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Malachi Kittridge
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Birthdate: 10/12/1869
Died: 6/23/1928
Height / Weight: 5' 7" / 170 lbs.
Place of Birth: Clinton, MA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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1905 Chicago Daily News negatives collection SDN-003078. Malachi Kittridge catcher for Washington Nationals in game VS Chicago White Sox throwing ball from home plate at South Side Park, West 37th St & South Princeton Avenue Courtesy Chicago Historical Society 

A pioneering baseball player, Malachi Kittridge manned the catcher position for 16 major league seasons, the first ten with the Chicago Cubs of the National League. A team-leader and a defensive stalwart during baseball’s Dead Ball Era, Malachi Kittridge was also well-regarded by pitchers as a pitch-caller during his tenure in the major leagues.

 

In 1894 Malachi Kittridge batted a career-high .315 for the Cubs. In 1904 he played and was an interim manager for the Washington Nationals of the American League. Baseball History 


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1896 CHC (NL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
19 years   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1890 CHC (NL) 96 333 46 67 8 3 3 35 39 53 7 0 0 1 0 0 .201 .287 SLG
1891 CHC (NL) 79 296 26 62 8 5 2 27 17 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .252 SLG
1892 CHC (NL) 69 229 19 41 5 0 0 10 11 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .217 SLG
1893 CHC (NL) 70 255 32 59 9 5 2 30 17 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .279 SLG
1894 CHC (NL) 51 168 36 53 8 2 0 23 26 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .407 SLG
1895 CHC (NL) 60 212 30 48 6 3 3 29 16 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 .226 .284 SLG
1896 CHC (NL) 65 215 17 48 4 1 1 19 14 14 6 0 0 1 5 0 .223 .274 SLG
1897 CHC (NL) 79 262 25 53 5 5 1 30 22 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 .202 .264 SLG
1898 LOU (NL) 86 287 27 70 8 5 1 31 15 0 9 0 0 0 10 0 .244 .281 SLG
1899 LOU (NL) 45 129 11 26 2 1 0 12 26 0 3 0 0 1 13 0 .202 .340 SLG
1899 WHS (NL) 44 133 14 20 3 0 0 11 10 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 .150 .215 SLG
1901 BSN (NL) 114 381 24 96 14 0 2 40 32 0 2 0 0 1 13 0 .252 .312 SLG
1902 BSN (NL) 80 255 18 60 7 0 2 30 24 0 4 0 0 1 6 0 .235 .304 SLG
1903 WSH (AL) 60 192 8 41 4 1 0 16 10 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 .214 .252 SLG
1903 BSN (NL) 32 99 10 21 2 0 0 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 .212 .291 SLG
1904 WSH (AL) 81 265 11 64 7 0 0 24 8 0 2 0 0 1 9 0 .242 .266 SLG
1905 WSH (AL) 77 238 16 39 8 0 0 14 15 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 .164 .213 SLG
1906 WSH (AL) 22 68 5 13 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .191 .203 SLG
1906 CLE (AL) 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 SLG
19 years   1215 4027 375 882 108 31 17 390 314 166 64 0 0 8 97 0 .219 .277 .SLG



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