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Kid Elberfeld

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 158lb (170cm, 71kg)

Born: April 13, 1875 in Pomeroy, OH us

Died: January 13, 1944 in Chattanooga, TN

Buried: Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, TN

Debut: May 30, 1898 (Age 23-047d, 2,065th in major league history)

Last Game: September 24, 1914 (Age 39-164d)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: Norman Arthur Elberfeld

Nicknames: The Tabasco Kid

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.3

4561

1235

.271

647

RBI

535

213

OBP

.355

SLG

.339

OPS

.694

OPS+

106

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	51-54 / in Starts: 51-52
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	106 games
Most Games w/o RBI	36 games

RBI Opportunities

1909 Batting Game Log

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1909 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	904	1	Apr 12	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.500	.500	.750	1.250	3			3B
2	905	2	Apr 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.333	.444	.778	3			3B
3	906	3	Apr 15	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				0		.273	.385	.364	.748	3			3B
4	907	4	Apr 16	NYY	@	PHA	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.353	.333	.686	3			3B
5	908	5	Apr 17	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	1	0				0		.278	.409	.333	.742	3			3B
6	909	6	Apr 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	GS-0	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.318	.423	.364	.787	3			3B
7	910	7	Apr 22	NYY		WSH	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.280	.400	.320	.720	3			3B
8	911	8	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,17-0	CG	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	3	0		1	0	0				0		.290	.389	.323	.711	3			3B
9	912	9	Apr 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.257	.350	.286	.636	3			3B
10	913	10	Apr 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.250	.357	.278	.635	3			3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
11	914	13 (2)	May 3	NYY		PHA	W,9-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.268	.362	.293	.654	3			3B
12	915	14	May 4	NYY		PHA	W,11-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				2		.304	.385	.326	.711	4			3B
13	916	15	May 5	NYY		BOS	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.286	.364	.306	.670	4			3B
14	917	16	May 6	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.302	.373	.321	.694	4			3B
15	918	17	May 7	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	GS-0	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.298	.365	.316	.681	3			3B
16	919	18	May 8	NYY		BOS	L,4-6	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.279	.353	.295	.648	3			3B
17	920	19	May 11	NYY	@	DET	L,5-16	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0		0		0	1	0				0		.292	.370	.323	.693	3			3B
18	921	20	May 12	NYY	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.271	.346	.300	.646	3			3B
19	922	21	May 13	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	5	5	1	4	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				1		.307	.373	.333	.707	3			3B
20	923	22	May 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.291	.356	.316	.673	3			3B
21	924	23	May 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG(12)	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				2		.298	.366	.321	.687	3			3B
22	925	25 (1)	May 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.295	.367	.318	.686	3			3B
23	926	26	May 20	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.292	.364	.315	.678	8			PH
24	927	27	May 21	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.280	.350	.301	.651	5			3B
25	928	28	May 22	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.268	.336	.289	.625	5			3B
26	929	29	May 23	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.277	.342	.297	.639	5			3B
27	930	30	May 24	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				1		.269	.339	.288	.628	5			3B
28	931	31	May 27	NYY	@	CHW	T,2-2	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.266	.333	.284	.618	5			3B
29	932	32	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0		0		0	0	0				0		.274	.339	.310	.648	3			3B
30	933	33	May 31	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.267	.336	.302	.638	3			3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
31	934	34	Jun 1 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.333	.300	.633	3			3B
32	935	35	Jun 1 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.258	.324	.290	.614	3			3B
33	936	36	Jun 2	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2				0		.256	.321	.288	.609	3			3B
34	937	37	Jun 3	NYY		SLB	W,7-5	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.252	.326	.283	.610	3			3B
35	938	38	Jun 7	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.252	.324	.282	.607	3			3B
36	939	39	Jun 8	NYY		DET	L,4-5	GS-0	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.331	.291	.622	3			3B
37	940	40	Jun 10	NYY		DET	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.268	.336	.297	.633	3			3B
38	941	41	Jun 11	NYY		CHW	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.327	.289	.616	3			3B
39	942	42	Jun 12	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.253	.319	.281	.600	3			3B
40	943	43	Jun 14	NYY		CHW	W,7-5	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				3		.262	.333	.289	.622	3			3B
41	944	44	Jun 15	NYY		CHW	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.331	.288	.619	3			3B
42	945	45	Jun 16	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.268	.335	.293	.628	3			3B
43	946	46	Jun 17	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.263	.333	.288	.621	3			3B
44	947	47	Jun 18	NYY		CLE	L,4-10	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.264	.333	.288	.622	2			3B
45	948	54 (6)	Jun 24	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.269	.341	.293	.634	2			SS
46	949	55	Jun 25	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-2	CG	6	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				3		.279	.351	.302	.653	2			SS
47	950	56	Jun 26 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.273	.344	.295	.639	2			SS
48	951	57	Jun 26 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.337	.289	.626	2			SS
49	952	58	Jun 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.266	.335	.288	.623	2			SS
50	953	59	Jun 29 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.329	.282	.610	2			SS
