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{{Short description|American baseball player}}
{{Short description|American baseball player (1931–2021)}}
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==University of Michigan==
==University of Michigan==
Mogk enrolled at the [[University of Michigan]] in 1950. While attending Michigan, Mogk played baseball for the [[Michigan Wolverines baseball]] team from 1950 to 1953 and earned varsity letters in 1951, 1952, and 1953. He was a [[second baseman]] as a sophomore in 1951 but moved to first base for his junior and senior years.<ref name=MN>{{cite news|title=Bill Mogk|newspaper=M News|date=Spring 2002|url=http://clientwork.perich.com/Letterwinners/letterwinners/newsletters/spring02_001.pdf}}</ref> During the 1952 season, Mogk was perfect on defense, going the entire year (his first at first base) without an error. He was "the first Wolverine to play errorless for an entire season."<ref name=MN/> In December 1952, Mogk was elected by his teammates as the captain for the 1953 team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan Baseball Captains|publisher=University of Michigan|work=MGoBlue.com|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060509aac.html|access-date=June 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323040447/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060509aac.html|archive-date=March 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Elects Mogk 1953 Baseball Captain|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=May 29, 1952|page=B2|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/500519662.html?dids=500519662:500519662&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=May+29%2C+1952&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Michigan+Elects+Mogk+1953+Baseball+Captain&pqatl=google}}</ref> The 1953 team won the [[College World Series]] for the first time in the school's history.<ref name=UoM>{{cite web|title=U of M Baseball |publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/baseball/baseball.htm|access-date=June 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan's Hall of Fame honors Carter, Russell|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=February 5, 2002|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/michigans-hall-fame-honors-carter-russell}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Rich Adler|title=Baseball at the University of Michigan|page=82|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0738532215}}("First baseman Bill Mogk was captain of the 1953 team, the first to win an NCAA championship.")</ref> Michigan's 1953 infield consisting of Mogk, [[Bruce Haynam]], [[Don Eaddy]], and Gil Sabuco was sometimes referred to as the "million-dollar infield."<ref>{{cite news|title=Million Dollars? |newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=April 29, 1953|page=3|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9BVKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wx4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5501,2619273&dq=bruce+haynam&hl=en}}</ref>
Mogk enrolled at the [[University of Michigan]] in 1950. While attending Michigan, Mogk played baseball for the [[Michigan Wolverines baseball]] team from 1950 to 1953 and earned varsity letters in 1951, 1952, and 1953. He was a [[second baseman]] as a sophomore in 1951 but moved to first base for his junior and senior years.<ref name=MN>{{cite news|title=Bill Mogk|newspaper=M News|date=Spring 2002|url=http://clientwork.perich.com/Letterwinners/letterwinners/newsletters/spring02_001.pdf}}</ref> During the 1952 season, Mogk was perfect on defense, going the entire year (his first at first base) without an error. He was "the first Wolverine to play errorless for an entire season."<ref name=MN/> In December 1952, Mogk was elected by his teammates as the captain for the 1953 team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan Baseball Captains|publisher=University of Michigan|work=MGoBlue.com|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060509aac.html|access-date=June 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323040447/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060509aac.html|archive-date=March 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan Elects Mogk 1953 Baseball Captain|newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=May 29, 1952|page=B2|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/500519662.html?dids=500519662:500519662&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=May+29%2C+1952&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Michigan+Elects+Mogk+1953+Baseball+Captain&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131214751/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/500519662.html?dids=500519662:500519662&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=May+29,+1952&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Michigan+Elects+Mogk+1953+Baseball+Captain&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref> The 1953 team won the [[College World Series]] for the first time in the school's history.<ref name=UoM>{{cite web|title=U of M Baseball |publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/baseball/baseball.htm|access-date=June 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan's Hall of Fame honors Carter, Russell|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=February 5, 2002|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/michigans-hall-fame-honors-carter-russell}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Rich Adler|title=Baseball at the University of Michigan|page=82|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0738532215}}("First baseman Bill Mogk was captain of the 1953 team, the first to win an NCAA championship.")</ref> Michigan's 1953 infield consisting of Mogk, [[Bruce Haynam]], [[Don Eaddy]], and Gil Sabuco was sometimes referred to as the "million-dollar infield."<ref>{{cite news|title=Million Dollars? |newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=April 29, 1953|page=3|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9BVKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wx4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5501,2619273&dq=bruce+haynam&hl=en}}</ref>


