1951 Princeton Tigers baseball team

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1951 Princeton Tigers baseball
EIBL Champions
District II Champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League
Record20–6 (7–2 EIBL)
Head coach
CaptainWillard Prior
Home stadium Bill Clarke Field
Seasons
 1950
1952 
1951 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Princeton  y720 .7782060 .769
Brown  620 .7501250 .706
Columbia  630 .6671070 .588
Cornell  530 .6251350 .722
Navy  530 .62510110 .476
Penn  450 .4449100 .474
Harvard  350 .375790 .438
Army  360 .3338141 .370
Yale  260 .25016140 .533
Dartmouth  170 .1254221 .167
Conference champion
y Invited to the College World Series

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.

Contents

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

1951 Princeton Tigers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome 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/R6 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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1951 Princeton Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
April (10–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordEIBL record
1April CCNY Bill Clarke FieldPrinceton, New Jersey 2–11–00–0
2April Manhattan Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey2–02–00–0
3April Moravian Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey2–13–00–0
4April Temple Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey8–14–00–0
5April NYU Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey4–54–10–0
6Aprilat Penn River Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6–45–11–0
7April Villanova Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania4–36–11–0
8Aprilat Columbia Robertson Field at Satow StadiumNew York, New York 3–46–21–1
9April Fordham Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey6–27–21–1
10Aprilat Navy Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey6–28–22–1
11Aprilat Army Johnson Stadium at Doubleday FieldWest Point, New York 6–49–23–1
12April Cornell Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey4–310–24–1
May (7–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordEIBL record
13May 1at Rutgers Unknown Field • Piscataway, New Jersey 4–311–24–1
14May Dartmouth Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey10–712–25–1
15May Georgetown Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey4–113–25–1
16Mayat Brown Unknown • Providence, Rhode Island 2–613–35–2
17May Colgate Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey8–014–35–2
18May Lafayette Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey2–115–35–2
19May Seton Hall Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey8–316–35–2
20May Penn Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey5–017–36–2
21Mayat Yale Yale FieldWest Haven, Connecticut 1–217–46–2
June (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordEIBL record
22June 6RutgersBill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey2–118–46–2
23JuneYaleBill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey7–619–47–2
Postseason
College World Series (0–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordEIBL record
24June 8vs USC Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–419–56–2
25June 9vs Tennessee Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–319–66–2
June (1–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordEIBL record
26June 19at Harvard Soldier's FieldBoston, Massachusetts 7–520–67–2
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References

  1. "2020 Princeton Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goprincetontigers.com. Princeton Massachusetts. Retrieved August 22, 2020.