Guy Hecker

Positions: Pitcher, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: April 3, 1856 in Youngsville, PA us

Died: December 3, 1938 in Wooster, OH

Buried: Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, OH

Debut: May 2, 1882 (Age 26-029d, 519th in major league history)

Last Game: September 30, 1890 (Age 34-180d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1882 season

Full Name: Guy Jackson Hecker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.3

175

146

ERA

2.93

336

322

2924.0

1110

WHIP

1.168

Summary of 50 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

3 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 50 lacking some details

2 Tms
LOU	41
PIT	9

Platoon
vs RHB	40
vs LHB	9
vs ?HB	1

Home/Road
Away	39
Home	11

Outs
Unk	47
0	3

10 Opps
CIN	14
PHA	9
BRO	9
STL	5
BAL	3
NYP	3
CLE/CLV	3
CHC	2
PIT	1
IND	1

35 Batters
Harry Stovey	5
John Reilly	3
Charley Jones	3
George Pinkney	2
Bug Holliday	2
Tip O'Neill	2
Bob Caruthers	2
Jim Keenan	2
Joe Sommer	2
Frank Fennelly	2
Lou Bierbauer	1
Pete O'Brien	1
Kid Baldwin	1
John Milligan	1
Jimmy Macullar	1
Hick Carpenter	1
Henry Porter	1
Dennis Casey	1
Bob Glenalvin	1
Thomas Burns	1
Denny Lyons	1
Fred Corey	1
John Kerins	1
Charles Zimmer	1
Sam Barkley	1
Tom Daly	1
Tim Keefe	1
Adonis Terry	1
Bob Gilks	1
Ernie Burch	1
John McGlone	1
Darby O'Brien	1
John Corkhill	1
Arlie Latham	1
Ed Swartwood	1

13 Parks
Eclipse Pk (LOU)	11
League Pk I (CIN)	10
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	7
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	4
WashingtnPk2 (NYC)	4
N.L. Pk II (CLE)	3
WashingtonPk (NYC)	2
Oriole Pk 1 (BAL)	2
BankSt Grnd (CIN)	2
WestSide Pk (CHI)	2
Metrop. Pk (NYC)	1
StGeorgeCrkG (SAI)	1
7th St Pk I (IND)	1

Where Hit

10 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

93 Runs

Inning
1	9
2	1
3	5
4	6
5	6
6	4
7	9
8	4
9	6

1-3	15
4-6	16
7-end	19

RelScore
Unk	50

Unk	50

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	9
CF	8
1B	7
3B	7
2B	5
C	4
RF	4
P	3
SS	3

