1950 Washington State Cougars baseball team

1950 Washington State Cougars baseball
PCC North Champions District VI Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	North
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	32–6 (12–2 PCC)
Head coach	Buck Bailey (24th season)
Home stadium	Bailey Field
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Division
Washington State  ‍†‍‍y	12	–	2		.857			32	–	6		.842
Washington  ‍‍‍	9	–	6		.600			9	–	6		.600
Oregon  ‍‍‍	6	–	10		.375				–			–
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	5	–	9		.357			7	–	12		.368
Idaho  ‍‍‍	5	–	10		.333				–			–
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford  ‍‍‍	10	–	5		.667			19	–	15		.559
California  ‍‍‍	8	–	6		.571			24	–	13		.649
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍	8	–	7		.533				–			–
Southern California  ‍‍‍	8	–	7		.533			16	–	8		.667
St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	5	–	9		.357				–			–
UCLA  ‍‍‍	5	–	10		.333			19	–	21		.475
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 1950 Washington State Cougars team represented Washington State University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Bailey Field. The team was coached by Buck Bailey in his 24th season at Washington State.

The Cougars finished second in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns in the championship game. ^[1]

Roster

1950 Washington State Cougars roster
	Pitchers 5 Gene Conley Lee Dolquist Russ Foster Sonny Galloway Rod Keogh		Catchers Clayton Carr Infielders Gene Camp Terry Carroll Ed Coleman Don Paul Ted Tappe		Outfielders Bud Boyts Gordy Brunswick Bob McGuire Frank Watson

Schedule and results

Legend
	Washington State win
	Washington State loss
	Washington State tie

1950 Washington State baseball game log
Regular season (27–4) Date Opponent Score Overall record PCC Record NICE W 7–0 1–0 NICE W 8–3 2–0 NICE W 5–2 3–0 Whitman L 0–2 3–1 Whitman L 3–5 3–2 Whitman W 10–3 4–2 Whitman W 5–0 5–2 Great Falls W 6–0 6–2 Idaho W 12–0 7–2 Spokane Indians W 18–0 8–2 NICE W 9–4 9–2 Whitman W 15–0 10–2 Whitman W 12–5 11–2 Whitman W 4–0 12–2 Montana W 21–9 13–2 Montana W 12–2 14–2 NICE W 16–8 15–2 Washington W 7–4 16–2 1–0 Washington L 3–5 16–3 1–1 Washington W 5–3 17–3 2–1 Washington W 10–9 18–3 3–1 Idaho W 7–2 19–3 4–1 Idaho W 13–1 20–3 5–1 Idaho W 9–1 21–3 6–1 Idaho W 9–6 22–3 7–1 Oregon W 9–6 23–3 8–1 Oregon W 5–4 24–3 9–1 Oregon W 5–2 25–3 10–1 Oregon L 4–6 25–4 10–2 Oregon State W 8–1 26–4 11–2 Oregon State W 4–1 27–4 12–2
Postseason (5–2)
PCC Championship Sereies (2–0) Date Opponent Score Overall record PCC Record Stanford W 3–2 28–4 12–2 Stanford W 6–5 29–4 12–2
1950 College World Series (3–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record PCC Record June 16 vs Tufts Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 3–1 30–4 12–2 June 17 vs Alabama Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 9–1 31–4 12–2 June 19 vs Rutgers Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 3–1 32–4 12–2 June 20 vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 1–12 32–5 12–2 June 16 vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 0–3 32–6 12–2

Schedule source: ^[2]

Awards and honors

Gordy Brunswick

• First Team All-Pacific Coast Conference ^[3]

Lee Dolquist

• First Team All-Pacific Coast Conference ^[3]

Bob McGuire

• First Team All-Pacific Coast Conference ^[3]

Don Paul

• First Team All-Pacific Coast Conference ^[3]

References

1. "1950 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
2. "1951 Chinook". www.content.libraries.wsu.edu. Washington State University. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
3. "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.wsucougars.com. Washington State University. Retrieved May 30, 2019.