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Duke Esper Pitcher Born: July 28, 1868
Salem, New JerseyDied: August 31, 1910 (aged 42)
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBatted: Unknown Threw: Left MLB debut April 18, 1890 for the Philadelphia Athletics Last MLB appearance July 12, 1898 for the St. Louis Browns Career statistics Win-Loss record 101-100 Earned run average 4.39 Strikeouts 453 Teams Charles H. "Duke" Esper (July 28, 1868 in Salem, New Jersey – August 31, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1890–1898. He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Browns. He gave up Roger Connor's 100 homer, the second player to do so after Harry Stovey.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Baltimore Orioles 1894 National League Champions Frank Bonner | Steve Brodie | Dan Brouthers | Stub Brown | Boileryard Clarke | Duke Esper | Kid Gleason | Bill Hawke | George Hemming | Hughie Jennings | Willie Keeler | Joe Kelley | John McGraw | Sadie McMahon | Tony Mullane | Heinie Reitz | Wilbert Robinson
Manager Ned HanlonBaltimore Orioles 1895 National League Champions Steve Brodie | Scoops Carey | Boileryard Clarke | Dad Clarkson | Duke Esper | Kid Gleason | George Hemming | Bill Hoffer | Hughie Jennings | Willie Keeler | Joe Kelley | John McGraw | Sadie McMahon | Heinie Reitz | Wilbert Robinson
Manager Ned HanlonBaltimore Orioles 1896 National League Champions Steve Brodie | Boileryard Clarke | Joe Corbett | Jim Donnelly | Jack Doyle | Duke Esper | George Hemming | Bill Hoffer | Hughie Jennings | Willie Keeler | Joe Kelley | John McGraw | Sadie McMahon | Arlie Pond | Heinie Reitz | Wilbert Robinson | Otis Stocksdale
Manager Ned HanlonCategories:- 1868 births
- 1910 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- 19th-century baseball players
- Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Washington Senators (NL) players
- St. Louis Browns (NL) players
- Baltimore Orioles (NL) players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Smyrna (minor league baseball) players
- Millville (minor league baseball) players
- Hartford Indians players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- American baseball pitcher, 1860s births stubs
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