1950 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 1950 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Alabama in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Crimson Tide were members of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They were led by twelfth-year head coach Tilden Campbell.

1950 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
SEC Regular Season District III Champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western
1950 record	23–12 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Tilden Campbell (12th season)
Home stadium	Sewell–Thomas Stadium

1950 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
Kentucky  ^x‍‍‍	11	–	2		.846			16	–	7		.696
Georgia  ‍‍‍	10	–	6		.625			18	–	10		.643
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	7	–	9		.438			8	–	9		.471
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			7	–	11		.389
Auburn  ‍‍‍	7	–	12		.368			12	–	13		.480
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	4	–	13		.235			6	–	16		.273
Western
Alabama  ^x‍‍‍^y	12	–	4		.750			23	–	12		.657
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	9	–	5		.643			13	–	6		.684
Florida  ‍‍‍	5	–	3		.625			20	–	9		.690
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	5	–	5		.500			11	–	6		.647
LSU  ‍‍‍	2	–	7		.222			5	–	9		.357
Tulane  ‍‍‍	1	–	4		.200			4	–	9		.308
x – Division champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 18, 1950[1][2]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Roster

1950 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town Leon Adair / — — So Ralph Blalock / — — Marv Blemker / — — INF Ned Folmar / — — INF George Howell / — — P Al Lary R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Northport, Alabama P Frank Lary R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Northport, Alabama OF Earl Martin / — — INF Mike Mizraney / — — Tony Napoli / — — OF Ed White R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Anniston, Alabama P Al Worthington R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Birmingham, Alabama	Head coach Tilden Campbell Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1950 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (2–3) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record 1 March 20 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida 2–3 0–1 – 2 March 21 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida 10–5 1–1 – 3 March 23 at Rollins Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, Florida 4–8 1–2 – 4 March 24 at Rollins Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, Florida 1–2 1–3 – 5 March 25 at Rollins Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, Florida 10–4 2–3 –
April (9–4) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record 6 April 5 at Birmingham Barons Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama 5–23 2–4 – 7 April 7 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 5–4 3–4 1–0 8 April 8 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 5–3 4–4 2–0 9 April 11 Birmingham Barons Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–24 4–5 2–0 10 April 12 Andalusia Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 24–10 5–5 2–0 11 April 14 LSU Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–3 6–5 3–0 12 April 15 LSU Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 13–11 7–5 4–0 13 April 17 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–15 7–6 4–1 14 April 18 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–0 8–6 5–1 15 April 21 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 6–3 9–6 6–1 16 April 22 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 0–1 9–7 6–2 17 April 28 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 7–2 10–7 7–2 18 April 29 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–2 11–7 8–2
May (5–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record 19 May 2 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama 17–1 12–7 9–2 20 May 3 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama 17–0 13–7 10–2 21 May 4 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 15–1 14–7 11–2 22 May 5 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1–6 14–8 11–3 23 May 13 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–7 15–8 12–3 24 May 15 at Mississippi State Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi 11–5 16–8 13–3 25 May 16 at Mississippi State Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi 4–5 16–9 13–4
Postseason
SEC Playoff (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record 26 May 23 Kentucky Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 4–1 17–9 13–4 27 May 24 Kentucky Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 13–0 18–9 13–4 28 May 26 at Kentucky Unknown • Lexington, Kentucky 3–14 18–10 13–4 29 May 27 at Kentucky Unknown • Lexington, Kentucky 9–1 19–10 13–4
District III Playoff (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record 30 June 8 vs Clemson Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 6–1 20–10 13–4 31 June 9 vs Wake Forest Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 3–2 21–10 13–4 32 June 10 vs Wake Forest Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 5–4 22–10 13–4
1950 College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record 33 June 16 vs Bradley Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 9–2 23–10 13–4 34 June 18 vs Washington State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–9 23–11 13–4 35 June 19 vs Wisconsin Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–3 23–12 13–4

Awards and honors

Ned Folmar

• District III All-Tournament Team

Al Lary

• District III All-Tournament Team

Frank Lary

• ABCA All-South Region Team

Mike Mizraney

• District III All-Tournament Team

Ed White

• ABCA First Team All-American
• ABCA All-South Region Team
• District III All-Tournament Team[3]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1950". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
2. "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
3. "2020 Alabama Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.rolltide.com. University of Alabama. February 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.