1950 Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team

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1950 Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball
ConferenceIndependent
Record20–6–1
Head coach
Seasons
 1949
1951 

The 1950 Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team is a baseball team that represented Rutgers University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. They were led by first-year head coach George Case.

Contents

The Scarlet Knights finished third in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

Roster

1950 Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Don Biehn/
Jim Clark/
Dudley Eppel/
P Tom Foster/
P Herm Hering/
INF Steve Kalapos/
George Kaye/
INF Julie Leboff/
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Tex Maskelevich/
Ted McDonough/
Jim Monahan/
C Pete Peterson R/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)205 lb(93 kg) Perth Amboy, New Jersey
INF Charlie RuddockR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)180 lb(82 kg) Swampscott, Massachusetts
George Ruddy/
Alan Stull/
INF Bob Suba/
Hal Tindall/
OF Ray Van Cleef /
P Allen Willenbrock/
Head coach

George Case

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1950 Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball game log
Regular season
March (2–1–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1March 27at Maryland Unknown • College Park, Maryland 10–01–0
2March 28at MarylandUnknown • College Park, Maryland7–101–1
3March 29at Virginia Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia 3–22–1
4March 31at Washington and Lee Unknown • Lexington, Virginia 6–62–1–1
April (8–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
5April 1at George Washington Unknown • Washington, D.C. 4–33–1–1
6April 8 Navy Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey 11–54–1–1
7April 10at Georgetown Unknown • Washington, D.C.4–35–1–1
8April 12 Columbia Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey11–46–1–1
9April 15at Penn State Unknown • State College, Pennsylvania 6–37–1–1
10April 19 Lehigh Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey15–08–1–1
11April 21ColgateUnknown • Piscataway, New Jersey6–78–2–1
12April 22 Princeton Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey12–59–2–1
13April 29 Lafayette Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey14–1210–2–1
May (6–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
14May 4at Fordham Unknown • New York, New York 10–211–2–1
15May 6 Amherst Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey12–012–2–1
16May 8 Temple Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey11–513–2–1
17May 10 Villanova Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey12–214–2–1
18May 17at LehighUnknown • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 17–415–2–1
19May 20LafayetteUnknown • Piscataway, New Jersey9–816–2–1
20May 27at PrincetonUnknown • Princeton, New Jersey2–316–3–1
June (1–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
21June 5 Seton Hall Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey3–1316–4–1
22June 10VirginiaUnknown • Piscataway, New Jersey10–817–4–1
Postseason
1950 College World Series (3–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
23June 15vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 4–218–4–1
24June 17vs Wisconsin Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–319–4–1
25June 19vs Washington State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–319–5–1
26June 21vs WisconsinJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska16–220–5–1
27June 22vs TexasJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska9–1520–6–1

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