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1947 Yale Bulldogs baseball team

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1947 Yale Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Baseball League
Record19–10–1 (9–3 EIBL)
Head coach
CaptainFrank O'Brien, Jr.
Home stadiumYale Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Yale ‍‍‍y 9 3 0   .750 19 10 1   .650
Columbia ‍‍‍ 7 5 0   .583 8 7 1   .531
Harvard ‍‍‍ 7 5 0   .583 12 13 0   .480
Princeton ‍‍‍ 7 5 0   .583 10 12 0   .455
Penn ‍‍‍ 6 6 0   .500 12 9 0   .571
Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 3 9 0   .250 5 16 0   .238
Cornell ‍‍‍ 3 9 0   .250 8 17 0   .320
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The 1947 Yale Bulldogs baseball team represented the Yale University in the 1947 NCAA baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Yale Field. The team was coached by Ethan Allen in his 2nd season at Yale.

The Bulldogs advanced to the inaugural College World Series, falling to the California Golden Bears two games to none in the best of three series.[1][2]

Future president George H. W. Bush was a third baseman on the team.

Roster

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1947 Yale Bulldogs roster[3]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • F. Bolton Elwell, Jr.
  • Richard Felske
 

Infielders

  • George Bush
  • Gordon D. Davis
  • Frank O'Brien, Jr.
  • James E. Osborn II
  • Richard G. Mathews, Jr.
  • Arthur K. Moher
 

Outfielders

  • Bill Howe
  • James W. Bracnaro
  • Frank T. Stanton, Jr.
  • Robert L. Rosensweig
  • George S. Sulliman
 

Position Unknown

  • C. K. Pearson
 

Schedule

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Legend
  Yale win
  Yale loss
  Tie
Bold Yale team member
* Non-Conference game
1947 Yale Bulldogs baseball game log[4]
Regular season
Post-season

Awards and honors

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Bill Howe

References

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  1. ^ "1947 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "The First College World Series Champions:The 1947 Golden Bears". California Golden Blogs. December 14, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "All-Time Letter Winners" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "Game by Game Results" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2014.