OrderPos
Unk	14
3rd	9
4th	6
1st	5
5th	5
2nd	5
6th	3
8th	2
7th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1883-06-14	Harry Stovey	PHA		LOU		b 1		2	2	3
2	2	2	1	1883-07-14	Charley Jones	CIN	@	LOU		t 5		2	3	8
3	3	3	1	1883-08-08	Joe Sommer	CIN		LOU		b 1		1	3	7
4	4	4	1	1883-08-13	Hick Carpenter	CIN		LOU		b 1	0	1	1	5	Lead-Off
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
5	5	1	1	1884-06-09	Tim Keefe	NYP		LOU		b 8		1		1
6	6	2	1	1884-08-13	Frank Fennelly	CIN		LOU		b 6		2	1	6
7	7	3	1	1884-08-28	John Kerins	IND		LOU		b 8		1	4	3
8	8	4	1	1884-09-21	Harry Stovey	PHA	@	LOU		t 1	0	1	1	3	Lead-Off
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
9	9	1	1	1885-06-11	Fred Corey	PHA		LOU		b 9		2	6	5	IPHR
10	10	2	1	1885-06-17	Dennis Casey	BAL		LOU		b 5		2		8
11	11	3	1	1885-06-25	John Reilly	CIN		LOU		b 9		2	2	3
12	12	4	1	1885-07-26	Jim Keenan	CIN	@	LOU		t 5		1	8	2
13	13	5	1	1885-08-08	John Reilly	CIN		LOU		b 5		2	2	3
14	14	6	1	1885-10-01	Jimmy Macullar	BAL		LOU		b 3		2	7	6
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
15	15	1	1	1886-05-18	John Milligan	PHA		LOU		b 4		1	4	3
16	16	2	2	1886-05-18	Harry Stovey	PHA		LOU		b 9		1	1	8
17	17	3	1	1886-05-31 (2)	Ernie Burch	BRO		LOU		b 7		4		7
18	18	4	1	1886-08-12	Ed Swartwood	BRO	@	LOU		t 1		2	3	9
19	19	5	1	1886-08-24	Sam Barkley	PIT	@	LOU		t 7		1	3	4
20	20	6	1	1886-09-30	Joe Sommer	BAL	@	LOU		t 8		1	3	4	IPHR
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
21	21	1	1	1887-05-02	Frank Fennelly	CIN		LOU		b 1		2	3	6
22	22	2	2	1887-05-02	Charley Jones	CIN		LOU		b 3		2	4	7	IPHR
23	23	3	1	1887-05-07	Tip O'Neill	STL		LOU		b 7		3		7	Cycle
24	24	4	1	1887-06-29	Bob Caruthers	STL		LOU		b 7		2	5	9
25	25	5	2	1887-06-29	Bob Caruthers	STL		LOU		b 8		1	5	9
26	26	6	1	1887-07-21	Adonis Terry	BRO		LOU		b 6		1		1
27	27	7	1	1887-08-28	Henry Porter	BRO	@	LOU		t 6		2		1
28	28	8	1	1887-08-30	Darby O'Brien	NYP	@	LOU		t 1		3	3	7
29	29	9	1	1887-09-07	Charley Jones	NYP		LOU		b 7		3	5	8	IPHR
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
30	30	1	1	1888-06-06	Bob Gilks	CLE		LOU		b 7		3	4	7	IPHR
31	31	2	2	1888-06-06	John McGlone	CLE		LOU		b 7		2		5	IPHR
32	32	3	1	1888-08-03	Denny Lyons	PHA		LOU		b 4		1	3	5
33	33	4	2	1888-08-03	Harry Stovey	PHA		LOU		b 4		3	2	7	IPHR
34	34	5	1	1888-10-11	Tip O'Neill	STL		LOU		b 9		2		7
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
35	35	1	1	1889-04-21	Arlie Latham	STL	@	LOU		t 1	0	1	1	5	Lead-Off
36	36	2	1	1889-08-03	Harry Stovey	PHA		LOU		b 4		2	4	7
37	37	3	1	1889-08-10	Lou Bierbauer	PHA	@	LOU		t 7		2	5	4
38	38	4	1	1889-08-17	John Corkhill	BRO	@	LOU		t 4		1	6	8
39	39	5	1	1889-08-26	Bug Holliday	CIN		LOU		b 3		1		8	IPHR
40	40	6	2	1889-08-26	Bug Holliday	CIN		LOU		b 4		3		8
41	41	7	3	1889-08-26	Kid Baldwin	CIN		LOU		b 9		2	4	8
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
42	42	1	1	1890-06-16 (2)	Pete O'Brien	CHC		PIT		b 2		3		4
43	43	2	1	1890-07-17	George Pinkney	BRO		PIT		b 3		2		5
44	44	3	1	1890-08-01 (1)	Tom Daly	BRO		PIT		b 1		2	6	2
45	45	4	2	1890-08-01 (1)	Thomas Burns	BRO		PIT		b 5		1	3	9
46	46	5	3	1890-08-01 (1)	George Pinkney	BRO		PIT		b 5		2	2	5	IPHR
47	47	6	1	1890-08-06	Jim Keenan	CIN		PIT		b 6		2	8	2
48	48	7	2	1890-08-06	John Reilly	CIN		PIT		b 9		2	5	3	Cycle
49	49	8	1	1890-08-15	Charles Zimmer	CLV		PIT		b 7		3		2	IPHR
50	50	9	1	1890-08-18	Bob Glenalvin	CHC		PIT		b 3		2		4