Buttercup Dickerson
[edit] Biography
Buttercup Dickerson (Lewis Pessano Dickerson) was born on October 11, 1858 in Tyaskin, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on July 15, 1878 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1879, his rookie year, he hit .291 with 2 home runs and 57 RBI. Dickerson played for the Cincinnati Reds, Worcester Ruby Legs, Troy Trojans, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Maroons, Louisville Colonels, Baltimore Orioles and Buffalo Bisons over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Buttercup Dickerson's best season was 1879, when he hit for a .291 average and knocked in 57 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1878
| CIN
| N
| 29
| 123
| 17
| 38
| 0
| 9
| .309
| .309
| .366
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| CIN
| N
| 81
| 350
| 73
| 102
| 2
| 57
| .291
| .297
| .440
| 18
| 14
| 3
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| 31
| 133
| 22
| 39
| 0
| 20
| .293
| .299
| .444
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| TRO
| N
| 30
| 119
| 15
| 23
| 0
| 10
| .193
| .207
| .244
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| TOT
| N
| 61
| 252
| 37
| 62
| 0
| 30
| .246
| .255
| .349
| 10
| 8
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| WOR
| N
| 80
| 367
| 48
| 116
| 1
| 31
| .316
| .331
| .406
| 18
| 6
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| PIT
| a
| 85
| 354
| 62
| 88
| 0
| 0
| .249
| .285
| .297
| 15
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| STL
| U
| 46
| 211
| 49
| 77
| 0
| 0
| .365
| .388
| .445
| 15
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| LOU
| a
| 8
| 28
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .143
| .226
| .393
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| 13
| 56
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 0
| .214
| .290
| .286
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| 67
| 295
| 64
| 93
| 1
| 0
| .315
| .353
| .410
| 17
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| TOT
| a
| 21
| 84
| 15
| 16
| 1
| 0
| .190
| .269
| .321
| 2
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BUF
| N
| 5
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .048
| .091
| .095
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 46
| 211
| 49
| 77
| 0
| 0
| .365
| .388
| .445
| 15
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 256
| 1113
| 176
| 319
| 3
| 127
| .287
| .296
| .394
| 52
| 29
| 15
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 106
| 438
| 77
| 104
| 1
| 0
| .237
| .282
| .301
| 17
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 408
| 1762
| 302
| 500
| 4
| 127
| .284
| .304
| .377
| 84
| 34
| 48
| 51
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1878
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .877
|
| 1879
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 9
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .801
|
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| OF
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1880
| TRO
| N
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 7
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1880
| TRO
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1880
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1880
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 11
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .883
|
| 1881
| WOR
| N
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 28
| 22
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1883
| PIT
| a
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .697
|
| 1883
| PIT
| a
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1883
| PIT
| a
| OF
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 106
| 28
| 34
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .798
|
| 1884
| STL
| U
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| 1884
| STL
| U
| OF
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 12
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1884
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .813
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| OF
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 15
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1884
| TOT
| a
| OF
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1884
| TOT
| a
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| BUF
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 396
| 0
| 0
| 681
| 94
| 133
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .854
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
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