Buttercup Dickerson Stats

Buttercup Dickerson was born on Monday, October 11, 1858, in Tyaskin, Maryland. Dickerson was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 15, 1878, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Buttercup Dickerson baseball stats page.

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Buttercup Dickerson
 
 
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Birth Name:   Lewis Pessano Dickerson
Nickname:   Buttercup
Born On:   10-11-1858  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tyaskin, Maryland
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-23-1920 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Baltimore, Maryland
Cemetery:   Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-06   Player Weight Chart Weight:   140
First Game:   07-15-1878 (Age 19)
Last Game:   06-01-1885
Draft:   Not Applicable
Buttercup Dickerson

Buttercup Dickerson Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Buttercup Dickerson

Buttercup Dickerson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1878 20 Reds 29 123 17 38 5 1 0 0 9 0 - 7 - - 0 - .309 .309 .366
1879 21 Reds 81 350 73 102 18 14 2 0 57 3 - 27 - - 0 - .291 .297 .440
1880 22 Trojans 30 119 15 23 2 2 0 0 10 2 - 3 - - 0 - .193 .207 .244
1880 22 Ruby Legs 31 133 22 39 8 6 0 0 20 1 - 2 - - 0 - .293 .299 .444
1881 23 Ruby Legs 80 367 48 116 18 6 1 0 31 8 - 8 - - 0 - .316 .331 .406
1883 25 Alleghenys 85 354 62 88 15 1 0 0 0 18 - - - - 0 - .249 .285 .297
1884 26 Maroons 46 211 49 77 15 1 0 0 0 8 - - - - 0 - .365 .388 .445
1884 26 Orioles 13 56 9 12 2 1 0 0 0 4 - - - - 2 - .214 .290 .286
1884 26 Colonels 8 28 6 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 - - - - 0 - .143 .226 .393
1885 27 Bisons 5 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - - - - 0 - .048 .091 .095
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 408 1,762 302 500 84 34 4 0 127 48 - 47 - - 2 - .284 .304 .377
Buttercup Dickerson

Buttercup Dickerson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1878 Reds OF 29 - - 65 2.2 57 56 1 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .877 0.00
1879 Reds LF 81 - - 191 2.4 153 144 9 38 1 n/a n/a n/a .801 0.00
1880 Trojans OF 30 - - 93 3.1 84 77 7 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .903 0.00
1880 Trojans SS 1 - - 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1880 Ruby Legs CF 31 - - 61 2.0 52 48 4 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .852 0.00
1881 Ruby Legs OF 80 - - 203 2.5 181 153 28 22 6 n/a n/a n/a .892 0.00
1883 Alleghenys 2B 2 - - 8 4.0 6 3 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00
1883 Alleghenys OF 78 - - 168 2.2 134 106 28 34 2 n/a n/a n/a .798 0.00
1883 Alleghenys SS 8 - - 33 4.1 23 9 14 10 0 n/a n/a n/a .697 0.00
1884 Maroons 3B 4 - - 17 4.3 14 8 6 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .824 0.00
1884 Maroons LF 42 - - 86 2.0 77 65 12 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .895 0.00
1884 Orioles 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1884 Orioles RF 12 - - 17 1.4 16 15 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00
1884 Colonels OF 8 - - 16 2.0 13 11 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .813 0.00
1885 Bisons OF 5 - - 8 1.6 8 6 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
OF Totals 230 0 0 553 2.4 477 409 68 76 11 n/a n/a n/a .863 0.00
LF Totals 123 0 0 277 2.3 230 209 21 47 3 n/a n/a n/a .830 0.00
CF Totals 31 0 0 61 2.0 52 48 4 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .852 0.00
RF Totals 12 0 0 17 1.4 16 15 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00
SS Totals 9 0 0 35 3.9 25 10 15 10 0 n/a n/a n/a .714 0.00
3B Totals 5 0 0 18 3.6 14 8 6 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 0.00
2B Totals 2 0 0 8 4.0 6 3 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00
7 Years 412 - - 969 2.4 820 702 118 149 17 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00
Buttercup Dickerson

Buttercup Dickerson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1878 Reds - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 17.6 13.7 - - -
1879 Reds - - - 0 0 n/a 175.0 13.0 6.1 - - -
1880 Trojans - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 39.7 11.9 - - -
1880 Ruby Legs - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 66.5 6.7 - - -
1881 Ruby Legs - - - 0 0 n/a 367.0 45.9 11.8 - - -
1883 Alleghenys - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1884 Maroons - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1884 Orioles - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1884 Colonels - - - 0 0 n/a 28.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1885 Bisons - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years - - - 0 0 n/a 440.5 37.5 13.9 - - -
Buttercup Dickerson

Buttercup Dickerson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1878 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1879 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1880 Troy Trojans n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1880 Worcester Ruby Legs n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1881 Worcester Ruby Legs n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 Pittsburgh Alleghenys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 St. Louis Maroons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1884 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 Buffalo Bisons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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