Guy Jackson Hecker (April 3, 1856 – December 3, 1938) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. His debut game took place on May 2, 1882. His final game took place on September 30, 1890. During his career he played for the Louisville Eclipse/Colonels and Pittsburgh Alleghenys. Hecker is considered by some baseball historians to be the best combination pitcher and hitter to play in the 19th century. He remains as one of the only two pitchers in major League history to hit three home runs in one game, alongside Jim Tobin, and the only pitcher to win a batting title. In addition, he is the only pitcher in baseball history to get six hits in a nine-inning game. Hecker was the second pitcher ever in the American Association to pitch a no-hitter. He did this as a rookie with Louisville on September 19, 1882. He narrowly missed becoming the first pitcher in the AA by a week, as his teammate Tony Mullane threw one. He also set a WHIP record of 0.77, which remained the MLB record until 2000, when it was broken by Pedro Martínez' mark of 0.74; yet Hecker's mark remains the rookie record. In 1884, Hecker won the pitching version of the triple crown by compiling 52 wins, a 1.85 earned run average, and 385 strikeouts. In 1886, he won the batting title by hitting .341 for the season. He finished his career in 1890 by managing and playing for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. Hecker died in Wooster, Ohio, and was buried at Wooster Cemetery. See also List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball no-hitters List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders List of Major League Baseball player-managers External links Article on Hecker 1856 births 1938 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball pitchers Louisville Eclipse players Louisville Colonels players Pittsburgh Pirates players Minor league baseball managers Springfield Champion City players Fort Wayne (minor league baseball) players Jacksonville Lunatics players Oil City Oilers players Baseball players from Pennsylvania