1859
Born June 8, 1859
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Cub Stricker Notable
b. June 8, 1859 · Philadelphia Athletics 1882–1885, Cleveland Blues 1887–1888, Cleveland Spiders 1889, Cleveland Infants 1890, Boston Reds 1891, St. Louis Browns 1892, Baltimore Orioles 1892, Washington Senators 1893
Cub Stricker played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1882 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1893.
Across 1,196 games he batted .239, with 1,106 hits and 790 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 128 doubles and 278 stolen bases. He went 2 and 0 with a 3.58 earned run average, pitching 27.7 innings in 8 games. He struck out 10.
He played 1,145 games at second base, with 3,387 assists and 701 errors. He turned 513 double plays.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on June 8, 1859, and died on November 19, 1937. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | PHA | 72 | 272 | 34 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| 1883 | PHA | 89 | 330 | 67 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 1884 | PHA | 107 | 399 | 59 | 92 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 1885 | PHA | 106 | 398 | 71 | 93 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| 1887 | CLE | 131 | 534 | 122 | 141 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 53 | 16 | 86 | .264 |
| 1888 | CLE | 127 | 493 | 80 | 115 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 50 | 31 | 60 | .233 |
| 1889 | CLV | 136 | 566 | 83 | 142 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 58 | 18 | 32 | .251 |
| 1890 | CLE | 127 | 544 | 93 | 133 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 65 | 54 | 16 | 24 | .244 |
| 1891 | BOS | 139 | 514 | 96 | 111 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 63 | 34 | 54 | .216 |
| 1892 | BLN/STL | 103 | 367 | 57 | 91 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 42 | 25 | 18 | .248 |
| 1893 | WHS | 59 | 218 | 28 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | .179 |
| Career | — | 1196 | 4635 | 790 | 1106 | 128 | 47 | 12 | 411 | 414 | 152 | 278 | .239 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | PHA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.29 |
| 1884 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 |
| 1887 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3.18 |
| 1888 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27.2 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3.58 |
On this day & linked events
1937
Died November 19, 1937
1882
Major-league debut: Cub Stricker
Cub Stricker made a major-league debut on May 2, 1882.
1893
Final major-league game: Cub Stricker
Cub Stricker played a final major-league game on September 29, 1893.
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