1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball team

American college baseball season

1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball

Big Nine Conference regular season

College World Series, 4th

Conference| Big Nine Conference
Record| 19–9 (9–3 Big Nine)
Head coach|

* Arthur Mansfield (11th season)

Assistant coach| Fritz Wegner
MVP| Gene Evans (Senior year)
Captain| Gene Evans (Senior year)
Home stadium| Guy Lowman Field

Seasons

<- 1949

1951 ->

1950 Big Nine Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | 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

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.

## Roster

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1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball team

Players | Coaches
| # | Pos. | Name | B/T | Height | Weight | Year | Home town

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| INF | Ernie Bauer | /  |

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|  | Glenn Christiansen | /  |

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|  | Bruce Elliott | /  |

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| 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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| OF | Paul Furseth | /  |

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|  | Mel Gaestel | R/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |

| 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

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Current redshirt

## Schedule

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1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball game log

Regular season

April (7–3)

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1 | April 1 | at Bradley | Unknown • Peoria, Illinois | 7–8 | 0–1 | –
2 | April 1 | at Bradley | Unknown • Peoria, Illinois | 10–5 | 1–1 | –
3 | April | vs Western Michigan | Unknown • Unknown | 7–5 | 2–1 | –
4 | April | vs Akron | Unknown • Unknown | 8–1 | 3–1 | –
5 | April | vs Ohio | Unknown • Unknown | 1–7 | 3–2 | –
6 | April 21 | Ohio State | Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin | 11–5 | 4–2 | 1–0
7 | April 22 | Ohio State | Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin | 7–9 | 4–3 | 1–1
8 | April | vs Northwestern | Unknown • Unknown | 13–6 | 5–3 | 2–1
9 | April | vs Northwestern | Unknown • Unknown | 4–2 | 6–3 | 3–1
10 | April | vs Appleton Papermakers | Unknown • Unknown | 19–5 | 7–3 | 3–1

May (8–4)

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11 | May 5 | at Purdue | Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana | 5–0 | 8–3 | 4–1
12 | May 6 | at Purdue | Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana | 1–6 | 8–4 | 4–2
13 | May 10 | Notre Dame | Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin | 5–10 | 8–5 | 4–2
14 | May 11 | Notre Dame | Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin | 5–14 | 8–6 | 4–2
15 | May | vs Iowa | Unknown • Unknown | 6–5 | 9–6 | 5–2
16 | May | vs Iowa | Unknown • Unknown | 4–9 | 9–7 | 5–3
17 | May 19 | vs Michigan | Unknown • Unknown | 4–3 | 10–7 | 6–3
18 | May 20 | vs Michigan | Unknown • Unknown | 7–6 | 11–7 | 7–3
19 | May 22 | Bradley | Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin | 6–4 | 12–7 | 7–3
20 | May 25 | vs Winona Teachers | Unknown • Unknown | 13–7 | 13–7 | 7–3
21 | May | vs Minnesota | Unknown • Unknown | 9–8 | 14–7 | 8–3
22 | May | vs Minnesota | Unknown • Unknown | 2–0 | 15–7 | 9–3

June (2–0)

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23 | June 8 | at Michigan State | Old College Field • East Lansing, Michigan | 13–6 | 16–7 | 9–3
24 | June | vs Ohio | Unknown • Unknown | 4–1 | 17–7 | 9–3

Postseason

1950 College World Series (2–2)

| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Big Nine record

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25 | June 15 | vs Colorado A&M | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 7–3 | 18–7 | 9–3
26 | June 17 | vs Rutgers | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 3–5 | 18–8 | 9–3
27 | June 20 | vs Alabama | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 3–1 | 19–8 | 9–3
28 | June 21 | vs Rutgers | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 2–13 | 19–9 | 9–3

## Awards and honors

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Thornton Kipper

* District IV All Star
* Second Team All-American

Red Wilson

* Third Team All-American[2]

## References

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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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