Lip Pike

Lipman Emanuel Pike
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 158 lbs.
Born: May 25, 1845 in New York, NY
Died: October 10, 1893 in Brooklyn, NY

Lipman Pike, a star from baseball's earliest days (according to some records, he was actually the first professional baseball player), was an ancient 42 years old when he appeared in his one and only game for the Mets. Before that, though, he had played eight really successful years in the big leagues, compiling a sterling career batting average of .321. (He had actually been a professional more or less since 1866, but incomplete statistical records exist from before 1871.) Pike was a prolific run-scorer, actually tallying more runs for his career than the amount of games he played in, and--if the records can be trusted--he also went the entire 1874 season without striking out a single time! Lip also served three different short tenures as a spectacularly unsuccessful manager, with a career winning percentage that was lower than his batting average! The picture above is from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame's online site. Click on the SABR banner below to read an extended biography of Pike's fascinating life.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1871 Tro NA  28  130  43  49  10  7  4  39  85  3  2  7  5   -   -  - .400 .654 .377
1872 Bal NA  56  288  67  84  15  5  6  60 127  8  1  6  3   -   -  - .299 .441 .292
1873 Bal NA  56  286  71  90  14  8  4  50 132  8  1  4  7   -   -  - .331 .462 .315
1874 Har NA  52  234  58  83  22  5  1  51 118  3  1  0  5   -   -  - .368 .504 .355
1875 StL NA  70  312  61 108  22 12  0  44 154 25 10  8  3   -   -  - .352 .494 .346
1876 StL NL  63  282  55  91  19 10  1  50 133  -  -  9  8   -   -  - .341 .472 .323
1877 Cin NL  58  262  45  78  12  4  4  23 110  -  -  7  9   -   -  - .321 .420 .298
1878 2teams  36  167  32  52   5  2  0  15  61  -  - 10  5   -   -  - .331 .365 .311
1881 Wor NL   5   18   1   2   0  0  0   0   2  -  -  3  4   -   -  - .273 .111 .111
1887 *METS*   1    4   0   0   0  0  0   0   0  0  -  -  0   0   -  - .000 .000 .000
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METS TOTALS   1    4   0   0   0  0  0   0   0  0  -  -  0   0   -  - .000 .000 .000
OTHER CLUBS 424 1979 433 637 119 53 20 332 922 47 15 54 49   -   -  - .338 .466 .322
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CAREER TOTS 425 1983 433 637 119 53 20 332 922 47 15 54 49   0   -  - .338 .465 .321

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1878 Cin NL  31  145  28  47   5  1  0  11  54  -  -  9  4   -   -  - .342 .372 .324
1878 Pro NL   5   22   4   5   0  1  0   4   7  -  -  1  1   -   -  - .261 .318 .227

MANAGERIAL RECORD

YEAR CLUB    G  W  L  PCT FINISH
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1871 Tro NA  4  1  3 .250   6th 
1874 Har NA 53 16 37 .302   7th 
1877 Cin NL 14  3 11 .214   6th 
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CAREER TOTS 71 20 51 .282       

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I own no Lip Pike memorabilia of any kind. If you have anything, and are willing to trade or donate it, contact me at Rounding Third.

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