF 3 1 1 0 Bob Trowbridge SS 3 0 1 0 Ronald Melton C 4 0 1 0 Ham Wernke 3B 3 0 0 1 Ralph Blinn RF 3 1 1 0 Wayne Benner LF 3 1 1 0 Ed Sessions P 3 0 1 0 ======================== FSU 30 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 Opp 28 1 3 1 6 3 E - Opp-1 2B - FSU-Bob Trowbridge (4), Ronald Melton (2), Ralph Blinn (1) 3B - FSU-Les Mullen (1) HR - Opp-1 HBP - Opp-1 SB - Opp-2, FSU-Ralph Blinn (1), Wayne Benner (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (2-1) 9.0 3 1 1 6 3 =================== FSU 9.0 3 1 1 6 3 Opp L 8.0 7 3 2 4

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Miami
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
1
Florida State
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
x
3
7
2

Florida State 7, Miami 0
04/05/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 3 0 0 0 Billy Campbell 2B 1 1 0 0 Ken Smith 1B 3 0 1 1 Les Mullen CF 4 0 1 1 Bob Trowbridge SS 5 0 0 0 Ronald Melton C 5 1 2 0 Ham Wernke 3B 5 3 1 0 Ralph Blinn RF 5 2 1 1 Wayne Benner LF 4 0 3 0 Ed Lockard P 3 0 1 1 ======================== FSU 38 7 10 4 0 0 0 0 Opp 26 0 1 0 3 8 E - Opp-6 SB - FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills (3), Billy Campbell (1), Ralph Blinn (2) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (3-0) 9.0 1 0 0 3 8 =================== FSU 9.0 1 0 0 3 8 Opp L 8.0 10 7 5 6

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Miami
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
Florida State
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
1
x
7
10
0

Stetson 7, Florida State 2
04/11/1952, DeLand, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 1 0 0 0 Billy Campbell 2B 2 0 1 0 Ken Smith 1B 4 0 0 1 Les Mullen CF 3 1 0 0 Bob Trowbridge SS 3 0 0 0 Ronald Melton C 3 0 2 0 Ham Wernke 3B 3 0 0 0 Ralph Blinn LF 3 1 2 1 Klyne Nowlin RF 3 0 0 0 Chuck Sanders P 3 0 1 0 Ed Sessions P 1 0 1 0 ======================== FSU 29 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 Opp 33 7 10 6 2 4 HR - Opp-1 HBP - FSU-Chuck Sanders (1) SB - Opp-1 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Chuck Sanders L (1-1) 7.0 8 4 2 3 Ed Sessions 1.0 2 3 0 1 =================== FSU 8.0 10 7 0 2 4 Opp W 9.0 7 2 3 10

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Florida State
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
7
1
Stetson
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
x
7
10
2

Florida State 11, Stetson 10
04/12/1952, DeLand, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills RF 5 1 1 0 Billy Campbell 2B 3 2 0 1 Les Mullen CF 5 1 3 3 Bob Trowbridge SS 4 3 2 2 Ham Wernke 3B 4 0 0 1 Ralph Blinn LF 4 0 1 1 Ken Smith 1B 1 2 0 0 Rudy Susege C 6 1 1 0 Ed Lockard P 5 1 2 1 ======================== FSU 37 11 10 9 0 0 0 0 Opp 41 10 10 4 8 9 2B - Opp-4, FSU-Bob Trowbridge (5), Ed Lockard (1) 3B - Opp-1 HR - FSU-Bob Trowbridge (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (4-0) 10.0 10 10 8 9 =================== FSU 10.0 10 10 0 8 9 Opp L 10.0 10 11 11 9

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Florida State
0
0
5
0
1
2
0
0
2
1
11
10
2
Stetson
0
7
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
10
10
3

Florida State 7, Tampa 4
04/14/1952, Tampa, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills RF 2 4 Ed Sessions P ======================== FSU 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 **Error** 2B - FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills (2) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (3-1) 9.0 6 4 =================== FSU 9.0 6 4 0 0 0 Opp L 9.0 7 7

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Florida State
1
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
7
7
1
Tampa
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
4
6
5
Attendance: 300

Tampa 4, Florida State 0
04/15/1952, Tampa, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Chuck Sanders P Ed Lockard P Rudy Susege C ======================== FSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 **Error** NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Chuck Sanders L (1-2) 6.0 6 4 Ed Lockard 2.0 1 0 =================== FSU 8.0 7 4 0 0 0 Opp W 9.0 5 0 0 7

