Malachi Kittridge

Malachi Jeddidiah Kittridge [or Kittredge] (October 12, 1869, Clinton, Massachusetts – June 23, 1928, Gary, Indiana) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Colts (1890–97), Louisville Colonels (1898–99), Washington Senators (NL) (1899), Boston Beaneaters (1901–03), Washington Senators (AL) (1903–06) and Cleveland Naps (1906). Kittridge batted and threw right-handed.

Malachi Kittridge
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1869-10-12)October 12, 1869
Clinton, Massachusetts
Died: June 23, 1928(1928-06-23) (aged 58)
Gary, Indiana
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1890, for the Chicago Colts
Last MLB appearance
August 8, 1906, for the Cleveland Naps
MLB statistics
Batting average.219
Home runs17
Runs scored390
Teams
As player

As manager

Kittridge was not a good hitter, but in his career, he was regarded as having one of the best throwing arms. In 1904 he was hired as player-manager of the American League Washington Senators, but he started off horrendously, going 1–16 (.059) before being replaced by Patsy Donovan. The Senators would finish 38–113 that season. He was traded to Cleveland in the middle of the 1906 season, but he would only have five more at-bats for the Naps before retiring from baseball.

Kittridge died in Gary, Indiana at age 58.

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