Notable Events

Frank "Socko" Wurm
Frank “Socko” Wurm

1945: Frank “Socko” Wurm arrived on campus after fighting in World War II. Wurm made an appearance for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1949 Baseball Team
1949 Baseball Team

1949: The team went 10-3 and won five of six State Series games. The season highlighted a stretch of five consecutive State Series titles.

 

 

1941-51: Middlebury had eight players who signed professional contracts during these years.

This picture of Jim Newman taken from Karl Lindholm's "A History of a Century and a Half of Middlebury Baseball"
Pitcher Jim Newman

1950: Middlebury Pitcher Jim Newman signs contract with the Yankees.