John Reccius
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John Reccius was an American
Major League Baseball
player from Louisville, 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. Phil Reccius
was a Major League player for 8 seasons, much of which was with Lousville, and Bill 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. John and his brothers were childhood friends of Pete Browning
and Jimmy Wolf
, as well as others from the area who had reached the Major Leagues.
John died in Louisville, Kentucky
at the age of 70, and was interred at Cave Hill Cemetery.
United States
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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player from Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
who pitched
Pitcher
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and played in center field
Center fielder
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during his two seasons for the Louisville Eclipse
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
of the American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
.
John had two brothers who were also involved heavily in baseball. Phil Reccius
Phil Reccius
Phillip Reccius was an American Major League Baseball player from Louisville, Kentucky, who played for eight seasons in the majors, mainly playing third base for his hometown team, the Louisville Eclipse....
was a Major League player for 8 seasons, much of which was with Lousville, and Bill 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. John and his brothers were childhood friends of Pete Browning
Pete Browning
Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning was an American center and left fielder in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1894 who played primarily for the Louisville Eclipse/Colonels, becoming one of the sport's most accomplished batters of the 1880s...
and Jimmy Wolf
Jimmy Wolf
William Van Winkle "Jimmy" Wolf , also known as Chicken Wolf, was an American Major League Baseball player from Louisville, Kentucky who played right field, but occasionally played other positions in the infield....
, as well as others from the area who had reached the Major Leagues.
John died in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
at the age of 70, and was interred at Cave Hill Cemetery.