# 1948 Yale Bulldogs baseball team

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

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Yale win |
| | Yale loss |
| | Tie |
| Bold | Yale team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
1948 Yale Bulldogs baseball game log :
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 3–0$^7$ | 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 22–4$^8$ | 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 |
June :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | EIBL record |
| June 2 | at Williams | Williamstown, MA | W 14–5 | 15–6–1 | |
| June 5 | Princeton | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 14–2 | 16–6–1 | 4–2 |
| June 12 | at Princeton | Princeton, NJ | W 7–5 | 17–6–1 | 5–2 |
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
* All-America First team
Richard Mathews
* All-America First team