Duke Esper

Charles H. "Duke" Esper (July 28, 1867 in Salem, New Jersey – August 31, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)[1] was a 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 100th home run, the second player to do so after Harry Stovey.

Duke Esper
Pitcher
Born: (1868-07-28)July 28, 1868
Salem, New Jersey
Died: August 31, 1910(1910-08-31) (aged 42)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Unknown Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 18, 1890, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 12, 1898, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Win–loss record101-100
Earned run average4.39
Strikeouts453
Teams

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