1856
Born April 3, 1856
Youngsville, PA, USA
Guy Hecker Notable
b. April 3, 1856 · Louisville Eclipse 1882–1884, Louisville Colonels 1885–1889, Pittsburg Alleghenys 1890
Guy Hecker played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Louisville Eclipse in 1882 and closing with the Pittsburg Alleghenys in 1890. His longest stay was with the Louisville Colonels, from 1885 to 1889.
He went 175 and 146 with a 2.93 earned run average, pitching 2,924 innings in 336 games. He struck out 1,110, completed 312 of his 322 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 705 games he batted .282, with 812 hits and 504 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 117 doubles and 123 stolen bases.
He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1884, with 385. He led the league in wins once, in 1884, with 52.
He was born in Youngsville, PA, USA on April 3, 1856, and died on December 3, 1938. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Triple Crown (pitching) | 1 | 1884 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | LOU | 78 | 340 | 62 | 94 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| 1883 | LOU | 81 | 332 | 59 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| 1884 | LOU | 78 | 316 | 53 | 94 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| 1885 | LOU | 70 | 297 | 48 | 81 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 1886 | LOU | 84 | 343 | 76 | 117 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 25 | .341 |
| 1887 | LOU | 91 | 370 | 89 | 118 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 31 | 38 | 48 | .319 |
| 1888 | LOU | 56 | 211 | 32 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 20 | .227 |
| 1889 | LOU | 81 | 327 | 42 | 93 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 27 | 17 | .284 |
| 1890 | PIT | 86 | 340 | 43 | 77 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 13 | .226 |
| Career | — | 705 | 2876 | 504 | 812 | 117 | 47 | 19 | 278 | 143 | 98 | 123 | .282 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | LOU | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 104.0 | 75 | 15 | 5 | 33 | 1.30 |
| 1883 | LOU | 28 | 23 | 53 | 52 | 0 | 469.0 | 526 | 174 | 75 | 164 | 3.34 |
| 1884 | LOU | 52 | 20 | 75 | 73 | 0 | 670.2 | 526 | 134 | 56 | 385 | 1.80 |
| 1885 | LOU | 30 | 23 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 480.0 | 454 | 116 | 54 | 209 | 2.17 |
| 1886 | LOU | 26 | 23 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 420.2 | 390 | 134 | 118 | 133 | 2.87 |
| 1887 | LOU | 18 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 285.1 | 325 | 132 | 50 | 58 | 4.16 |
| 1888 | LOU | 8 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 223.1 | 251 | 84 | 43 | 63 | 3.39 |
| 1889 | LOU | 5 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 151.1 | 215 | 94 | 47 | 33 | 5.59 |
| 1890 | PIT | 2 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 119.2 | 160 | 68 | 44 | 32 | 5.11 |
| Career | — | 175 | 146 | 336 | 322 | 1 | 2924.0 | 2922 | 951 | 492 | 1110 | 2.93 |
On this day & linked events
1938
Died December 3, 1938
Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain