# 1947 Yale Bulldogs baseball team

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

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Yale win |
| | Yale loss |
| | Tie |
| Bold | Yale team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
1947 Yale Bulldogs baseball game log :
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 0–3$^7$ | 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 3–3$^6$ | 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 1–0$^{11}$ | 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 3–1$^7$ | 11–5–1 | 5–1 |
| May 23 | Cornell | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | L 1–2$^7$ | 11–6–1 | 5–2 |
| May 24 | at Penn | Bower Field • 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