1884 Louisville Eclipse season
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The 1884
There has been some debate over whom the manager of this club was, with some sources listing the club's starting second baseman, Joe Gerhardt, as manager for at least part of the year, with others crediting team official Mike Walsh with either all or part of the year.
Regular season
Season standings
W
|
L
|
Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Metropolitans | 75 | 32 | 0.701 | — | 42–9 | 33–23 |
| Columbus Buckeyes | 69 | 39 | 0.639 | 6½ | 38–16 | 31–23 |
| Louisville Eclipse | 68 | 40 | 0.630 | 7½ | 41–14 | 27–26 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 40 | 0.626 | 8 | 38–16 | 29–24 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 68 | 41 | 0.624 | 8 | 40–16 | 28–25 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 43 | 0.594 | 11½ | 42–13 | 21–30 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 61 | 46 | 0.570 | 14 | 38–16 | 23–30 |
| Toledo Blue Stockings | 46 | 58 | 0.442 | 27½ | 28–25 | 18–33 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 40 | 64 | 0.385 | 33½ | 23–26 | 17–38 |
| Richmond Virginians | 12 | 30 | 0.286 | 30½ | 5–15 | 7–15 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 30 | 78 | 0.278 | 45½ | 18–37 | 12–41 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 29 | 78 | 0.271 | 46 | 15–39 | 14–39 |
| Washington Nationals | 12 | 51 | 0.190 | 41 | 10–20 | 2–31 |
Record vs. opponents
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BR | CIN | COL | IND | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | RIC | STL | TOL | WSH | ||||
| Baltimore | — | 5–5 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 9–0 | 4–0 | 5–5 | 5–5–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| Brooklyn | 5–5 | — | 2–8 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 3–6 | 1–9–1 | 3–6 | 4–6 | 3–2–1 | 2–7–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–1 | ||||
| Cincinnati | 6–4 | 8–2 | — | 3–7 | 9–1–1 | 5–5 | 4–6–1 | 4–6 | 8–1–1 | 4–0 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 6–0 | ||||
| Columbus | 4–6 | 7–3 | 7–3 | — | 8–2 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5–1 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 8–1–1 | 5–1 | ||||
| Indianapolis | 1–9 | 3–7 | 1–9–1 | 2–8 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 1–2–1 | 3–6–1 | 3–6 | 4–2 | ||||
| Louisville | 4–6–1 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 9–1 | — | 3–7–1 | 6–3 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 5–5 | 9–1 | 4–1 | ||||
| New York | 5–5 | 9–1–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 7–3–1 | — | 8–2 | 9–1 | 2–0 | 5–4–1 | 5–4–1 | 6–2 | ||||
| Philadelphia | 7–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 5–5–1 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 2–8 | — | 8–2 | 2–0 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 7–1 | ||||
| Pittsburgh | 0–9 | 6–4 | 1–8–1 | 1–9 | 6–4 | 2–8 | 1–9 | 2–8 | — | 1–4–1 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 4–1 | ||||
| Richmond | 0–4 | 2–3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–4–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| St. Louis | 5–5 | 7–2–1 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–3–1 | 5–5 | 4–5–1 | 7–3 | 9–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–5 | 5–1 | ||||
| Toledo | 5–5–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–7 | 1–8–1 | 6–3 | 1–9 | 4–5–1 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 4–0–1 | 5–5 | — | 5–1 | ||||
| Washington | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–6 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | ||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
| 1884 Louisville Eclipse | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Dan Sullivan | 63 | 247 | 59 | .239 | 0 | 26 |
| 1B | Jumbo Latham |
77 | 308 | 52 | .169 | 0 | 23 |
| 2B | Joe Gerhardt | 106 | 404 | 89 | .220 | 0 | 40 |
| 3B | Pete Browning | 103 | 447 | 150 | .336 | 4 | 47 |
| SS | Tom McLaughlin | 98 | 335 | 67 | .200 | 0 | 21 |
| OF | Jimmy Wolf | 110 | 486 | 146 | .300 | 3 | 73 |
| OF | Leech Maskrey | 105 | 412 | 103 | .250 | 0 | 36 |
| OF | Monk Cline | 94 | 396 | 115 | .290 | 2 | 39 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Reccius | 73 | 263 | 63 | .240 | 3 | 21 |
| Ed Whiting | 42 | 157 | 35 | .223 | 0 | 18 |
| Wally Andrews | 14 | 49 | 10 | .204 | 0 | 8 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | 8 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 1 | - |
| Len Stockwell | 2 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | - |
| Bill Hunter | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | - |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Hecker | 75 | 670.2 | 52 | 20 | 1.80 | 385 |
| Denny Driscoll | 13 | 102.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.44 | 16 |
| Ren Deagle | 12 | 87.1 | 4 | 6 | 2.58 | 23 |
| Pete Browning | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 54.00 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Reccius | 18 | 129.1 | 6 | 7 | 2.71 | 46 |
References
- ^ "Guy Hecker". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
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