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Florida State
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
Tampa
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
x
4
7
1

Florida State 16, Tampa 11
04/18/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills RF 3 1 0 1 Billy Campbell 2B 2 3 0 1 Les Mullen CF 2 1 0 1 Bob Trowbridge SS 5 3 1 1 Wayne Benner LF 5 1 2 3 Ham Wernke 3B 5 2 1 1 Ken Smith 1B 4 3 1 2 Rudy Susege C 2 1 1 0 Marvin Haynes P 1 0 0 0 Chuck Sanders P 2 1 0 0 ======================== FSU 31 16 6 10 0 0 0 0 Opp 42 11 14 9 5 9 E - Opp-2 2B - Opp-1, FSU-Bob Trowbridge (6), Wayne Benner (1) 3B - Opp-2 HR - Opp-1 HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Ken Smith (2) SB - Opp-4, FSU-Billy Campbell 2 (3), Les Mullen (5), Bob Trowbridge (2), Ham Wernke (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Marvin Haynes 3.0 3 4 3 4 Chuck Sanders W (2-2) 6.0 11 7 2 6 =================== FSU 9.0 14 11 0 5 10 Opp L 8.0 6 16 26 9

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Tampa
1
1
2
0
0
0
4
3
0
11
14
2
Florida State
0
1
1
2
3
0
3
6
x
16
6
5

Florida State 13, Tampa 3
04/19/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills RF 5 2 2 1 Klyne Nowlin RF 0 0 0 0 Billy Campbell 2B 2 1 1 0 Les Mullen CF 5 2 2 3 Bob Trowbridge SS 5 1 2 2 Wayne Benner LF 3 3 1 0 Ham Wernke 3B 5 1 1 0 Ken Smith 1B 3 1 1 0 Johnny Sheppard C 5 1 1 3 Ed Lockard P 5 1 1 0 ======================== FSU 38 13 12 9 0 0 0 0 Opp 29 3 4 2 11 7 E - Opp-4 2B - FSU-Les Mullen (4), Bob Trowbridge (7), Ham Wernke (2) 3B - FSU-Billy Campbell (1), Les Mullen (2) HBP - Opp-1 SH - Opp-1, FSU-Billy Campbell (1) SB - Opp-3, FSU-Bob Trowbridge (3), Wayne Benner (2) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (5-0) 9.0 4 3 11 7 =================== FSU 9.0 4 3 0 11 7 Opp L 8.0 12 13 6 6

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Tampa
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
4
Florida State
1
0
0
2
9
0
0
1
x
13
12
5

Florida State 9, Florida Southern Col 3
04/25/1952, Lakeland, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills RF 4 1 1 0 Klyne Nowlin RF 0 0 0 0 Billy Campbell 2B 4 2 2 0 Les Mullen CF 5 1 1 0 Bob Trowbridge SS 4 1 2 1 Wayne Benner LF 3 1 0 2 Ham Wernke 3B 5 1 2 2 Ken Smith 1B 4 1 1 1 Rudy Susege C 5 1 2 1 Ed Sessions P 5 0 2 1 ======================== FSU 39 9 13 8 0 0 0 0 Opp 31 3 7 3 5 3 E - Opp-5 2B - Opp-1, FSU-Rudy Susege (1) HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Bob Trowbridge (2) SH - Opp-1 SB - FSU-Ken Smith 2 (3) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (4-1) 9.0 7 3 5 3 =================== FSU 9.0 7 3 0 5 3 Opp L 9.0 13 9 5 3

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Florida State
0
1
0
0
2
0
5
0
1
9
13
2
Florida Southern Col
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
7
5

Florida State 5, Florida Southern Col 0
04/26/1952, Lakeland, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 5 1 2 1 Ralph Blinn RF 5 0 1 0 Les Mullen CF 5 1 3 1 Bob Trowbridge SS 5 0 1 0 Wayne Benner LF 4 1 2 1 Ham Wernke 3B 4 1 1 0 Ken Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 Rudy Susege C 4 1 0 1 Chuck Sanders P 4 0 1 1 ======================== FSU 39 5 11 5 0 0 0 0 Opp 32 0 6 0 6 1 E - Opp-3 2B - FSU-Les Mullen 2 (6), Bob Trowbridge (8) HBP - FSU-Wayne Benner (1) SH - Opp-1 SB - FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills 2 (5) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Chuck Sanders W (3-2) 9.0 6 0 6 1 =================== FSU 9.0 6 0 0 6 1 Opp L 9.0 11 5 4 4

