1950 Tufts Jumbos baseball team

The 1950 Tufts Jumbos baseball team represented the Tufts University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by John Ricker in his 4th season at Tufts.

1950 Tufts Jumbos baseball
College World Series
Conference	Independent
1950 record	17–6
Head coach	John Ricker (4th season)
Captain	George Minot

The Jumbos reached the College World Series, but were eliminated by the Texas Longhorns in the quarterfinals, where they were no-hit by Jim Ehrler.[1][2][3]

Roster

1950 Tufts Jumbos roster
	Pitchers Arnie Castagner Dave Lincoln Bud Niles		Infielders Al Bennett Bill Burns Ken Fettig George Minot Ed Schluntz Al Thomann Catchers Jim Jabbour		Outfielders Rudy Fobert - Senior John Lowe John Panagos Unknown Al Boyages Ellis Davis Julie Doliner Bill Mullin Howie Richardson Bob Taft Don West Ray Wilson Coaches John Ricker - 4th Season

Schedule

Legend
	Tufts win
	Tufts loss

1950 Tufts Jumbos Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (16–4)
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Apr 3 at Upsala East Orange, NJ W 14–5 1–0 Apr 4 at Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ L 2–12 1–1 Apr 6 at Princeton Princeton, NJ W 5–2^10 2–1 Apr 15 at Lowell Textile Lowell, MA W 13–3 3–1 Apr 18 Quonset Point Medford, MA W 7–6^10 4–1 Apr 22 AIC Medford, MA W 8–1 5–1 Apr 25 at Bates Lewiston, ME L 1–4 5–2
May/June Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 3 at MIT Cambridge, MA W 4–3^10 6–2 May 6 Boston University Medford, MA L 2–3 6–3 May 6 Boston University Medford, MA L 1–6 6–4 May 9 Northeastern Medford, MA W 4–2 7–4 May 11 at Quonset Point North Kingston, RI W 23–2 8–4 May 13 Trinity Medford, MA W 10–0 9–4 May 15 Suffolk Medford, MA W 9–6 10–4 May 17 WPI Medford, MA W 14–0 11–4 May 20 UMass Medford, MA W 9–8 12–4 May 22 Williams Medford, MA W 7–2 13–4 May 27 Connecticut Medford, MA W 5–2 14–4 June 3 at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA W 9–8^11 15–4 June 10 Boston College Medford, MA W 9–4 16–4
Postseason
1950 College World Series (1–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 16 vs Washington State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–3[4] 16–5 0–1 June 18 vs Bradley Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–1[5] 17–5 1–1 June 19 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 0–7[6] 17–6 1–2

References

1. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
2. "1950 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
3. "Tufts Celebrates 60th Anniversary of 1950 Team at Fenway Park Tonight". Tufts Jumbos. May 10, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
4. "Dolquist Is Rated Top Tourney Pitcher As WSC Defeats Tufts". Spokane Chronicle. June 17, 1950. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tufts Tops Bradley, 5-4, Stays in Fight for Title". The Boston Globe. June 19, 1950. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Texas Pitcher Hurls No-Hitter, Tufts Eliminated". The Boston Globe. June 20, 1950. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.