The 1947 California Golden Bears baseball team represented the University of California in the 1947 NCAA baseball season. The Golden Bears played their home games at Evans Diamond. The team was coached by Clint Evans in his 18th season at California.
The Golden Bears won the inaugural College World Series, defeating the Yale Bulldogs two games to none in the best of three championship series.[1][2]
Roster
1947 California Golden Bears roster
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Pitchers
- Nino Barnise
- Virgil Butler
- Robert Anderson
Catchers
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Infielders
- Jim Brown
- Tim Cronin
- Ira Finney
- Bob O'Dell
- John Ramos
- Ed Sanclemente
- Glenn DuFour
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Outfielders
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Position Unknown
- LaVerne Horton
- Willard Lotter
- Sam Rosenthal
- George Yamor
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Schedule
Legend
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California win
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California loss
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Bold |
California team member
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Non-Conference game
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1947 California Golden Bears baseball game log
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Post-season
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NCAA tournament: Western Playoff
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Date
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Opponent
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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NCAAT record
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June 20 |
vs. Denver |
Merchants Park • Denver, CO |
W 3–1 |
28–10 |
1–0
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June 21 |
vs. Texas |
Merchants Park • Denver, CO |
W 13–2 |
29–10 |
2–0
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NCAA tournament: College World Series
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Date
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Opponent
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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CWS record
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June 27 |
vs. Yale |
Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI |
W 17–4 |
30–10 |
1–0
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June 28 |
vs. Yale |
Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI |
W 8–7 |
31–10 |
2–0
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Awards and honors
- Nino Barnise
- All-America First Team[3]
- All-District 8 First Team[3]
- John Fiscalini
- All-America First Team[3]
- All-District 8 First Team[3]
- Jackie Jensen
- All-America First Team[3]
- All-District 8 First Team[3]
References
- ^ "1947 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "The First College World Series Champions:The 1947 Golden Bears". California Golden Blogs. December 14, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "2012 Cal Bears Record Book" (PDF). CalBears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |