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1956 Bradley Braves baseball team

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1956 Bradley Braves baseball
Missouri Valley regular season champions
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
District V Playoff champions
College World Series, T-3rd
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–8 (7–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTom Connor Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley  ‍y 7 2   .778 27 8   .771
Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍ 7 2   .778 11 10   .524
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6 3   .667 13 6   .684
Houston  ‍‍‍ 5 4   .556 14 10   .583
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 5 4   .556 8 12   .400
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 4 5   .444 9 11   .450
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 1 8   .111 4 13   .235
Drake  ‍‍‍ 1 8   .111 4 13   .235
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1956[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1956 Bradley Braves baseball team represented Bradley University in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Braves played their home games at Tom Connor Field. The team was coached by Leo Schrall in his 8th year at Bradley.

The Braves won the District V playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Roster

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1956 Bradley Braves baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Del Bireline /
Peoria, Illinois
John Burnham /
Peoria, Illinois
P Wyman Carey /
Blue Island, Illinois
Fred Davis /
So Peoria, Illinois
Carl Gottlieb /
Jr Peoria, Illinois
Don Groves /
So Marion, Illinois
Don Hakes /
Chicago, Illinois
Mike Kesseler /
So Peoria, Illinois
P Ron Lundgren /
Varna, Illinois
Billy Martin /
Aurora, Illinois
Jim Stanczak /
Sr Waukegan, Illinois
Ed Taylor /
Sr Peoria, Illinois
Lee Utt /
Sr Decatur, Illinois
P Ralph Wenk /
Sr
Dave Wright /
Danville, Illinois
Donald Wyss /
Peoria, Illinois
Head coach

Leo Schrall

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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1956 Bradley Braves baseball game log
Regular season
April (14–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
1 April at Alabama State Unknown • Montgomery, Alabama 11–1 1–0
2 April at Pensacola NAS Unknown • Pensacola, Florida 13–3 2–0
3 April at Pensacola NAS Unknown • Pensacola, Florida 24–14 3–0
4 April at Whiting NAS Unknown • Milton, Florida 13–5 4–0
5 April at Whiting NAS Unknown • Milton, Florida 10–7 5–0
6 April at Fort Benning Unknown • Fort Benning South, Georgia 7–3 6–0
7 April at Fort Benning Unknown • Fort Benning South, Georgia 4–5 6–1
8 April at Drake Unknown • Des Moines, Iowa 10–5 7–1 1–0
9 April at Drake Unknown • Des Moines, Iowa 16–2 8–1 2–0
10 April at Drake Unknown • Des Moines, Iowa 7–3 9–1 3–0
11 April Detroit Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 5–4 10–1 4–0
12 April Detroit Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 20–6 11–1 5–0
13 April Detroit Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 14–2 12–1 6–0
14 April at Iowa Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 6–2 13–1 6–0
15 April at Iowa Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 2–7 13–2 6–0
16 April Saint Joseph's Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 16–3 14–2 6–0
May (5–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
17 May Northern Illinois Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 9–1 15–2 6–0
18 May at Saint Louis Sauget Field • Sauget, Illinois 3–5 15–3 6–1
19 May at Saint Louis Sauget Field • Sauget, Illinois 3–5 15–4 6–2
20 May at Saint Louis Sauget Field • Sauget, Illinois 7–1 16–4 7–2
21 May at Illinois State Unknown • Normal, Illinois 5–15 16–5 7–2
22 May Washington University Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 11–6 17–5 7–2
23 May Washington University Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 11–12 17–6 7–2
24 May 22 at Purdue Unknown • West Lafayette, Indiana 4–3 18–6 7–2
25 May 25 Southern Illinois Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 2–1 19–6 7–2
Postseason
MVC Tournament (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
26 May 11 at Oklahoma A&M Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–10 20–6 7–2
27 May 12 at Oklahoma A&M Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 16–2 21–6 7–2
District V Playoff (1–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
28 May vs North Dakota State Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–2 22–6 7–2
College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record
28 June 9 vs Washington State Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 4–3 23–6 7–2
29 June 10 vs Ole Miss Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–4 23–7 7–2
30 June 11 vs Wyoming Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 12–8 24–7 7–2
31 June 12 vs Minnesota Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–8 24–8 7–2

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1956". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.