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Florida State
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
5
11
1
Florida Southern Col
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
3

Florida State 22, Florida Southern Col 11
04/29/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 5 3 3 1 Ralph Blinn RF 4 3 2 1 Les Mullen CF 4 2 1 0 Wayne Benner LF 4 3 3 4 Ronald Melton C 5 2 3 3 Ham Wernke 3B 5 2 2 2 Ken Smith 1B 4 4 4 2 Klyne Nowlin SS 0 0 0 0 Billy Campbell SS 4 3 4 5 Ed Lockard P 5 0 1 0 ======================== FSU 40 22 23 18 0 0 0 0 Opp 28 11 5 7 7 7 E - Opp-4 2B - Opp-1, FSU-Ralph Blinn (2), Wayne Benner 2 (3), Ham Wernke (3) 3B - FSU-Ronald Melton (2), Ham Wernke (1) HR - FSU-Ken Smith (1), Billy Campbell (2) HBP - Opp-1 SH - Opp-1 SB - FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills (6), Wayne Benner (3), Ken Smith (4), Billy Campbell (4) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (6-0) 9.0 5 11 7 7 =================== FSU 9.0 5 11 0 7 7 Opp L 8.0 23 22 6 3

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Florida Southern Col
7
0
0
1
0
3
0
11
5
4
Florida State
4
0
4
0
4
10
x
22
23
6

Florida State 2, Rollins College 1
05/09/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 1 1 0 0 3 2 Ralph Blinn RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 Les Mullen CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 Bob Trowbridge SS 4 0 0 0 3 4 Ronald Melton C 4 1 2 0 8 0 Wayne Benner LF 4 0 1 1 2 0 Ham Wernke 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 Ken Smith 1B 3 0 1 0 8 0 Ed Sessions P 3 0 0 0 0 0 ======================== FSU 26 2 5 1 0 0 27 7 Opp 31 1 4 1 0 8 24 8 E - Opp-3, FSU-Wayne Benner (2) 3B - FSU-Wayne Benner (1) HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Ralph Blinn (1) SH - FSU-Ralph Blinn (1), Les Mullen (1) SB - Opp-1 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (5-1) 9.0 4 1 0 8 =================== FSU 9.0 4 1 0 0 8 Opp L 8.0 5 2 5 8

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Rollins College
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
4
3
Florida State
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
x
2
5
1

Rollins College 9, Florida State 2
05/10/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 4 0 1 0 Ralph Blinn RF 4 1 0 0 Les Mullen CF 4 1 2 1 Bob Trowbridge SS 5 0 1 1 Ronald Melton C 4 0 0 0 Wayne Benner LF 3 0 0 0 Ham Wernke 3B 3 0 0 0 Ken Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 Ed Lockard P 3 0 0 0 ======================== FSU 33 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 Opp 34 9 6 3 E - Opp-2 2B - Opp-1 3B - Opp-1, FSU-Les Mullen (3) HBP - Opp-3 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard L (6-1) 9.0 6 9 5 9 =================== FSU 9.0 6 9 0 5 9 Opp W 9.0 4 2 2 9

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Rollins College
1
0
0
4
0
0
1
2
1
9
6
2
Florida State
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
4
7

Florida State 4, Stetson 2
05/16/1952, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 4 0 0 0 Billy Campbell SS 4 0 0 0 Les Mullen CF 4 0 0 0 Ronald Melton C 4 0 1 0 Wayne Benner LF 1 1 0 0 Ralph Blinn RF 4 1 2 0 Ken Smith 1B 1 1 0 0 Ham Wernke 3B 1 1 0 1 Ed Sessions P 1 0 0 1 ======================== FSU 24 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 Opp 32 2 5 2 E - Opp-2 HR - Opp-1 SH - FSU-Wayne Benner (1), Ed Sessions (1) SB - FSU-Billy "Cooter" Mills (7) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (6-1) 9.0 5 2 4 3 =================== FSU 9.0 5 2 0 4 3 Opp L 8.0 3 4 6 2

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Stetson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
5
2
Florida State
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
x
4
3
1