Born:(1875-04-13)April 13, 1875 Pomeroy, Ohio, U.S.
Died: January 13, 1944(1944-01-13) (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
Philadelphia Phillies 1898)
Cincinnati Reds (1899)
Detroit Tigers (1901–1903)
New York Highlanders (1903–1909)
Washington Senators (1910–1911)
Brooklyn Robins (1914)
As manager
New York Highlanders (1908)
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
Norman Arthur "Kid" Elberfeld (April 13, 1875 – January 13, 1944) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB)...
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Class A Southern Association for the 1912 season. Playing for manager KidElberfeld, Stengel batted .290 and led the league in outfield assists. He also...
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Seattle Mariners. He was also hit by 24 pitches, the most in the AL since KidElberfeld in 1911. Despite playing in hitter-friendly Tiger Stadium, Freehan guided...
their first career home runs in the same inning since Pop Dillon and KidElberfeld did it in 1901. Detroit optioned Sizemore back to the Triple-A Toledo...
their first career home runs in the same inning since Pop Dillon and KidElberfeld did it in 1901. Boesch was named the American League Rookie of the Month...
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