1867
Born July 28, 1867
Salem, NJ, USA
Duke Esper Notable
b. July 28, 1867 · Philadelphia Athletics 1890, Pittsburg Alleghenys 1890, Philadelphia Phillies 1890–1892, Pittsburgh Pirates 1892, Washington Senators 1893–1894, Baltimore Orioles 1894–1896, St. Louis Browns 1897–1898
Duke Esper played for seven clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1890 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1898.
He went 101 and 100 with a 4.39 earned run average, pitching 1,727.7 innings in 236 games. He struck out 453, completed 152 of his 198 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 240 games he batted .241, with 178 hits and 87 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 26 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Salem, NJ, USA on July 28, 1867, and died on August 31, 1910.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | PHA/PHI/PIT | 25 | 87 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .253 |
| 1891 | PHI | 39 | 123 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 1 | .220 |
| 1892 | PHI/PIT | 26 | 79 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .215 |
| 1893 | WHS | 42 | 143 | 15 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 0 | .287 |
| 1894 | BLN/WHS | 35 | 99 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .242 |
| 1895 | BLN | 34 | 90 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .178 |
| 1896 | BLN | 20 | 66 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .197 |
| 1897 | STL | 8 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .320 |
| 1898 | STL | 11 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .370 |
| Career | — | 240 | 739 | 87 | 178 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 40 | 95 | 3 | .241 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | PHA/PHI/PIT | 13 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 201.2 | 234 | 102 | 93 | 88 | 4.55 |
| 1891 | PHI | 20 | 15 | 39 | 36 | 1 | 296.0 | 302 | 117 | 121 | 108 | 3.56 |
| 1892 | PHI/PIT | 13 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 178.2 | 189 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 3.63 |
| 1893 | WHS | 12 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 334.1 | 442 | 175 | 156 | 78 | 4.71 |
| 1894 | BLN/WHS | 15 | 12 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 217.0 | 284 | 140 | 75 | 49 | 5.81 |
| 1895 | BLN | 10 | 12 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 218.1 | 248 | 95 | 79 | 39 | 3.92 |
| 1896 | BLN | 14 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 155.2 | 168 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 3.58 |
| 1897 | STL | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 61.1 | 95 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 5.28 |
| 1898 | STL | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 64.2 | 86 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 5.98 |
| Career | — | 101 | 100 | 236 | 198 | 5 | 1727.2 | 2048 | 842 | 669 | 453 | 4.39 |
On this day & linked events
1910