1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball team

The 1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Badgers were members of the Big Nine Conference and played their home games at Guy Lowman Field in Madison, Wisconsin. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Arthur Mansfield.

1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball
Big Nine Conference regular season
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
1950 record19–9 (9–3 Big Nine)
Head coach
Assistant coachFritz Wegner
MVPGene Evans (Senior year)
CaptainGene Evans (Senior year)
Home stadiumGuy Lowman Field
1950 Big Nine Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wisconsin  ‍†‍‍ 9–3 .750  19–9 .679
Michigan  ‍†‍‍ 9–3 .750  18–9 .667
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8–3 .727  19–6 .760
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .545  13–6 .684
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .545  17–12 .586
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4–4 .500  11–12 .478
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4–6 .400  14–7 .667
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–8 .200  12–14 .462
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 1–8 .111  11–17 .393
As of June 16, 1950[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Roster
1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
INF Ernie Bauer /
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Glenn Christiansen /
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Bruce Elliott /
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 Sr
INF Gene Evans R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Shawano, Wisconsin
INF Shelley Fink /R
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 Jr
OF Paul Furseth /
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Mel Gaestel R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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 So Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Ed Keating /
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—
RHP Thornton Kipper R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bagley, Wisconsin
Ray Lenahan /
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Harlan Quandt /
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—
Gene Radke /
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John Schnurr /
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INF Bob Shea /
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John Tennant /
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C Red Wilson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach

Arthur Mansfield

Assistant coach(es)

Fritz Wegner

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

Schedule
1950 Wisconsin Badgers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
April (7–3)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Nine Record
1April 1at BradleyUnknown • Peoria, Illinois7–80–1–
2April 1at BradleyUnknown • Peoria, Illinois10–51–1–
3Aprilvs Western MichiganUnknown • Unknown7–52–1–
4Aprilvs AkronUnknown • Unknown8–13–1–
5Aprilvs OhioUnknown • Unknown1–73–2–
6April 21Ohio StateGuy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin11–54–21–0
7April 22Ohio StateGuy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin7–94–31–1
8Aprilvs NorthwesternUnknown • Unknown13–65–32–1
9Aprilvs NorthwesternUnknown • Unknown4–26–33–1
10Aprilvs Appleton PapermakersUnknown • Unknown19–57–33–1
May (8–4)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Nine Record
11May 5at PurdueLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–08–34–1
12May 6at PurdueLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana1–68–44–2
13May 10Notre DameGuy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin5–108–54–2
14May 11Notre DameGuy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin5–148–64–2
15Mayvs IowaUnknown • Unknown6–59–65–2
16Mayvs IowaUnknown • Unknown4–99–75–3
17May 19vs MichiganUnknown • Unknown4–310–76–3
18May 20vs MichiganUnknown • Unknown7–611–77–3
19May 22BradleyGuy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin6–412–77–3
20May 25vs Winona TeachersUnknown • Unknown13–713–77–3
21Mayvs MinnesotaUnknown • Unknown9–814–78–3
22Mayvs MinnesotaUnknown • Unknown2–015–79–3
June (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Nine Record
23June 8at Michigan StateOld College Field • East Lansing, Michigan13–616–79–3
24Junevs OhioUnknown • Unknown4–117–79–3
Postseason
1950 College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Nine Record
25June 15vs Colorado A&MJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska7–318–79–3
26June 17vs RutgersJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–518–89–3
27June 20vs AlabamaJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–119–89–3
28June 21vs RutgersJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–1319–99–3

Awards and honors
Thornton Kipper
  • District IV All Star
  • Second Team All-American
Red Wilson
  • Third Team All-American[2]

References
  1. "Big Ten Conference standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. "1989 Wisconsin Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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