| Fred Pfeffer | |
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 1895 baseball card of Pfeffer | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: March 17, 1860 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| Died: April 10, 1932 (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 1, 1882, for the Troy Trojans | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 14, 1897, for the Chicago Colts | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 94 |
| Runs batted in | 1,021 |
| Stolen bases | 383 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Nathaniel Frederick Pfeffer (March 17, 1860 – April 10, 1932), nicknamed "Dandelion" and "Fritz", was an American baseball player. He was a second baseman in Major League Baseball between 1882 and 1897. His final game took place on June 14, 1897. During his career he played for the Troy Trojans (1882), Chicago White Stockings (1883–1889), Chicago Pirates (1890), Chicago Colts (1891, 1896–1897), Louisville Colonels (1892–1895) and New York Giants (1896).
Pfeffer was one of the last barehanded fielders in baseball, and he was the first player to foil a double steal by cutting off a catcher's throw to second base and returning it to home plate. Known as an organizer among players, Pfeffer was active in establishing the Players' League in 1890 and was involved in an attempt to reestablish the American Association in 1894. He was a manager at the collegiate and minor-league levels, and after his baseball career he ran a successful Chicago bar until Prohibition.