The 1884 Louisville Eclipse season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with a 68–40 record, third place in the American Association.
There has been some debate over whom the manager of this club was, with some sources listing the club's starting second baseman, Joe Gerhardt, as manager for at least part of the year, with others crediting team official Mike Walsh with either all or part of the year.
Guy Hecker started 75 games for the Eclipse in 1884 and won the American Association Pitching Triple Crown by leading the league in wins, with 52, strikeouts, with 385, and earned run average with 1.80.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1884 Louisville Eclipse Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 63 247 59 .239 0 26 1B 77 308 52 .169 0 23 2B 106 404 89 .220 0 40 3B 103 447 150 .336 4 47 SS 98 335 67 .200 0 21 OF 110 486 146 .300 3 73 OF 105 412 103 .250 0 36 OF 94 396 115 .290 2 39
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 73 263 63 .240 3 21 42 157 35 .223 0 18 14 49 10 .204 0 8 8 28 4 .143 1 - 2 9 1 .111 0 - 2 7 1 .143 0 -
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 75 670.2 52 20 1.80 385 13 102.0 6 6 3.44 16 12 87.1 4 6 2.58 23 1 0.1 0 1 54.00 0
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 18 129.1 6 7 2.71 46
References
1884 Louisville Eclipse team page at Baseball Reference