8 ▁– ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁seven - year ▁( 1 9 5 8 – 1 9 6 4 ) ▁active ▁career , ▁but ▁appeared ▁in ▁only ▁one ▁in ning ▁of ▁one ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁Chicago ▁C ubs . ▁He ▁stood ▁ ▁tall ▁and ▁we ighed ▁ ▁and ▁attended ▁Campbell ▁University , ▁Bu ies ▁Creek , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Prince ' s ▁Major ▁League ▁aud ition ▁came ▁after ▁a ▁medi oc re ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁C ubs ' ▁Tri ple - A ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁Be es ▁affili ate , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁dec isions ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁high ▁earned ▁run ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 . 3 1 , ▁largely ▁as ▁a ▁starting ▁pitch er . ▁In ▁his ▁one ▁ML B ▁game , ▁he ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁relief ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning ▁of ▁a ▁ 4 – 1 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁at ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Gr ounds . ▁He ▁issued ▁a ▁base ▁on ▁balls ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁he ▁faced , ▁Joe ▁Christopher , ▁then ▁hit ▁the ▁next ▁batter , ▁Frank ▁Thomas . ▁But ▁Jim ▁H ick man ▁got ▁Prince ▁off ▁the ▁hook ▁by ▁ground ing ▁into ▁a ▁ 1 - 6 - 3 ▁double ▁play ▁and ▁Sam my ▁Dra ke ▁b ounced ▁out ▁to ▁second . ▁ ▁Prince ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁minor