Dick Kauffman

Dick Kauffman
First baseman
Born: (1888-06-22)June 22, 1888
East Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: April 16, 1948(1948-04-16) (aged 59)
Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 17, 1914, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
June 12, 1915, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average.259
Hits36
Runs batted in16
Teams

Howard Richard Kauffman (June 22, 1888 – April 16, 1948) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 11 seasons, two of which were spent in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Browns (1914–15). Kauffman, a first baseman, compiled a career major league batting average of .259 with 10 runs scored, 36 hits, nine doubles, two triples, and 16 runs batted in in 44 games played. His professional career began in 1911 with the minor league York White Roses. Kauffman's first major league season was 1914. He was again called-up in 1915. After that season, he played exclusively in the minor leagues. He has a career minor league batting average of .279 with 1,239 hits in 1,217 games played. In the minors, he played with the York White Roses (1911–12), Elmira Colonels (1913–14), Atlanta Crackers (1915, 1920–21), and Nashville Volunteers (1916–19). Before turning professional, Kauffman, an East Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, native, attended Bucknell University, and Susquehanna University, respectively.