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b. February 14, 1855 · Washington Blue Legs 1873, Baltimore Canaries 1874, New York Mutuals 1875, Louisville Grays 1876–1877, Cincinnati Reds 1878–1879, Detroit Wolverines 1881, Louisville Eclipse 1883–1884, New York Giants 1885–1887, New York Metropolitans 1887, Brooklyn Gladiators 1890, St. Louis Browns 1890, Louisville Colonels 1891

Gerhardt's largest offensive season came in 1890, split between Brooklyn and St. Louis. He played 136 games, collected 107 hits, drove in 51 runs and stole 14 bases. He also managed the Browns for 38 games, going 20-16.

Twelve recognized major-league seasons gave him 854 hits, 112 doubles, 51 triples, 347 runs batted in and a .227 average across 986 games. He played primarily at second base. Gerhardt also managed Louisville in 1883, going 52-45 across 98 games.

Before the National League began, he played three National Association seasons for Washington, Baltimore and New York. Those separate records add 85 hits, 45 runs and a .230 average in 85 games. His later career covered nine more club identities and two recognized major leagues before two final games with Louisville in 1891. He died in 1922, at sixty-seven.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1873*	WAS	13	57	6	12	3	0	0	9	0	6	0	.211
1874*	BAL	14	61	10	19	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	.311
1875*	NYU	58	252	29	54	7	3	0	20	0	2	0	.214
1876	LOU	65	292	33	76	10	3	2	18	3	5	0	.260
1877	LOU	59	250	41	76	6	5	1	35	5	8	0	.304
1878	CIN	60	259	46	77	7	2	0	28	7	14	0	.297
1879	CIN	79	313	22	62	12	3	1	39	3	19	0	.198
1881	DTN	80	297	35	72	13	6	0	36	7	31	0	.242
1883	LOU	78	319	56	84	11	9	0	0	14	0	0	.263
1884	LOU	106	404	39	89	7	8	0	40	13	0	0	.220
1885	NYG	112	399	43	62	12	2	0	33	24	47	0	.155
1886	NYG	123	426	44	81	11	7	0	40	22	63	8	.190
1887	NYG/NYP	86	311	40	68	13	2	0	27	24	43	15	.219
1890	BRG/STL	136	494	49	107	10	4	3	51	39	0	14	.217
1891	LOU	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Major leagues	—	986	3770	448	854	112	51	7	347	162	230	37	.227
All seasons	—	1071	4140	493	939	122	55	7	382	162	238	37	.227

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Joe Gerhardt, that is 1873–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1855

Born February 14, 1855

Washington, DC, USA

1922

Died March 11, 1922

1873

Major-league debut: Joe Gerhardt

Joe Gerhardt made a major-league debut on September 1, 1873.

1891

Final major-league game: Joe Gerhardt

Joe Gerhardt played a final major-league game on April 29, 1891.

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