1883 Louisville Eclipse season

1883 Louisville Eclipse
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkEclipse Park
CityLouisville, Kentucky
OwnersW. L. Lyons, Zach Phelps, W. L. Jackson, John Phelps
ManagerJoe Gerhardt
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The 1883 Louisville Eclipse season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with a 52–45 record, fifth place in the American Association.

Regular season

Pitcher Guy Hecker
Outfielder Pete Browning
Outfielder Jimmy Wolf
Second baseman Joe Gerhardt
Outfielder Leech Maskrey

Season standings

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Athletics 66 32 .673 37‍–‍14 29‍–‍18
St. Louis Browns 65 33 .663 1 35‍–‍14 30‍–‍19
Cincinnati Red Stockings 61 37 .622 5 38‍–‍13 23‍–‍24
New York Metropolitans 54 42 .562 11 29‍–‍17 25‍–‍25
Louisville Eclipse 52 45 .536 13½ 29‍–‍18 23‍–‍27
Columbus Buckeyes 32 65 .330 33½ 18‍–‍29 14‍–‍36
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 31 67 .316 35 18‍–‍31 13‍–‍36
Baltimore Orioles 28 68 .292 37 18‍–‍31 10‍–‍37

Record vs. opponents


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL CIN CLB LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore 3–11 6–7 6–8 3–10 3–11 5–9 2–12
Cincinnati 11–3 11–3 10–4 4–10 9–5 8–6 8–6
Columbus 7–6 3–11 5–9 3–11 1–13 10–4 3–11
Louisville 8–6 4–10 9–5 7–6–1 7–7 11–3 6–8
New York 10–3 10–4 11–3 6–7–1 5–9 9–5 3–11
Philadelphia 11–3 5–9 13–1 7–7 9–5 12–2 9–5
Pittsburgh 9–5 6–8 4–10 3–11 5–9 2–12 2–12
St. Louis 12–2 6–8 11–3 8–6 11–3 5–9 12–2


Roster

1883 Louisville Eclipse
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR
C Ed Whiting 58 240 70 .292 2
1B Juice Latham 88 368 92 .250 0
2B Joe Gerhardt 78 319 84 .263 0
3B Jack Gleason 84 355 106 .299 2
SS Jack Leary 40 165 31 .188 3
OF Jimmy Wolf 98 389 102 .262 1
OF Leech Maskrey 96 361 73 .202 1
OF Pete Browning 84 358 121 .338 4

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Player G AB H Avg. HR
Guy Hecker 81 332 90 .271 1
Dan Sullivan 37 147 31 .211 0
Tom McLaughlin 42 146 28 .192 0
John Reccius 18 63 9 .143 0
Lew Brown 14 60 11 .183 0
Henry Luff 6 23 4 .174 0
George Winkleman 4 13 0 .000 0
Walter Prince 4 11 2 .182 0
Ri Jones 2 7 0 .000 0
Phil Reccius 1 3 1 .333 0
Sleeper Sullivan 1 2 0 .000 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 51 451.0 26 23 3.33 153
Sam Weaver 48 418.2 26 22 3.70 116

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
John Reccius 1 0 0 0 2.25 0

References