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Kid Elberfeld
Kid Elberfeld
| Full name Norman Arthur Elberfeld |
| Born April 13, 1875, Pomeroy, Ohio |
| Died January 13, 1944, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Buried at Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| First Game: May 30, 1898; Final Game: September 24, 1914 |
| Managed First Game: June 25, 1908; Managed Final Game: October 8, 1908 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 7" Weight: 158 |
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| Ejections as player: 1902 (2), 1903 (1), 1904 (1), 1905 (2), 1906 (6), 1907 (3), 1909 (4), 1910 (1), 1914 (4). Total: 24 |
| Ejections as manager: 1908 (4) |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1898 PHI N 14 38 1 9 4 0 0 7 5 5 7 2 0 .237 .420 .342 -0.2 1898 PHI N
1899 CIN N 41 138 23 36 4 2 0 22 15 6 11 2 5 .261 .378 .319 -0.4 1899 CIN N
1901 DET A Daily Splits 121 432 76 133 21 11 3 76 57 18 7 12 0 23 .308 .397 .428 3.5 1901 DET A
1902 DET A Daily Splits 130 488 70 127 17 6 1 64 55 10 11 8 0 19 .260 .348 .326 0.8 1902 DET A
1903 DET A Daily Splits 35 132 29 45 5 3 0 19 11 5 5 1 0 6 .341 .412 .424 1.6 1903 DET A
1903 NY A Daily Splits 90 349 49 100 18 5 0 45 22 12 10 4 0 16 .287 .346 .367 1.1 1903 NY A
1903 TOT A 125 481 78 145 23 8 0 64 33 17 15 5 0 22 .301 .365 .383 2.7 1903 TOT A
1904 NY A Daily Splits 122 445 55 117 13 5 2 46 37 20 13 16 0 18 .263 .337 .328 2.2 1904 NY A
1905 NY A Daily Splits 111 390 48 102 18 2 0 53 23 16 16 20 0 18 .262 .329 .318 -0.1 1905 NY A
1906 NY A Daily Splits 99 346 59 106 11 5 2 31 30 19 10 7 0 19 .306 .378 .384 1.5 1906 NY A
1907 NY A Daily Splits 120 447 61 121 17 6 0 51 36 7 13 9 0 22 .271 .343 .336 2.3 1907 NY A
1908 NY A Daily Splits 19 56 11 11 3 0 0 5 6 3 5 2 0 1 .196 .328 .250 -0.1 1908 NY A
1909 NY A Daily Splits 106 379 47 90 9 5 0 26 28 17 14 10 0 23 .237 .314 .288 0.4 1909 NY A
1910 WAS A Daily Splits 127 455 53 114 9 2 2 42 35 18 13 12 0 19 .251 .322 .292 -0.3 1910 WAS A
1911 WAS A Daily Splits 127 404 58 110 19 4 0 47 65 0i 6 25 13 0 0i 24 12i .272 .405 .339 2.2 1911 WAS A
1914 BRO N Daily Splits 30 62 7 14 1 0 0 3 2 0 4 5 1 0 3 0 0 2 .226 .304 .242 -0.7 1914 BRO N
Total NL ( 3 Years) 85 238 31 59 9 2 0 32 22 0i 15 23 5 0i 3i 0i 5 2i .248 .367 .303 -1.3 Total NL
Total AL (11 Years) 1207 4323 616 1176 160 54 10 505 405 0i 151 142 114 0 0i 208 12i .272 .354 .341 15.1 Total AL
Total (14 Years) Splits 1292 4561 647 1235 169 56 10 537 427 0i 166 165 119 0i 3i 0i 213 14i .271 .355 .339 13.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1898 PHI N 3B 14 13 18 8 1 0 .795
1899 CIN N SS 24 48 67 16 6 0 .878
1899 CIN N 3B 18 26 41 9 3 0 .882
1901 DET A Daily Splits SS 121 121 119 1054.1i 332 411 76 62 0 .907
1902 DET A Daily Splits SS 130 130 128 1113.2i 326 459 67 63 0 .921
1903 DET A Daily Splits SS 34 34 34 298.2 73 119 14 11 0 .932
1903 DET A 3B 1 1 1 8.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1903 NY A Daily Splits SS 90 90 89 787.1i 222 291 48 40 0 .914
1903 TOT A SS 124 124 123 1086 i 295 410 62 51 0 .919
1904 NY A Daily Splits SS 122 122 119 1064.2i 237 432 48 44 0 .933
1905 NY A Daily Splits SS 109 108 101 911 i 244 317 57 35 0 .908
