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Kid Elberfeld
Born in Pomeroy, shortstop Norman 'Kid' Elberfeld played in the majors from 1898 to 1914, was the second captain of the New York Yankees (then Highlanders), and was hit by pitches 165 times.
At a glance
- Born
- 1875-04-13
- Died
- 1944-01-13
- Known as
- Athlete, Baseball
- Organizations
- New York Highlanders / Yankees, Detroit Tigers
Life story
Kid Elberfeld was born in Pomeroy in 1875 and began playing professionally in 1892. He debuted in the majors with the Phillies on May 30, 1898.
With the Tigers in 1901 he was the team's first .300 hitter at .308. He later became the Yankees' second captain, managed the team for the second half of 1908, and in 1911 set an American League record with 25 hit-by-pitches (165 in his career).
After his last game in 1914 he managed minor league teams, winning a pennant at Little Rock in 1920, and settled near Chattanooga, where he grew apples and raised six children. He died there in 1944.
Timeline
- 1875-04-13: Born (Pomeroy, OH) source
- 1898-05-30: Major league debut (Philadelphia, PA) source
- 1901: Tigers' first .300 hitter (Detroit, MI) source
- 1906: Named Yankees captain (New York, NY) source
- 1908: Manages Highlanders for half a season (New York, NY) source
- 1911: Sets AL hit-by-pitch record with 25 source
- 1914-09-24: Final game source
- 1920: Wins pennant as Little Rock manager (Little Rock, AR) source
- 1944-01-13: Dies (Chattanooga, TN) source
What Kid is known for
- Second captain of the Yankees, 1906-1908
- AL record 25 hit-by-pitches in 1911
Ohio places
Where Kid Elberfeld was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Pomeroy, Meigs County ZIP 45769 · Pomeroy · Meigs County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Wikipedia: Kid Elberfeld dates, career, post-playing life