1872
Born May 23, 1872
Rural Retreat, VA, USA
Deacon Phillippe Notable
Deacon Phillippe divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Louisville Colonels from 1899, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1911.
He went 189 and 109 with a 2.59 earned run average, pitching 2,607 innings in 372 games. He struck out 929, completed 242 of his 289 starts and threw 27 shutouts. Across 377 games he batted .189, with 185 hits and 96 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 23 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He has a page for his starting pitcher in 1899.
He was born in Rural Retreat, VA, USA on May 23, 1872, and died on March 30, 1952. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | LOU | 44 | 128 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 3 | .203 |
| 1900 | PIT | 38 | 105 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .181 |
| 1901 | PIT | 38 | 113 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 1 | .230 |
| 1902 | PIT | 32 | 113 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .221 |
| 1903 | PIT | 37 | 124 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .210 |
| 1904 | PIT | 21 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .123 |
| 1905 | PIT | 38 | 97 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 0 | .093 |
| 1906 | PIT | 33 | 82 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .244 |
| 1907 | PIT | 35 | 65 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .185 |
| 1908 | PIT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1909 | PIT | 22 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .071 |
| 1910 | PIT | 31 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .220 |
| 1911 | PIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | — | 377 | 980 | 96 | 185 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 90 | 49 | 148 | 4 | .189 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | LOU | 21 | 17 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 321.0 | 331 | 113 | 64 | 68 | 3.17 |
| 1900 | PIT | 20 | 13 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 279.0 | 274 | 88 | 42 | 75 | 2.84 |
| 1901 | PIT | 22 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 2 | 296.0 | 274 | 73 | 38 | 103 | 2.22 |
| 1902 | PIT | 20 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 272.0 | 265 | 62 | 26 | 122 | 2.05 |
| 1903 | PIT | 25 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 289.1 | 269 | 78 | 29 | 123 | 2.43 |
| 1904 | PIT | 10 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 166.2 | 183 | 60 | 26 | 82 | 3.24 |
| 1905 | PIT | 20 | 13 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 279.0 | 235 | 68 | 48 | 133 | 2.19 |
| 1906 | PIT | 15 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 0 | 218.2 | 216 | 60 | 26 | 90 | 2.47 |
| 1907 | PIT | 14 | 11 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 214.0 | 214 | 62 | 36 | 61 | 2.61 |
| 1908 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11.25 |
| 1909 | PIT | 8 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 131.2 | 121 | 34 | 14 | 38 | 2.32 |
| 1910 | PIT | 14 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 121.2 | 111 | 31 | 9 | 30 | 2.29 |
| 1911 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7.50 |
| Career | — | 189 | 109 | 372 | 289 | 12 | 2607.0 | 2518 | 749 | 363 | 929 | 2.59 |
On this day & linked events
1952
Died March 30, 1952
1899
Major-league debut: Deacon Phillippe
Deacon Phillippe made a major-league debut on April 21, 1899.
1899
Deacon Phillippe's No-Hitter
Deacon Phillippe started as the Louisville Colonels held the New York Giants without a hit on May 25, 1899, winning 7–0.
1903
The First Modern World Series Game
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Americans 7–3 in the first game of the first modern World Series, a best-of-nine matchup between the champions of the National and American Leagues.
1911
Final major-league game: Deacon Phillippe
Deacon Phillippe played a final major-league game on August 13, 1911.
Image: Breisch Williams, public domain