Princeton University
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Name History:
| College of New Jersey | 1746-1896 |
| Princeton University | 1896-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1864 | 7-4 | |
| 1865 | 3-3 | |
| 1866 | 4-0 | |
| 1867 | 5-2 | |
| 1868 | 4-4 | |
| 1869 | 2-2 | |
| 1870 | 5-3 | |
| 1871 | 5-0 | |
| 1872 | 2-2 | |
| 1873 | 8-2 | |
| 1874 | 9-10 | |
| 1875 | 7-8 | |
| 1876 | 8-12 | |
| 1877 | 9-12 | |
| 1878 | 5-11 | |
| 1879 | 8-8-2 | |
| 1880 | 16-5 | |
| 1881 | 11-14 | |
| 1882 | 13-11 | |
| 1883 | 16-9 | |
| 1884 | 6-14-1 | |
| 1885 | 14-11-1 | |
| 1886 | 14-10 | |
| 1887 | 7-8-2 | |
| 1888 | 7-16-1 | |
| 1889 | 11-10-1 | |
| 1890 | 11-7-1 | |
| 1891 | 15-6 | |
| 1892 | 14-8 | |
| 1893 | 16-13 | |
| 1894 | 16-10 | |
| 1895 | 21-6 | Nathaniel F. (Fred) Pfeffer |
| 1896 | 23-9 | |
| 1897 | 25-5 | B.H. Thompson, manager |
| 1898 | 17-7 | B.G. Wilson, manager |
| 1899 | 18-9 | B. Bedford, manager |
| 1900 | 20-3 | William J. Clarke |
| 1901 | 20-2 | William J. Clarke |
| 1902 | 21-6 | William J. Clarke |
| 1903 | 15-6 | Arthur T. (Doc) Hillebrand |
| 1904 | 17-8 | Arthur T. (Doc) Hillebrand |
| 1905 | 24-8 | Arthur T. (Doc) Hillebrand |
| 1906 | 20-7 | Wallace B. Cosgrove |
| 1907 | 22-9 | Doyle |
| 1908 | 21-8 | Arthur E. (Dutch) Meier |
| 1909 | 18-10 | Wallace B. Cosgrove |
| 1910 | 20-7-3 | William J. Clarke |
| 1911 | 18-8-2 | William J. Clarke |
| 1912 | 21-7-1 | William J. Clarke |
| 1913 | 15-11-1 | William J. Clarke |
| 1914 | 20-11 | William J. Clarke |
| 1915 | 18-14 | William J. Clarke |
| 1916 | 14-9 | William J. Clarke |
| 1917 | 0-3 | William J. Clarke |
| 1918 | 2-4 | Frederick T. Dawson |
| 1919 | 9-10 | William J. Clarke |
| 1920 | 13-9 | William J. Clarke |
| 1921 | 17-9 | William J. Clarke |
| 1922 | 14-13 | William J. Clarke |
| 1923 | 21-4 | William J. Clarke |
| 1924 | 19-4 | William J. Clarke |
| 1925 | 15-8 | William J. Clarke |
| 1926 | 17-11 | William J. Clarke |
| 1927 | 11-14 | William J. Clarke |
| 1928 | 9-11 | Byrd Douglas |
| 1929 | 12-14 | Byrd Douglas |
| 1930 | 10-20-1 | Byrd Douglas |
| 1931 | 10-17-1 | Harry B. Hooper |
| 1932 | 11-13 | Harry B. Hooper |
| 1933 | 9-19 | Jack H. Jefferies, Jr. |
| 1934 | 9-15-2 | Jack H. Jefferies, Jr. |
| 1935 | 11-15 | Jack H. Jefferies, Jr. |
| 1936 | 10-15-1 | William J. Clarke |
| 1937 | 15-14-1 | William J. Clarke |
| 1938 | 14-11 | William J. Clarke |
| 1939 | 9-16 | William J. Clarke |
| 1940 | 10-15-1 | William J. Clarke |
| 1941 | 15-11 | William J. Clarke |
| 1942 | 14-6 | William J. Clarke |
| 1943 | 8-8 | William J. Clarke |
| 1944 | 9-7 | William J. Clarke |
| 1945 | 9-8 | Charles W. Caldwell |
| 1946 | 9-14 | Charles W. Caldwell |
| 1947 | 10-12 | Matt Davidson |
| 1948 | 9-15 | Matt Davidson |
| 1949 | 12-7-1 | George E. (Emerson) Dickman |
| 1950 | 14-8 | George E. (Emerson) Dickman |
| 1951 | 20-6 | George E. (Emerson) Dickman |
| 1952 | 11-11 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1953 | 14-2-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1954 | 15-8 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1955 | 14-8 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1956 | 7-3 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1957 | 12-10-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1958 | 8-12-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1959 | 11-10 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1960 | 13-11 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1961 | 11-11-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1962 | 8-18-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1963 | 13-11 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1964 | 8-15-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1965 | 21-8 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1966 | 13-15-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1967 | 10-12 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1968 | 11-18 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1969 | 14-7-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1970 | 20-8 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1971 | 22-7-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1972 | 18-11-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1973 | 14-17 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1974 | 19-11-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1975 | 11-18-1 | Edward J. Donovan |