While attending Michigan, Mogk was a member of [[Phi Delta Theta]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roster of Phi Delta Theta Michigan Alpha's Distinguished Athletes|publisher=Phi Delta Theta|url=http://www.pdtumich.com/michalpha/history/}}</ref> He graduated from Michigan in 1954 with a bachelor of arts degree in history.<ref>1954 Michiganensian, page 413.</ref>
While attending Michigan, Mogk was a member of [[Phi Delta Theta]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roster of Phi Delta Theta Michigan Alpha's Distinguished Athletes|publisher=Phi Delta Theta|url=http://www.pdtumich.com/michalpha/history/}}</ref> He graduated from Michigan in 1954 with a bachelor of arts degree in history.<ref>1954 Michiganensian, page 413.</ref>
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==Later years==
==Later years==
After graduating from Michigan, Mogk became a school teacher and administrator in the Grosse Pointe schools in suburban Detroit. He also served as the principal and baseball coach at Grosse Pointe South High School.<ref name=MN/><ref>{{cite web|title=Program for Commencement Exercises|publisher=Grosse Point South High School|date=June 14, 1979|url=http://www.gps1979.com/Commencement_Program.pdf}}</ref> He later became the president of Starlight Mobile Home Park, Inc., in [[Brighton, Michigan]].
After graduating from Michigan, Mogk became a school teacher and administrator in the Grosse Pointe schools in suburban Detroit. He also served as the principal and baseball coach at Grosse Pointe South High School.<ref name=MN/><ref>{{cite web|title=Program for Commencement Exercises|publisher=Grosse Point South High School|date=June 14, 1979|url=http://www.gps1979.com/Commencement_Program.pdf}}</ref>


Mogk died on April 17, 2021, at the age of 89.<ref>[https://www.grossepointenews.com/articles/william-mogk/ William Mogk]</ref>
Mogk died on April 17, 2021, at the age of 89.<ref>[https://www.grossepointenews.com/articles/william-mogk/ William Mogk]</ref>
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[[Category:Michigan Wolverines baseball players]]
[[Category:Michigan Wolverines baseball players]]
[[Category:People from Grosse Pointe, Michigan]]
[[Category:People from Grosse Pointe, Michigan]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Wayne County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Educators from Michigan]]
[[Category:Educators from Michigan]]

Latest revision as of 15:51, 28 July 2024

Bill Mogk
First baseman
Born: (1931-11-07)November 7, 1931
Detroit, Michigan U.S.
Died: April 17, 2021(2021-04-17) (aged 89)
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William C. Mogk (November 7, 1931 – April 17, 2021) was an American baseball player. He was the captain of the 1953 Michigan Wolverines baseball team that won the school's first College World Series championship. He was inducted in the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 2002.

University of Michigan

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Mogk enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1950. While attending Michigan, Mogk played baseball for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team from 1950 to 1953 and earned varsity letters in 1951, 1952, and 1953. He was a second baseman as a sophomore in 1951 but moved to first base for his junior and senior years.[1] During the 1952 season, Mogk was perfect on defense, going the entire year (his first at first base) without an error. He was "the first Wolverine to play errorless for an entire season."[1] In December 1952, Mogk was elected by his teammates as the captain for the 1953 team.[2][3] The 1953 team won the College World Series for the first time in the school's history.[4][5][6] Michigan's 1953 infield consisting of Mogk, Bruce Haynam, Don Eaddy, and Gil Sabuco was sometimes referred to as the "million-dollar infield."[7]

While attending Michigan, Mogk was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[8] He graduated from Michigan in 1954 with a bachelor of arts degree in history.[9]

1953 Michigan baseball team; Mogk in front row center to the right of coach Ray Fisher

Mogk was inducted in the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 2002.[10] He joined Bill Freehan (inducted 1979), George Sisler (inducted 1979), Buck Giles (inducted 1980), Bud Chamberlain (inducted 1982), and Dick Wakefield (inducted 1983), as Michigan baseball players in the Hall of Honor. Bruce Haynam, Mogk's partner in the 1953 "million dollar infield," was inducted in 1988.[10]

Later years

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After graduating from Michigan, Mogk became a school teacher and administrator in the Grosse Pointe schools in suburban Detroit. He also served as the principal and baseball coach at Grosse Pointe South High School.[1][11]

Mogk died on April 17, 2021, at the age of 89.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bill Mogk" (PDF). M News. Spring 2002.
  2. ^ "Michigan Baseball Captains". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Michigan Elects Mogk 1953 Baseball Captain". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 29, 1952. p. B2. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "U of M Baseball". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "Michigan's Hall of Fame honors Carter, Russell". The Michigan Daily. February 5, 2002.
  6. ^ Rich Adler (2004). Baseball at the University of Michigan. Arcadia Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 0738532215.("First baseman Bill Mogk was captain of the 1953 team, the first to win an NCAA championship.")
  7. ^ "Million Dollars?". The Michigan Daily. April 29, 1953. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Roster of Phi Delta Theta Michigan Alpha's Distinguished Athletes". Phi Delta Theta.
  9. ^ 1954 Michiganensian, page 413.
  10. ^ a b "Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  11. ^ "Program for Commencement Exercises" (PDF). Grosse Point South High School. June 14, 1979.
  12. ^ William Mogk
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