Whitey Ritterson
| Whitey Ritterson | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: April 26, 1855 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: July 28, 1917 (aged 62) Bucks County, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 2, 1876, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 9, 1876, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .250 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 4 | ||
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Edward West "Whitey" Ritterson (April 26, 1855 – July 28, 1917) was a professional baseball player who played mainly as a catcher for one season in the National League with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1876. His height is listed at 5-foot-8-inch (1.73 m).[1]
Ritterson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and is interred at Reform Cemetery in Perkasie, Pennsylvania.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Whitey Ritterson". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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