1950 Bradley Braves baseball team

The 1950 Bradley Braves baseball team represented Bradley University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Braves played their home games at Tom Connor Field. The team was coached by Leo Schrall in his 2nd year at Bradley.

1950 Bradley Braves baseball
Missouri Valley regular season champions
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
District V Playoff champions
College World Series, T-7th
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
DivisionEast
1950 record17–15–1 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTom Connor Field
1950 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Bradley  x‍‍‡‍ 5–0–0 1.000  17–15–1 .530
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 3–2–0 .600  0–0–0 –
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 1–3–0 .250  10–6–0 .625
Drake  ‍‍‍ 0–4–0 .000  0–0–0 –
West
Oklahoma A&M  x‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .667  15–7–0 .682
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 3–3–0 .500  6–10–0 .375
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 1–5–0 .167  4–14–0 .222
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1950[1]; 

The Braves won the District V playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Tufts Jumbos.

Roster
1950 Bradley Braves baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
P Don Alford /
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 Jr Peoria, Illinois
John Bjorkman /
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 Sr Lockport, Illinois
Roger Bruninga /
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—
 Jr Glasford, Illinois
OF Al Daynor /
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—
 Chicago, Illinois
Bill Ellsbury /
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—
 Waukegan, Illinois
Bill Fivek /
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—
 Berwyn, Illinois
Adolph Friedrich /
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—
 Sr Peoria, Illinois
Harmon Groover /
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—
 Sr Canton, Illinois
INF Jack Hills /
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—
 Fr Joliet, Illinois
Harry Levonian /
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 Racine, Wisconsin
Jack Mallory /
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—
 Peoria, Illinois
Russ Mason /
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—
 Jr Peoria, Illinois
INF Gene Melchiorre /
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 Jr Highland Park, Illinois
Ken Olson /
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—
 Erie, Illinois
Bob Oltman /
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—
 Pekin, Illinois
Fred Parks /
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—
 Jr Chicago, Illinois
Fred Schlichtmann /
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—
 Centralia, Illinois
Don Schnake /
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 Centralia, Illinois
Gene Stevens /
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 Joliet, Illinois
Don Sutter /
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—
 Peoria, Illinois
INF Emil Syngel R/
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—
 Chicago, Illinois
OF Bill Tuttle /
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—
 Farmington, Illinois
Bill Wasack /
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—
 Chicago Illinois
Fred Weeks /
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—
 Peoria, Illinois
Ken Wells /
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—
 Weldon, Illinois
Bill Wilson /
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—
 Lewistown, Illinois
Head coach

Leo Schrall

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Schedule
1950 Bradley Braves Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
April (8–7–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
1April 1WisconsinTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois8–71–0–
2April 1WisconsinTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois5–101–1–
3April 4at FloridaPerry Field • Gainesville, Florida8–21–2–
4April 5at FloridaPerry Field • Gainesville, Florida6–101–3–
5April 6vs ClemsonAlfond Stadium • Winter Park, Florida3–22–3–
6April 7at RollinsAlfond Stadium • Winter Park, Florida0–02–3–1–
7April 7at RollinsAlfond Stadium • Winter Park, Florida11–83–3–1–
8April 8vs ClemsonAlfond Stadium • Winter Park, Florida1–93–4–1–
9April 10at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida2–33–5–1–
10April 11at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida10–14–5–1–
11April 15ChicagoTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois3–64–6–1–
12April 17at IowaUnknown • Iowa City, Iowa0–14–7–1–
13April 18at IowaUnknown • Iowa City, Iowa6–25–7–1–
14April 21DrakeTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois11–26–7–11–0
15April 22DrakeTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois10–47–7–12–0
16April 29Saint LouisTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois4–08–7–13–0
May (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
17May 5at DetroitUnknown • Detroit, Michigan9–09–7–14–0
18May 6at DetroitUnknown • Detroit, Michigan15–610–7–15–0
19May 8ArkansasTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois10–211–7–15–0
20May 10at ChicagoUnknown • Chicago, Illinois5–1011–8–15–0
Postseason
MVC Tournament (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
21May 12Oklahoma A&MTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois9–312–8–15–0
22May 13Oklahoma A&MTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois4–812–9–15–0
23May 13Oklahoma A&MTom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois2–113–9–15–0
May (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
24May 19St. Thomas (Minnesota)Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois10–514–9–15–0
25May 20St. Thomas (Minnesota)Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois4–315–9–15–0
26May 22at WisconsinGuy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin4–615–10–15–0
District V Playoff (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
27May 30at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska10–616–10–15–0
28May 30at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska8–417–10–15–0
June (0–3)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
29June 2at Michigan StateOld College Field • East Lansing, Michigan3–617–11–15–0
30June 3at Michigan StateOld College Field • East Lansing, Michigan3–417–12–15–0
31June 10at PurdueUnknown • West Lafayette, Indiana5–1017–13–15–0
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
32June 16vs AlabamaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–917–14–15–0
33June 18vs TuftsOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–517–15–15–0

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1950". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
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