51	954	60	Jun 29 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,11-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.260	.330	.281	.611	2			SS
52	955	61	Jun 30	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.255	.324	.276	.600	2			SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
53	956	62	Jul 1	NYY		WSH	W,2-1	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.326	.279	.604	2			SS
54	957	63	Jul 2	NYY		WSH	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.324	.278	.602	2			SS
55	958	64	Jul 3 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,2-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				0		.256	.328	.275	.603	2			SS
56	959	65	Jul 3 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,0-7	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.259	.329	.283	.612	2			SS
57	960	66	Jul 5 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,2-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.253	.322	.276	.599	2			SS
58	961	67	Jul 5 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				2		.253	.321	.276	.597	2			SS
59	962	68	Jul 6	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.254	.324	.277	.601	4			SS
60	963	69	Jul 7	NYY		BOS	L,6-9	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.251	.323	.273	.596	4			SS
61	964	70	Jul 9	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.247	.318	.268	.586	4			SS
62	965	71	Jul 11 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-8	GS-0	3	3	1	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.252	.322	.274	.595	4			SS
63	966	72	Jul 11 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.249	.321	.270	.591	4			SS
64	967	73	Jul 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.249	.320	.270	.589	4			SS
65	968	74	Jul 13 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.249	.319	.269	.588	4			SS
66	969	78 (3)	Jul 15	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.245	.314	.265	.579	4			SS
67	970	79	Jul 16	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.242	.313	.262	.575	4			SS
68	971	80	Jul 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.246	.316	.266	.581	4			SS
69	972	81	Jul 18	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG(13)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.245	.316	.264	.580	4			SS
70	973	82	Jul 19	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.242	.312	.260	.572	4			SS
71	974	83	Jul 20	NYY	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	1				0		.239	.311	.257	.568	4			SS
72	975	84	Jul 21	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.239	.310	.257	.567	6			SS
73	976	85	Jul 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.237	.308	.255	.563	6			SS
74	977	86	Jul 24 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.235	.305	.253	.558	6			SS
75	978	87	Jul 24 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.242	.311	.263	.574	6			SS
76	979	88	Jul 26	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.239	.308	.261	.568	6			SS
77	980	89	Jul 27	NYY		BOS	W,6-0	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1		0	0	1				0		.241	.311	.266	.577	6			SS
78	981	90	Jul 28	NYY		BOS	L,2-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.241	.310	.272	.583	6			SS
79	982	91	Jul 29	NYY		DET	W,11-2	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	1	0				0		.242	.315	.273	.588	5			SS
80	983	93 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY		DET	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.242	.314	.276	.590	5			SS
81	984	94	Jul 31 (2)	NYY		DET	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	0				0		.240	.313	.273	.587	5			SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
82	985	95	Aug 3 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	CG(11)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.240	.313	.273	.586	5			SS
83	986	96	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.241	.315	.274	.588	5			SS
84	987	97	Aug 5 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	1				0		.244	.321	.276	.597	4			SS
85	988	98	Aug 5 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.240	.317	.272	.589	4			SS
86	989	99	Aug 6	NYY		CLE	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.241	.316	.278	.595	4			SS
87	990	100	Aug 7	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.240	.315	.278	.593	4			SS
88	991	101	Aug 9	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	1				1		.241	.315	.278	.594	4			SS
89	992	102	Aug 10	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.238	.312	.275	.587	4			SS
90	993	103	Aug 11	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.239	.314	.278	.592	4			SS
91	994	104	Aug 12	NYY		CHW	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.236	.313	.276	.589	4			SS
92	995	105	Aug 13	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				1		.237	.315	.276	.592	4			SS
93	996	106	Aug 14	NYY		CHW	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.237	.315	.276	.591	4			SS
94	997	107	Aug 18 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.236	.315	.274	.589	4			SS
95	998	108	Aug 18 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.236	.314	.274	.588	4			SS
96	999	109	Aug 19 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				0		.237	.316	.275	.591	4			SS
97	1000	110	Aug 19 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.240	.318	.280	.598	4			SS
98	1001	111	Aug 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-0	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.237	.316	.277	.593	4			SS
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
99	1002	133 (21)	Sep 14 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,4-5	GS-0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.237	.316	.277	.592	6			SS
100	1003	134	Sep 14 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.235	.313	.274	.588	6			SS
101	1004	135	Sep 15	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.234	.313	.272	.585	6			SS
102	1005	136	Sep 16	NYY		CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.313	.278	.591	6			SS
103	1006	137	Sep 17	NYY		CLE	W,10-0	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	1				0		.235	.315	.278	.593	6			SS
104	1007	138	Sep 18	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	5	4	1	2	0	1	0	3	1		0	0	0				1		.238	.318	.286	.604	6			SS
105	1008	139	Sep 20	NYY		CLE	W,9-4	GS-0	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.238	.318	.288	.606	6			SS
106	1009	153 (13)	Oct 2 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.237	.317	.288	.604	8			PH
							51-54		433	379	45	90	9	5	0	24	30		14	14	10				23		.237	.317	.288	.604

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