1949 St. John's Redmen baseball team

1949 St. John's Redmen baseball
Region A champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
Record	21–6 (9–1 Metro)
Head coach	Frank McGuire (2nd season)
Captain	Jack Kaiser
Home stadium	Dexter 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

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 Current redshirt

Schedule

Legend
	St. John's win
	St. John's loss

1949 St. John's Redmen baseball game log
Regular season (16–3)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MNYC Record April 7 Pratt Dexter Park • Queens, NY W 7–0 1–0 0–0 April 9 CCNY Dexter Park • New York, New York L 5–7 1–1 1–0 Unknown vs Saint Peter's L 2–5 1–2 1–0 April 13 [2] at Hofstra Hempstead, NY W 8–7 2–2 1–0 vs Georgetown W 9–3 3–2 1–0 vs Wagner W 6–2 4–2 1–0 vs Kings Point W 6–3 5–2 1–0 vs NYU W 7–6 6–2 2–0 vs West Point W 6–3 7–2 2–0 vs Fordham W 10–9 8–2 3–0 vs Brooklyn W 10–4 9–2 4–0 vs NYU W 4–3 10–2 5–0 vs Manhattan L 0–2 10–3 5–1 vs Hofstra W 3–0 11–3 5–1 vs Kings Point W 17–2 12–3 5–1 vs Fordham W 2–1 13–3 6–1 vs Manhattan W 8–2 14–3 7–1 vs CCNY W 7–6 15–3 8–1 vs Brooklyn W 19–6 16–3 9–1
Postseason
NCAA District II Playoff (3–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record June 6 Rutgers Dexter Park • New York, New York W 12–8 17–3 9–1 June 7 Penn State Dexter Park • New York, New York W 3–0 18–3 9–1 June 8 Penn State Dexter Park • New York, New York L 4–11 18–4 9–1 June 8 Penn State Dexter Park • New York, New York W 7–5 19–4 9–1
NCAA Region A (2–0) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record June 13 Boston College Dexter Park • New York, New York W 10–5 20–4 9–1 June 13 Boston College Dexter Park • New York, New York W 7–2 21–4 9–1
College World Series (0–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 22 vs Texas Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, Kansas L 1–7 21–5 9–1 June 23 vs Southern California Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, Kansas L 4–12 21–6 9–1

References

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.