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Phil Reccius Notable

b. June 7, 1862 · Louisville Eclipse 1882–1884, Louisville Colonels 1885–1888, Cleveland Blues 1887, Rochester Broncos 1890

Phil Reccius played for four clubs across nine seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Louisville Eclipse in 1882 and closing with the Rochester Broncos in 1890.

Across 261 games he batted .231, with 225 hits and 117 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 28 doubles and 12 stolen bases. He went 6 and 12 with a 3.26 earned run average, pitching 179.3 innings in 27 games. He struck out 56.

He played 212 games at third base, with 410 assists and 115 errors. He turned 39 double plays.

He was born in Louisville, KY, USA on June 7, 1862, and died on February 15, 1903.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1882 LOU 41502 000 0000 .133
1883 LOU 1311 100 0000 .333
1884 LOU 732632363 923 21500 .240
1885 LOU 1024025797 8101 381300 .241
1886 LOU 51344 110 2300 .308
1887 CLE/LOU 732663256 830 33322612 .211
1888 LOU 2902 100 4100 .222
1890 ROC 1400 000 1000 .000
Career 261975117225 28164 99542612 .231

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1884 LOU 671811 0129.1118 3919462.71
1885 LOU 0475 140.046 1711103.83
1886 LOU 0111 03.07 3309.00
1887 CLE 0010 07.08 6507.71
Career 6122717 1179.1179 653856 3.26

On this day & linked events

1862

Born June 7, 1862

Louisville, KY, USA

1903

Died February 15, 1903