| Kid Elberfeld | |
|---|---|
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: April 13, 1875 Pomeroy, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: January 13, 1944 (aged 68) Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 30, 1898, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 24, 1914, for the Brooklyn Robins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .271 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 535 |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager | |
Norman Arthur "Kid" Elberfeld (April 13, 1875 – January 13, 1944) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1898), Cincinnati Reds (1899), Detroit Tigers (1901–1903), New York Highlanders (1903–1909), Washington Senators (1910–1911), and Brooklyn Robins (1914). Elberfled also managed the New York Highlanders for the last half of the 1908 season.
Elberfeld was given the nickname "the Tabasco Kid"[1] because of his fiery temper. He was known for his ferocious verbal, and sometimes physical, assaults on umpires. On one occasion, while in the minors, Elberfeld threw a lump of mud into the umpire's open mouth.[2] Later in his career, Elberfeld assaulted umpire Silk O'Loughlin and had to be forcibly removed by police; Elberfeld was suspended for just 8 games.[3] Records show he was tossed from a major league game 22 times as a player and 4 times as a manager.[4]
- ^ Kid Elberfeld Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac at www.baseball-almanac.com
- ^ Legends of the Game at www.deadball.com
- ^ Kid Elberfeld - Baseballbiography.com
- ^ "Kid Elberfeld".