1951 Princeton Tigers baseball team


The 1951 Princeton Tigers baseball team represented Princeton University in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Bill Clarke Field. The team was coached by Emerson Dickman serving his 3rd year at Princeton.

1951 Princeton Tigers baseball
EIBL Champions
District II Champions
College World Series, T-7th
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Baseball League
Record20–6 (7–2 EIBL)
Head coach
CaptainWillard Prior
Home stadiumBill Clarke Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Princeton  ‍‍‍y 7 2 0   .778 20 6 0   .769
Brown  ‍‍‍ 6 2 0   .750 12 5 0   .706
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 6 3 0   .667 10 7 0   .588
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 13 5 0   .722
Navy  ‍‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 10 11 0   .476
Penn  ‍‍‍ 4 5 0   .444 9 10 0   .474
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 7 9 0   .438
Army  ‍‍‍ 3 6 0   .333 8 14 1   .370
Yale  ‍‍‍ 2 6 0   .250 16 14 0   .533
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 4 22 1   .167
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series

The Tigers won the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League championship and advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers.

Roster

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1951 Princeton Tigers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Lawrence Becker /
Sr
John Blessing /
Jr
Harry Brightman /
Jr
P Ray Chirurgi /
Jr
Sam DeCou /
Jr
P John Emery /
Jr
James Fairchild /
Sr
Peter Fleming /
Sr
Joseph Fromm /
So
INF Joseph Golden /
So
Edward Irvin /
Sr
Michael Kearns /
Sr
Hobert Kreitler /
Jr
Willard Pryor (C) /
Sr
Frank Reichel /
Sr
John Reydel /
Sr
RHP Dave Sisler R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Louis, Missouri
Charles Townsend /
Sr
Charles Weeden /
Sr
Head coach

Emerson Dickman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1951 Princeton Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
April (10–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record EIBL record
1 April CCNY Bill Clarke FieldPrinceton, New Jersey 2–1 1–0 0–0
2 April Manhattan Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 2–0 2–0 0–0
3 April Moravian Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 2–1 3–0 0–0
4 April Temple Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 8–1 4–0 0–0
5 April NYU Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 4–5 4–1 0–0
6 April at Penn River Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6–4 5–1 1–0
7 April Villanova Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4–3 6–1 1–0
8 April at Columbia Robertson Field at Satow StadiumNew York, New York 3–4 6–2 1–1
9 April Fordham Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 6–2 7–2 1–1
10 April at Navy Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 6–2 8–2 2–1
11 April at Army Johnson Stadium at Doubleday FieldWest Point, New York 6–4 9–2 3–1
12 April Cornell Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 4–3 10–2 4–1
May (7–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record EIBL record
13 May 1 at Rutgers Unknown Field • Piscataway, New Jersey 4–3 11–2 4–1
14 May Dartmouth Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 10–7 12–2 5–1
15 May Georgetown Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 4–1 13–2 5–1
16 May at Brown Unknown • Providence, Rhode Island 2–6 13–3 5–2
17 May Colgate Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 8–0 14–3 5–2
18 May Lafayette Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 2–1 15–3 5–2
19 May Seton Hall Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 8–3 16–3 5–2
20 May Penn Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 5–0 17–3 6–2
21 May at Yale Yale FieldWest Haven, Connecticut 1–2 17–4 6–2
June (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record EIBL record
22 June 6 Rutgers Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 2–1 18–4 6–2
23 June Yale Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 7–6 19–4 7–2
Postseason
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record EIBL record
24 June 8 vs USC Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–4 19–5 6–2
25 June 9 vs Tennessee Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–3 19–6 6–2
June (1–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record EIBL record
26 June 19 at Harvard Soldier's FieldBoston, Massachusetts 7–5 20–6 7–2
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References

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  1. ^ "Ivy League Baseball Record Book 2017-18" (PDF). Ivy League. June 2017. pp. 1–2, 21. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "2020 Princeton Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goprincetontigers.com. Princeton Massachusetts. Retrieved August 22, 2020.