1947 Yale Bulldogs baseball team

1947 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ;

1947 Yale Bulldogs baseball
1947 Yale Bulldogs baseball
Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League Champions; NCAA Tournament Eastern Playoff Champions; College World Series Runner-Up
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League
1947 record	19–10–1 (9–3 EIBL)
Head coach	Ethan Allen (2nd year);
Captain	Frank O'Brien, Jr.
Home stadium	Yale Field
	Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

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[]

1947 Yale Bulldogs roster^[3]

Pitchers

Frank Quinn
Robert M. Goodyear

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[]

Legend
	Yale win
	Yale loss
	Tie
Bold	Yale team member
*	Non-Conference game

1947 Yale Bulldogs Baseball Game Log^[4]

Regular Season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	EIBL Record
March 29	at Virginia*	Charlottesville, VA	W 6–4	1–0
March 31	at Richmond*	Richmond, VA	L 7–8	1–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	EIBL Record
April 1	at Georgetown*	Washington, D.C.	W 3–2	2–1
April 10	Wesleyan*	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 11–0	3–1
April 12	Fordham*	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 3–1	4–1
April 14	New York Equitable Life*	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	L 0–3⁷	4–2
April 17	Trinity*	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 1–0	5–2
April 19	Navy*	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	L 1–2	5–3
April 23	at Amherst*	Amherst, MA	W 7–5	6–3
April 26	Dartmouth	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 8–3	7–3	1–0
April 30	at Army*	Johnson Stadium • West Point, NY	L 3–4	7–4

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	EIBL Record
May 3	Army*	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	T 3–3⁶	7–4–1
May 7	Columbia	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 15–3	8–4–1	2–0
May 10	at Dartmouth	Hanover, NH	W 8–3	9–4–1	3–0
May 16	Penn	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 1–0¹¹	10–4–1	4–0
May 17	at Columbia	New York, NY	L 3–4	10–5–1	4–1
May 23	Cornell	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 3–1⁷	11–5–1	5–1
May 23	Cornell	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	L 1–2⁷	11–6–1	5–2
May 24	at Penn	• Philadelphia, PA	W 14–4	12–6–1	6–2
May 28	Brown*	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 5–1	13–6–1
May 31	Yale Club of New York City*	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 8–1	14–6–1

June
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	EIBL Record
June 4	at Harvard	Joseph J. O'Donnell Field • Boston, MA	W 9–3	15–6–1	7–2
June 11	Maryland*	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	L 2–3	15–7–1
June 12	Princeton	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 7–3	16–7–1	8–2
June 14	at Princeton	Princeton, NJ	L 0–1	16–8–1	8–3
June 17	Harvard	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 1–0	17–8–1	9–3

Post-Season

NCAA Tournament: Eastern Playoff
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
June 20	Clemson	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 7-3	18-8–1	1–0
June 21	NYU	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	W 6-4	19-8–1	2–0

NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 27	vs. California	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI	L 4–17	19–9–1	0–1
June 28	vs. California	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI	L 7-8	19–10–1	0–2

Awards and honors[]

Bill Howe

All-America First team

References[]

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

[1] "1947 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[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.

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v t Yale Bulldogs baseball
Venues	Bush Field (1928–present)
People
	1893 1947 1948
College World Series appearances in italics

1947 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
v t	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