Mal Kittridge
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Malachi Jedidiah "Mal" Kittridge [or Kittredge] (b. October 12, 1869, Clinton, Massachusetts - d.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.
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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| Preceded by Tom Loftus |
Washington Senators Manager 1904 |
Succeeded by Patsy Donovan |
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