1950 Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team

The 1950 Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team is a baseball team that represented Rutgers University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. They were led by first-year head coach George Case.

The Scarlet Knights finished third in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns. It is the program's only team to reach the College World Series.

One player from the team, Harding Peterson, played in Major League Baseball. He was later the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Peterson, Ray van Cleef, and Jim Monahan were inducted into the Scarlet Knights Hall of Fame.

Roster

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Schedule

! style="" | Regular season |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March 27 || at || Unknown • College Park, Maryland || 10–0 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || March 28 || at Maryland || Unknown • College Park, Maryland || 7–10 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March 29 || at || Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia || 3–2 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 4 || March 31 || at || Unknown • Lexington, Virginia || 6–6 || 2–1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 1 || at || Unknown • Washington, D.C. || 4–3 || 3–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 8 || || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 11–5 || 4–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 10 || at || Unknown • Washington, D.C. || 4–3 || 5–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 12 || || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 11–4 || 6–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 15 || at || Unknown • State College, Pennsylvania || 6–3 || 7–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 19 || || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 15–0 || 8–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || April 21 || Colgate || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 6–7 || 8–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 22 || || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 12–5 || 9–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 29 || || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 14–12 || 10–2–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || May 4 || at || Unknown • New York, New York || 10–2 || 11–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 6 || || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 12–0 || 12–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || May 8 || || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 11–5 || 13–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || May 10 || || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 12–2 || 14–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 17 || at Lehigh || Unknown • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania || 17–4 || 15–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 20 || Lafayette || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 9–8 || 16–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || May 27 || at Princeton || Unknown • Princeton, New Jersey || 2–3 || 16–3–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || June 5 || || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 3–13 || 16–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || June 10 || Virginia || Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey || 10–8 || 17–4–1

! style="" | Postseason |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || June 15 || vs Texas || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–2 || 18–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || June 17 || vs Wisconsin || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–3 || 19–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || June 19 || vs Washington State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–3 || 19–5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || June 21 || vs Wisconsin || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 16–2 || 20–5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || June 22 || vs Texas || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 9–15 || 20–6–1

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