| 1976 | 22-17-1 | Len Rivers |
| 1977 | 17-15 | Len Rivers |
| 1978 | 11-15 | Len Rivers |
| 1979 | 8-22 | Len Rivers |
| 1980 | 16-13 | Len Rivers |
| 1981 | 13-21-1 | Dick Hartnett |
| 1982 | 12-17 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1983 | 17-20-2 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1984 | 19-19-2 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1985 | 29-12 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1986 | 17-21 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1987 | 17-24-1 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1988 | 21-17 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1989 | 26-14-1 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1990 | 23-18 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1991 | 24-22 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1992 | 20-14 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1993 | 16-25 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1994 | 21-19 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1995 | 15-26 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1996 | 26-21 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1997 | 20-25 | Thomas S. O’Connell |
| 1998 | 25-14 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 1999 | 25-20 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 2000 | 24-20 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 2001 | 23-15 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 2002 | 22-23 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 2003 | 27-23 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 2004 | 28-20 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 2005 | 17-24 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 2006 | 19-25-1 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 2007 | 15-24 | Scott W. Bradley |
| 2008 | 20-22 | Scott W. Bradley |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Leonidas P. Funkhouser (Lee) | Saint Louis, MO | 1877-78 | 7/17/1877 |
| Daniel D. Bickham | Dayton, OH | 1884-86 | 8/13/1886 |
| Ellwood O. (Woody) Wagenhorst | Kutztown, PA | 1887-88 | 6/25/1888 |
| Homer H. Hillebrand | Freeport, IL | 1900 | 4/24/1905 |
| Arthur E. (Dutch) Meier | Saint Louis, MO | 1900-02 | 5/12/1906 |
| Robert Vaughn | Stamford, NY | 1906-09 | 6/12/1909 |
| Frederick R. Winchell | Arlington, MA | 1905 | 9/16/1909 |
| Roger E. Salmon | Newark, NJ | 1912 | 5/3/1912 |
| Stephen V. White | Dorchester, MA | 1908-11 | 5/29/1912 |
| Charles H. (Dutch) Sterrett | Milroy, PA | 1910-12 | 6/20/1912 |
| Charles B. (King) Lear | Greencastle, PA | 1912 | 5/2/1914 |
| Ralph E. (Ted) Reed | Beaver, PA | 1912-13 | 9/10/1915 |
| Albert A. (Duke) Kelleher | New York, NY | 1914-15 | 8/18/1916 |
| Thomas H. McNamara | Roxbury, MA | 1919-22 | 6/25/1922 |
| Walter S. (Waddy) MacPhee | Brooklyn, NY | 1920-22 | 9/27/1922 |
| Morris Berg | New York, NY | 1921-23 | 6/27/1923 |
| Charles W. Caldwell | Bristol, VA | 1923-25 | 7/7/1925 |
| Charles L. (Larry) Crawford | Swissvale, PA | 1935 | 7/21/1937 |
| LeRoy E. Talcott | Brookline, MA | 1941-43 | 6/24/1943 |
| John D. Easton | Trenton, NJ | 1953-55 | 6/19/1955 |
| David M. Sisler | Saint Louis, MO | 1951-52 | 4/21/1956 |
| Robert M. Tufts | Medford, MA | 1975-77 | 8/10/1981 |
| Christopher R. Young | Dallas, TX | 1999-00 | 8/24/2004 |
| Curtis R. (Ross) Ohlendorf | Austin, TX | 2002-04 | 9/11/2007 |
| William D. Venable | Greenbrae, CA | 2003-05 | 8/29/2008 |
Conference Affiliations:
| Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League | 1930-92 |
| Ivy League | 1993-date |
Highlights:
Bowie K. Kuhn (ML Commissioner) attended...Philip H. Strubling (United States Golf Association President) played 1927-29
Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League champion 1941-42, 1945, 1949-51, 1953, 1974, 1985, 1991...Ivy League (Gehrig Division) champion 1996-2004, 2006…Ivy League championship series champion 1996, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2006
College World Series participant 1951
All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1970 | Arnold Holtberg (ABCA) |
| 1971 | Jack Hittson (ABCA) |
