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1949 St. John's Redmen baseball team

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1949 St. John's Redmen baseball
College World Series, 4th
ConferenceMetropolitan New York Conference
Record21–6 (9–1 Metro)
Head coach
CaptainJack Kaiser (Senior year)
Home stadiumDexter Park
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →

The 1949 St. John's Redmen baseball team represented the St. John's University in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Dexter Park. The team was coached by Frank McGuire in his St. John's University in his 2nd year at St. John's.[1]

The Redmen won the Region A to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

Roster

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1949 St. John's Redmen baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
INF Dick Bohner /
RHP Gerry Brown /R
Jr
INF Lou Carnesecca /
Don Doyle /
Jim Felton /
OF Tony Garin /
So
C Jack Gimmler /
John Gordon /
INF Don Hogan /
Sr
OF Jack Kaiser (C) /
Sr
Bill Lynch /
Don MacKenzie /
C Irv Miller /
Sr
RHP Dom Novak /R
Jr
INF Herb Rossman R/ 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Brooklyn, New York
Rex Shannahan /
Bob Sullivan /
Lou Tambini /
Tom Tolan /
Sr
INF Art West /
Head coach

Frank McGuire

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Legend
  St. John's win
  St. John's loss
1949 St. John's Redmen baseball game log
Regular season (16–3)
Postseason

References

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  1. ^ "Alumni Bulletin". digitalmemory.stjohns.edu. St. John's University (New York City). Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "St. John's Triumphs Over Hofstra by 8-7". New York Times. April 14, 1949. Retrieved September 20, 2020.