- John Reccius
Infobox MLB retired
name=John Reccius
position=Pitcher /Center fielder
bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Unknown
throws=Unknown
birthdate=October 29 1859
city-state|Louisville|Kentucky
deathdate=death date and age|1930|9|1|1859|10|29
city-state|Louisville|Kentucky
debutdate=May 2
debutyear= by|1882
debutteam= Louisville Eclipse
finaldate=July 11
finalyear= by|1883
finalteam= Louisville Eclipse
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=4-6
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.00
stat3label=Batting average
stat3value=.219
teams=
* Louisville Eclipse (by|1882–by|1883)
highlights=John Reccius (
October 29 1859 –September 1 1930 ) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player fromLouisville, Kentucky who pitched and played in center field during his two seasons for the Louisville Eclipse of the American Association.John had two brothers who were also involved heavily in baseball. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reccijo01.shtml Baseball-Reference player page] ]
Phil Reccius was a Major League player for 8 seasons, much of which was with Lousville, andBill Reccius was the founder and manager for the mid-1870s version of the Louisville Eclipse, though he did not manage or play when the organization while the teams was in the majors. [ [http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=19&pid=15454 SABR Biography "Chicken Wolf"] ] John and his brothers were childhood friends ofPete Browning andJimmy Wolf , as well as others from the area who had reached the Major Leagues. [ [http://www.jockbio.com/Classic/Browning/Browning_1.html Pete Browning biography] ]John died in
Louisville, Kentucky at the age of 70, and was interred atCave Hill Cemetery . [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7384694 Find A Grave] ]References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=r/reccijo01
Persondata
NAME = Reccius, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = October 29, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH = Louisville, Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH = September 1, 1930
PLACE OF DEATH = Louisville, Kentucky
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