Malachi Kittridge

Malachi Jeddidiah Kittridge (October 12, 1869 – June 23, 1928) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1890 and 1906, for six different teams, predominantly the Chicago Colts of the National League. He batted and threw right-handed.

Malachi Kittridge
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1869-10-12)October 12, 1869 Clinton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: June 23, 1928(1928-06-23) (aged 58) Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1890, for the Chicago Colts
Last MLB appearance
August 8, 1906, for the Cleveland Naps
MLB statistics
Batting average	.219
Home runs	17
Runs scored	390
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Chicago Colts (1890–1897) Louisville Colonels (1898–1899) Washington Senators (NL) (1899) Boston Beaneaters (1901–1903) Washington Senators (AL) (1903–1906) Cleveland Naps (1906) As manager Washington Senators (AL) (1904)

Biography

Kittridge was not a good hitter—he had a .219 batting average for his major-league career—but in his career he was regarded as having one of the best throwing arms. In 1904, he was hired as player-manager of the Washington Senators of the American League, but the team started the season 1–16 (.059), and Kittridge was replaced by Patsy Donovan. The Senators finished with a 38–113 (.252) record for the season.

Kittridge was traded to the Cleveland Naps in the middle of the 1906 season, but he only had five at bats for the Naps before retiring from baseball. In 1910, Kittridge served as player-manager of the Elgin Kittens in the Class D level Northern Association. The team's "Kittens" moniker was in honor of Kittridge. The team finished in first place.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball player–managers

Further reading

• M. J. Kittridge (1903). "How to Become a Good Catcher". How to Play Base Ball. New York City: American Sports Publishing Co. pp. 60–63 – via Wayback Machine.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers
• Media related to Malachi Kittridge at Wikimedia Commons