Duke Esper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Unknown • Throws: Left

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: July 28, 1867 in Salem, NJ us

Died: August 31, 1910 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

Debut: April 18, 1890 (Age 22-264d, 1,399th in major league history)

Last Game: July 12, 1898 (Age 30-349d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season

Full Name: Charles H. Esper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.3

101

100

ERA

4.39

236

198

1727.2

453

WHIP

1.573

Summary of 46 Home Runs Allowed

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

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 46 lacking some details

5 Tms
WHS	22
PHI	11
STL	6
BLN	6
PHA	1

Platoon
vs RHB	27
vs LHB	17
vs ?HB	2

Home/Road
Away	27
Home	19

Outs
Unk	45
0	1

13 Opps
NYG	7
PHI	5
BSN	5
BRO	5
PIT	4
CLV	4
CIN	4
LOU	3
CHC	3
WHS	2
BLN	2
STL	1
TOL	1

39 Batters
Mike Tiernan	3
Fred Clarke	2
Bid McPhee	2
Mike Griffin	2
Bobby Lowe	2
Jack Clements	2
George Tebeau	1
Charlie Frank	1
Cy Young	1
Ed Delahanty	1
Jack Stivetts	1
George LaChance	1
Jim Canavan	1
George Shoch	1
John Milligan	1
Cap Anson	1
Lave Cross	1
Harry Stovey	1
Ollie Beard	1
Kip Selbach	1
Frank Motz	1
Elmer Smith	1
Bill Lange	1
Roger Connor	1
Ed McKean	1
Jake Beckley	1
Jimmy Ryan	1
Chick Stahl	1
Patsy Tebeau	1
Jesse Burkett	1
Jack Crooks	1
Klondike Douglass	1
Jim O'Rourke	1
Jack Doyle	1
Frank Connaughton	1
Jake Stenzel	1
John Corkhill	1
Tom Brown	1
Hub Collins	1

12 Parks
Boundary Fld (WAS)	10
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	7
Robison Fld (STL)	6
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	5
League Pk I (CIN)	4
Eclipse Pk 2 (LOU)	3
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	2
League Pk I (CLE)	2
Expo Pk (PIT)	2
WestSide Grd (CHI)	2
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	2
Speranza Pk (TOL)	1

Where Hit

7 Inside the Park

1 Bounced

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32
2·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

92 Runs

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

1-3	13
4-6	17
7-end	16

RelScore
Unk	46

Unk	46

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	8
2B	8
CF	7
LF	6
RF	5
SS	5
C	4
P	2
3B	1

OrderPos
Unk	23
2nd	6
1st	5
5th	3
3rd	2
4th	2
8th	2
7th	1
9th	1
6th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1890-06-30	George Tebeau	TOL		PHA		b 2		1	2	8
2	2	2	1	1890-09-22	Ollie Beard	CIN		PHI		b 4		2	5	6	IPHR
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
3	3	1	1	1891-05-27	Bid McPhee	CIN		PHI		b 5		3		4
4	4	2	1	1891-05-28	Bid McPhee	CIN		PHI		b 3		1		4
5	5	3	1	1891-06-23	Harry Stovey	BSN	@	PHI		t 8		1	2	9
6	6	4	1	1891-06-29	Hub Collins	BRO	@	PHI		t 9		2	1	4
7	7	5	1	1891-08-20	Mike Tiernan	NYG	@	PHI		t 1		3	3	9
8	8	6	1	1891-09-01	John Corkhill	PIT		PHI		b 9		1	8	8	IPHR
9	9	7	1	1891-09-09	Jake Beckley	PIT	@	PHI		t 3		2		3
10	10	8	1	1891-09-22 (2)	Jim O'Rourke	NYG		PHI		b 1		3	5	2	IPHR
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
11	11	1	1	1892-05-25	George Shoch	BLN		PHI		b 8		2	3	6	Bounced
12	12	2	1	1892-06-09 (1)	Jesse Burkett	CLV	@	PHI		t 9		2		7
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
13	13	1	1	1893-04-28	John Milligan	BLN	@	WHS		t 4		3		3
14	14	2	1	1893-05-06	Roger Connor	NYG		WHS		b 5		3	4	3
15	15	3	2	1893-05-06	Jack Doyle	NYG		WHS		b 7		2	8	2
16	16	4	1	1893-05-19	Mike Tiernan	NYG		WHS		b 1		2		9
17	17	5	1	1893-06-26	Cy Young	CLV		WHS		b 6		3		1
18	18	6	1	1893-07-09	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		WHS		b 4		1	1	8
19	19	7	1	1893-07-19	Lave Cross	PHI	@	WHS		t 7		2		5
20	20	8	2	1893-07-19	Ed Delahanty	PHI	@	WHS		t 7		1		4
21	21	9	1	1893-07-25	Jack Stivetts	BSN		WHS		b 4		3	9	1
22	22	10	2	1893-07-25	Bobby Lowe	BSN		WHS		b 8		3	2	4
23	23	11	1	1893-08-04	Jack Clements	PHI		WHS		b 10		3		2
24	24	12	1	1893-08-08	Bobby Lowe	BSN	@	WHS		t 6		2		4
25	25	13	1	1893-08-20	Bill Lange	CHC		WHS		b 1		1	2	6	IPHR
26	26	14	1	1893-09-28	Frank Motz	CIN		WHS		b 5		1		3
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
27	27	1	1	1894-04-21	Jack Clements	PHI		WHS		t 2		1		2
28	28	2	1	1894-05-31	Jake Stenzel	PIT	@	WHS		t 9		3		8
29	29	3	1	1894-06-16	Cap Anson	CHC	@	WHS		b 5		2		3
30	30	4	1	1894-06-20	Mike Griffin	BRO	@	WHS		b 4		2		8
31	31	5	2	1894-06-20	George LaChance	BRO	@	WHS		b 8		3		3
32	32	6	1	1894-07-01	Charlie Frank	STL		WHS		t 4		1	2	7
33	33	7	1	1894-07-15	Tom Brown	LOU		WHS		b 7		3	1	8
34	34	8	2	1894-07-15	Fred Clarke	LOU		WHS		b 7		1	2	7
35	35	9	1	1894-07-26	Mike Tiernan	NYG		BLN		b 4		2		9
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
36	36	1	1	1895-08-02	Jack Crooks	WHS		BLN		b 6		3		4
37	37	2	2	1895-08-02	Kip Selbach	WHS		BLN		b 7		1		7	IPHR
1896	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
38	38	1	1	1896-05-04	Elmer Smith	PIT		BLN		b 6		2		7
39	39	2	1	1896-05-18	Patsy Tebeau	CLV		BLN		b 1		2	4	3	IPHR
40	40	3	1	1896-08-05	Frank Connaughton	NYG	@	BLN		t 5		3	7	6
1897	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
41	41	1	1	1897-04-29	Ed McKean	CLV	@	STL		t 6		1		6
42	42	2	1	1897-05-09	Fred Clarke	LOU		STL		b 3		1	1	7	IPHR
43	43	3	1	1897-05-17	Mike Griffin	BRO	@	STL		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
44	44	4	2	1897-05-17	Jim Canavan	BRO	@	STL		t 2		3	6	4
45	45	5	1	1897-05-22	Chick Stahl	BSN	@	STL		t 1		2	5	9
1898	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
46	46	1	1	1898-06-20	Klondike Douglass	PHI	@	STL		t 8		2		3