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1948 Yale Bulldogs baseball team

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1948 Yale Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Baseball League
Record21–9–1 (6–3 EIBL)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Bush
Home stadiumYale Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 7 1 0   .875 12 4 1   .735
Navy  ‍‍‍ 7 2 0   .778 14 7 0   .667
Yale  ‍‍‍y 6 3 0   .667 21 9 1   .694
Army  ‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 16 7 0   .696
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 3 4 0   .429 8 9 0   .471
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 7 5 0   .583
Penn  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 10 10 1   .500
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 3 6 0   .333 9 15 0   .375
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 2 4 0   .333 12 11 1   .521
Brown  ‍‍‍ 0 6 0   .000 2 11 0   .154
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament


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.[2]

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

Roster

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1948 Yale Bulldogs roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • James C. Duffus
  • Frank Quinn
  • Robert M. Goodyear
  • Austin A. Woodward

Catchers

  • Norm Felske
  • Frank H. Marshall
  • Bob Rosensweig
 

Infielders

  • George Bush
  • Richard Mathews
  • Arthur K. Moher
  • Delos G. Smith, Jr.
 

Outfielders

  • Jerry Breen
  • Art Fitzgerald
  • Thomas Redden
  • Richard M. Tettelbach
 

Position Unknown

  • Sidney A. Rosner
 

Schedule

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Legend
  Yale win
  Yale loss
  Tie
Bold Yale team member
* Non-Conference game
1948 Yale Bulldogs baseball game log[4]
Regular season
Post-season

Awards and honors

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Frank Quinn

Richard Mathews

References

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  1. ^ "Ivy League Baseball Record Book 2017-18" (PDF). Ivy League. June 2017. pp. 1–2, 21. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "1948 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "All-Time Letter Winners" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "Game by Game Results" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2014.