1836
Born February 29, 1836
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Dickey Pearce Notable
b. February 29, 1836 · New York Mutuals 1871–1872, Brooklyn Atlantics 1873–1874, St. Louis Brown Stockings 1875, St. Louis Brown Stockings 1876–1877
Dickey Pearce played for three clubs across seven seasons as a shortstop, opening with the New York Mutuals in 1871 and closing with the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1877.
Across 291 games he batted .251, with 333 hits and 217 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 21 doubles and 13 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 3.38 earned run average, pitching 5 innings in 2 games.
He played 287 games at shortstop, with 1,076 assists and 279 errors. He turned 66 double plays.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on February 29, 1836, and died on September 18, 1908. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871* | NYU | 33 | 163 | 31 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| 1872* | NYU | 44 | 206 | 32 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .189 |
| 1873* | BRA | 55 | 262 | 42 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .275 |
| 1874* | BRA | 56 | 255 | 48 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .294 |
| 1875* | STL | 70 | 311 | 51 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 8 | .248 |
| 1876 | STL | 25 | 102 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .206 |
| 1877 | STL | 8 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .172 |
| Major leagues | — | 33 | 131 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .198 |
| All seasons | — | 291 | 1328 | 217 | 333 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 134 | 33 | 21 | 13 | .251 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875* | STL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Major leagues | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| All seasons | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Dickey Pearce, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1908