1947 NCAA baseball tournament

American college sports championship

Collegiate baseball tournament

1947 NCAA I
baseball tournamentSeason| 1947

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Teams| 8
Finals site|

* Hyames Field
* Kalamazoo, MI

Champions| California (1st title)
Runner-up| Yale (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach| Clint Evans (1st title)

*   * NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
* 1948 →

The 1947 NCAA baseball tournament was the first NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1947 NCAA baseball season, beginning on June 20.[1][2] The 1947 College World Series was played at Hyames Field on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan from June 27 to June 28. The first tournament's champion was California, coached by Clint Evans.

## Tournament

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The tournament was divided into two regional brackets, the Eastern playoff and the Western playoff. Each region played a single elimination bracket, with the champion advancing to the College World Series.

### Field

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The tournament field was determined by regional committees, some of whom held playoffs, while others selected specific conference champions, and still others simply selected their representatives. The eight teams were divided among the East and West brackets.[3][4]

School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Berth

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California | CIBA | 27–10 (11–4) | District selection
Clemson | Southern | 24–4 (13–2) | Won Southern District Playoff
Denver | Mountain States |  |
Illinois | Big Nine | 22–5 (9–3) |
NYU | MNYC |  |
Oklahoma | Big Six | 15–12 (7–4) | Won District Playoff
Texas | SWC | 19–3 (14–1) | District selection
Yale | EIBL | 17–8–1 (9–3) | District selection

### Eastern playoff

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At Yale Field, New Haven, Connecticut[5][6][1]

| Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| Yale | 7 | |
| Clemson | 3 |
| | Yale | 6 |
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| | | NYU | 4 |
| NYU | 2 |

| Illinois | 1 |

### Western playoff

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At Merchants Park, Denver, Colorado[7][8]

| Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| California | 3 | |
| Denver | 1 |
| | California | 8 |
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| Texas | 10 |

| Oklahoma | 9 |

## College World Series

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### Participants

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School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record

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California | CIBA | 29–10 (11–4) | Clint Evans | 0
(last: none) | none | 0–0
Yale | EIBL | 19–8–1 (9–3) | Ethan Allen | 0
(last: none) | none | 0–0

### Results

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The first College World Series was a best of three series.

#### Bracket

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| College World Series Finals |

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| California | 17 | 8 | – |
| Yale | 4 | 7 | – |

#### Game results

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Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes

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June 27 | Game 1 | California | 17–4 | Yale |
June 28 | Game 2 | California | 8–7 | Yale | California wins CWS

### Notable players

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* California: Jackie Jensen
* Yale: Frank Quinn, George Bush, Bill Howe

### Tournament notes

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Future President of the United States George H. W. Bush was Yale's captain and appeared in the 1947 and 1948 College World Series. (Bush was actually waiting on-deck when Cal recorded the final out in the second game of the 1947 series.)[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ a b Joel Alderman (July 7, 2017). "The inaugural game in an NCAA Baseball Tournament took place at Yale Field in 1947, when Clemson opposed Yale and future U.S. President George H. W. Bush". WTNH SportzEdge. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
2. ^ "1947 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
3. ^ Woody Anderson (May 31, 1996). "At The Inaugural Series, A President In The Lineup". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
4. ^ "The First College World Series Champions:The 1947 Golden Bears". California Golden Blogs. December 14, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
5. ^ 2011 Clemson Baseball Media Guide. Clemson University. p. 137. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
6. ^ 2012 Record Book (PDF). Illinois University. p. 79\. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
7. ^ 2011 Golden Bears Record Book. University of California. p. 17. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
8. ^ 2011 Fact Book (PDF). University of Texas. p. 76\. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

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