1906 NY A Daily Splits SS 98 98 86 761 i 200 317 42 18 2 .925
1907 NY A Daily Splits SS 118 118 112 979.2i 295 400 52 31 0 .930
1908 NY A Daily Splits SS 17 17 14 131.2i 36 51 8 2 0 .916
1909 NY A Daily Splits SS 61 61 57 506.2i 134 178 19 24 0 .943
1909 NY A 3B 43 43 38 336 i 62 91 7 6 0 .956
1910 WAS A Daily Splits 3B 109 109 105 922.1i 139 223 22 15 0 .943
1910 WAS A 2B 10 10 10 86.2 21 17 3 1 0 .927
1910 WAS A SS 3 3 3 24.2 6 5 4 1 0 .733
1911 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 68 67 61 547.1i 146 186 15 23 0 .957
1911 WAS A 3B 53 52 48 419 i 87 116 16 11 0 .927
1911 WAS A SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1914 BRO N Daily Splits SS 18 12 10 128 31 33 7 6 0 .901
1914 BRO N 2B 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total (13 Years) Splits SS 947 914i 872i 7761.1i 2184 3080 458 343 2 .920
Total ( 6 Years) 3B 238 205i 192i 1685.2i 328 489 62 36 0 .929
Total ( 3 Years) 2B 79 77 71 638 i 169 205 18 24 0 .954
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
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Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1908 NY A 98 27 71 .276 250 460 6-25 6 8
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-21-1902 BOX DET A Jim Johnstone HBP non-call
8-10-1902 BOX DET A Tommy Connolly Call at 2B
9- 3-1903 BOX NY A Tommy Connolly Balls and strikes
4-15-1904 BOX NY A Frank Dwyer Balls and strikes
8-20-1905 BOX NY A Jack McCarthy Called third strike (Pushed umpire)
9-14-1905 BOX NY A Jack Sheridan Called third strike
5- 8-1906 BOX NY A Billy Evans Call at 1B
5-30-1906(1) BOX NY A Silk O'Loughlin Call at HP
8- 8-1906 BOX NY A Silk O'Loughlin HBP non-call
8-27-1906 BOX NY A Jack Sheridan Call at 2B
9- 3-1906(1) BOX NY A Silk O'Loughlin Call at HP (Spiked umpire)
10- 5-1906 BOX NY A Tommy Connolly Call at 2B
4-13-1907 BOX NY A Tommy Connolly Called third strike
6-18-1907 BOX NY A Silk O'Loughlin Call at 2B
6-25-1907 BOX NY A Jack Sheridan Call at HP
5- 7-1909 BOX NY A Tim Hurst Call at HP (Pushed umpire)
6- 8-1909 BOX NY A Billy Evans Call at 1B
6-18-1909 BOX NY A Silk O'Loughlin Call at 3B
8- 7-1909 BOX NY A Tommy Connolly Called third strike
7- 7-1910 BOX WAS A Jack Egan Fair/foul call
Date Team Umpire Reason
5- 1-1914 BOX BRO N Cy Rigler Balls and strikes
6-10-1914 BOX BRO N Lord Byron Call at 2B
7- 4-1914(2) BOX BRO N Lord Byron Charging mound
7-23-1914 BOX BRO N Lord Byron Fair/foul call
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-27-1908 BOX NY A Silk O'Loughlin Call at 1B
8-19-1908 BOX NY A Silk O'Loughlin Call at 1B
9-20-1908 BOX NY A Billy Evans Call at 1B
9-28-1908(2) BOX NY A Silk O'Loughlin Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Sold by Richmond (Atlantic) to Philadelphia Phillies (September 8, 1897).
Sent to Cincinnati Reds by Detroit (Western) for future considerations (August, 1899).
Returned to Detroit (American) (January 13, 1900).
Traded by Detroit Tigers to New York Highlanders in exchange for Herman Long and
Ernie Courtney (June 10, 1903).
Sold by New York Highlanders to Washington Senators for $5000 (December 14, 1909).
Signed by Brooklyn Robins (February 14, 1914).
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