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
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League
Record	20–6 (7–2 EIBL)
Head coach	Emerson Dickman (3rd season)
Captain	Willard Prior
Home stadium	Bill Clarke Field

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

1951 Princeton Tigers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws 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

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 Field • Princeton, 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 Stadium • New 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 Field • West 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 Field • West 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 Stadium • Omaha, 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 Field • Boston, Massachusetts 7–5 20–6 7–2