Buttercup Dickerson

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Buttercup Dickerson
Runs scored
302
Teams
  • Cincinnati Reds
    (1878–1879)
  • Troy Trojans
    (1880)
  • Worcester Ruby Legs
    (1880–1881)
  • Pittsburgh Alleghenys
    (1883)
  • St. Louis Maroons (1884)
  • Baltimore Orioles
    (1884)
  • Louisville Eclipse
    (1884)
  • Buffalo Bisons
    (1885)
Career highlights and awards

Lewis Pessano "Buttercup" Dickerson (October 11, 1858 – July 23, 1920) was a 19th-century

Italian-American to play in the majors,[2]
but conversations with family members have called into question whether the family has any Italian ancestry.

Early life

Dickerson was born in 1858. He is sometimes thought to be of Italian ancestry, but at least one historian and one family member dispute this notion. According to one of his granddaughters, he was born to William Porter Dickerson and Mary Larmore, who came to the United States from England, but who may have lived in Scotland before that. His granddaughter said that his middle name, Pessano, was given to him in honor of the physician who delivered him. She said that she was not aware of any Italian ancestry in the family.[3]

Career

In

Boston Red Caps. That season proved to be his best in the majors; he batted .294, drove in 57 runs, and hit a league-leading 14 triples.[1]

Dickerson departed the team the next season, moving on to the

Pittsburgh Alleghenys. His production went down significantly, and he hit just .249.[1]

He played for four teams over the next two seasons. His best showing was with the

Buffalo Bisons before his career came to an end.[1]

Post-career

Dickerson died at the age of 61 in

Baltimore, Maryland. He was interred at Loudon Park Cemetery[4][5] in Baltimore. In 1979, he was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Buttercup Dickerson Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Biography". niasf.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  3. ISBN 978-0803234673
    . Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  5. ^ Baseball Necrology

External links

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