1948 Yale Bulldogs baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Yale Bulldogs |
| Conference: | Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League |
| Short Conf: | EIBL |
| Record: | 21–9–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–3 |
| Head Coach: | Ethan Allen (3rd year) |
| Captain: | George Bush |
| Stadium: | Yale Field |
| Champion: | NCAA tournament Eastern playoff champions
College World Series runner-up |
The 1948 Yale Bulldogs baseball team represented the Yale University in the 1948 NCAA baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Yale Field. The team was coached by Ethan Allen in his 3rd season at Yale.
The Bulldogs advanced to the College World Series, falling to the USC Trojans two games to one in the best of three series.[1]
Future president George H. W. Bush was a third baseman and captain on the team.
Schedule
| Legend |
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| | Yale win |
| | Yale loss |
| | Tie |
| Bold | Yale team member |
| Non-Conference game | |
| 1948 Yale Bulldogs baseball game log[3] |
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| Regular season |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | EIBL record |
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| April 2 | at | | T 7–7 | 0–0–1 | | | April 3 | at | | W 9–6 | 1–0–1 | | | April 5 | at | | L 0–2 | 1–1–1 | | | April 6 | at | | L 1–10 | 1–2–1 | | | April 7 | at | | W 6–5 | 2–2–1 | | | April 8 | at | | L 3–4 | 2–3–1 | | | April 17 | at | | L 0–2 | 2–4–1 | 0–1 | | April 20 | | | W 7–0 | 3–4–1 | | | April 22 | | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 3–1 | 4–4–1 | | | April 24 | | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 3–07 | 5–4–1 | | | April 27 | | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 1–0 | 6–4–1 | | | April 29 | | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 2–1 | 7–4–1 | | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | EIBL record |
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| May 1 | at | | W 16–2 | 8–4–1 | | | May 5 | | | W 22–48 | 9–4–1 | | | May 8 | | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 5–2 | 10–4–1 | 1–1 | | May 15 | at | | W 6–2 | 11–4–1 | 2–1 | | May 19 | | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 7–6 | 12–4–1 | | | May 22 | | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 1–0 | 13–4–1 | | | May 26 | | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | L 1–4 | 13–5–1 | | | May 27 | | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | L 0–2 | 13–6–1 | 2–2 | | May 29 | at | | W 4–3 | 14–6–1 | 3–2 | |
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| June |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | EIBL record |
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| June 2 | at | | W 14–5 | 15–6–1 | | | June 5 | | | W 14–2 | 16–6–1 | 4–2 | | June 12 | at Princeton | | W 7–5 | 17–6–1 | 5–2 | |
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| Post-season |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| June 15 | vs. | | W 6–1 | 18–6–1 | 1–0 | | June 16 | vs. | Winston-Salem, NC | W 11–2 | 19–6–1 | 2–0 | | June 17 | vs. Lafayette | Winston-Salem, NC | W 4–3 | 20–6–1 | 3–0 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| June 25 | | | L 1–3 | 20–8–1 | 0–1 | | June 26 | Southern California | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI | W 8-3 | 21-8–1 | 1–1 | | June 26 | Southern California | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI | L 3–9 | 21–9–1 | 1–2 | |
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Awards and honors
Frank Quinn
Richard Mathews
Notes and References
- Web site: 1948 College World Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226191748/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1948. dead. December 26, 2011. August 31, 2019. Omaha.com.
- Web site: All-Time Letter Winners. Yale Bulldogs. April 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20151021013813/https://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-basebl/2012-13/files/Baseballlletterwinners.pdf. October 21, 2015. dead.
- Web site: Game by Game Results. Yale Bulldogs. April 24, 2014. 14. October 21, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151021013728/https://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-basebl/2012-13/files/baseball_game-by-game.pdf. dead.
