Buttercup Dickerson Baseball player

Lewis Pessano Dickerson (October 11, 1858 – July 23, 1920) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball outfielder. Born in Tyaskin, Maryland, he played a total of seven seasons in the majors, splitting time between eight teams in three different leagues. He is credited as the first Italian-American to play in the majors.

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Buttercup Dickerson
Alias (AKA)Dickerson Buttercup
Birth dateOctober 11, 1858
Date of deathJuly 23, 1920

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Baseball player

Career startJuly 15, 1878
Career endJune 01, 1885
batting sideLeft
former teams
Buffalo Bisons (NL)
Cincinnati Reds (1876–80)
position
Outfielder
teams
Pittsburgh Pirates
Baltimore Orioles (19th century)
Louisville Colonels
Worcester Worcesters
Buffalo Bisons (NL)
Troy Trojans (MLB team)
St. Louis Maroons / Indianapolis Hoosiers
Cincinnati Reds (1876–80)
throwing sideRight

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