Pike batted and threw left-handed. He was Jewish. His brother,
Lipman Emanuel "Lip" Pike, had much more renown and is a member of the
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Pike's major league career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different than that of
Red Bluhm,
Eddie Gaedel, or
Moonlight Graham. On August 27, 1877, he appeared in one game for the
Brooklyn Hartfords of the
National League. Pike connected one
hit in four
at bats in his only
game for a .250
batting average, but he made an
error in the outfield. Pike also played the outfield for the
Lowell, Massachusetts team that won the 1875 state championship and claimed the
New England title. That same year, he also served as an
umpire in the
National Association. ==References==