Guy Hecker

Guy Jackson Hecker (April 3, 1856 in Youngsville, Pennsylvania – December 3, 1938) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. His debut game took place on May 2, 1882. His final game took place on September 30, 1890. During his career he played for the Louisville Eclipse and Pittsburgh Pirates. Hecker is considered by some baseball historians to be the best combination pitcher and hitter to play in the 19th century. He remains as one of the only two pitchers in Major League history to hit 3 home runs in one game, alongside Jim Tobin and the only pitcher to win a batting title. In addition, he is the only pitcher in baseball history to get six hits in a nine-inning game.

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Major League pitching statistics for Guy Hecker.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1882	LOU	6-6	1.30	13	11	10	0	0	104	75	49	15	5	33
1883	LOU	28-23	3.34	53	52	51	3	0	469	526	298	174	75	164
1884	LOU	52-20	1.80	75	73	72	6	0	670	526	230	134	56	385
1885	LOU	30-23	2.18	53	53	51	2	0	480	454	252	116	54	209
1886	LOU	26-23	2.87	49	48	45	2	0	420	390	273	134	118	133
1887	LOU	18-12	4.16	34	32	32	2	1	285	325	214	132	50	58
1888	LOU	8-17	3.39	26	25	25	0	0	223	251	154	84	43	63
1889	LOU	5-13	5.59	19	16	15	0	0	151	215	145	94	47	33
1890	PIT	2-9	5.11	14	12	11	0	0	119	160	111	68	44	32
Career		175-146	-	336	322	312	15	1	-	2922	1726	951	492	1110

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Major League fielding statistics for Guy Hecker.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1882	LOU	78	-	699	68	31	43	0.961
1883	LOU	81	-	145	106	15	7	0.944
1884	LOU	78	-	55	145	12	3	0.943
1885	LOU	70	-	174	98	15	16	0.948
1886	LOU	84	-	260	81	35	16	0.907
1887	LOU	91	-	429	81	29	27	0.946
1888	LOU	56	-	305	57	25	12	0.935
1889	LOU	81	-	616	55	23	46	0.967
1890	PIT	86	-	626	53	28	26	0.960
Career		705	-	3309	744	213	196	-

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Major League batting statistics for Guy Hecker.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1882	LOU	78	340	62	94	14	4	3	0		5		0.276	0.287	0.368
1883	LOU	81	332	59	90	6	6	1	0		12		0.271	0.297	0.334
1884	LOU	78	316	53	94	14	8	4	42		10		0.297	0.323	0.430
1885	LOU	70	297	48	81	9	2	2	35		5		0.273	0.287	0.337
1886	LOU	84	343	76	117	14	5	4	48	25	32		0.341	0.402	0.446
1887	LOU	91	370	89	118	21	6	4	50	48	31		0.319	0.381	0.441
1888	LOU	56	211	32	48	9	2	0	29	20	11		0.227	0.285	0.289
1889	LOU	81	327	42	93	17	5	1	36	17	18	27	0.284	0.333	0.376
1890	PIT	86	340	43	77	13	9	0	38	13	19	17	0.226	0.285	0.318
Career		705	2876	504	812	117	47	19	278	123	143	44	-	-	-

First Name	Guy
Middle Name	Jackson
Last Name	Hecker
Full Name at Birth	Guy Jackson Hecker
Age	82 (age at death)
Date of Birth	April 3, 1856
Birthplace	Youngsville, PA
Date of Death	December 3, 1938
Location of Death	Wooster, OH
Buried	Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, OH
Height	6' (183 cm)
Weight	190 lbs (86.2 kg)
Star Sign	Aries
Nationality	American
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher, First Baseman, Outfielder
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	2 May 1882
Last MLB Game	30 September 1890