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 [ ]
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
Schedule [ ]
Legend
Yale win
Yale loss
Tie
Bold
Yale team member
*
Non-Conference game
1948 Yale Bulldogs Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season
April
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
EIBL Record
April 2
at North Carolina
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC
T 7–7
0–0–1
April 3
at NC State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC
W 9–6
1–0–1
April 5
at Wake Forest
South Side Park • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–2
1–1–1
April 6
at Duke
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
L 1–10
1–2–1
April 7
at Maryland
College Park, MD
W 6–5
2–2–1
April 8
at Lafayette
Fisher Field • Easton, PA
L 3–4
2–3–1
April 17
at Navy
Annapolis, MD
L 0–2
2–4–1
0–1
April 20
Connecticut
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
W 7–0
3–4–1
April 22
Boston College
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
W 3–1
4–4–1
April 24
Amherst
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
W 3–07
5–4–1
April 27
Springfield
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
W 1–0
6–4–1
April 29
UMass
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
W 2–1
7–4–1
May
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
EIBL Record
May 1
at Brown
Providence, RI
W 16–2
8–4–1
May 5
Providence
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
W 22–48
9–4–1
May 8
Penn
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
W 5–2
10–4–1
1–1
May 15
at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
W 6–2
11–4–1
2–1
May 19
Trinity
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
W 7–6
12–4–1
May 22
Army
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
W 1–0
13–4–1
May 26
Holy Cross
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
L 1–4
13–5–1
May 27
Columbia
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
L 0–2
13–6–1
2–2
May 29
at Cornell
Hoy Field • Ithaca, NY
W 4–3
14–6–1
3–2
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament: Eastern Playoff
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
NCAAT Record
June 15
vs. North Carolina
Winston-Salem, NC
W 6–1
18–6–1
1–0
June 16
vs. Lafayette
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
June
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
EIBL Record
June 22
Harvard
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
L 0–2
20–7–1
6–3
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
CWS Record
June 25
Southern California
Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI
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
Awards and honors [ ]
Frank Quinn
Richard Mathews
References [ ]
Venues People College World Series appearances in italics