1890
Born June 16, 1890
Coburg, Bavaria, Germany
Fritz Mollwitz Notable
b. June 16, 1890 · Chicago Cubs 1913–1914, 1916, Cincinnati Reds 1914–1916, Pittsburgh Pirates 1917–1919, St. Louis Cardinals 1919
Fritz Mollwitz played for four clubs across seven seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1913 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1919.
Across 534 games he batted .241, with 420 hits and 138 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 50 doubles and 70 stolen bases.
He played 497 games at first base, with 4,871 putouts and 44 errors. He turned 284 double plays.
He was born in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany on June 16, 1890, and died on October 3, 1967. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | CHC | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| 1914 | CHC/CIN | 45 | 131 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | .160 |
| 1915 | CIN | 153 | 525 | 36 | 136 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 49 | 19 | .259 |
| 1916 | CHC/CIN | 98 | 254 | 13 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 10 | .236 |
| 1917 | PIT | 36 | 140 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | .257 |
| 1918 | PIT | 119 | 432 | 43 | 116 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 23 | 24 | 23 | .269 |
| 1919 | PIT/STL | 81 | 251 | 18 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 11 | .191 |
| Career | — | 534 | 1740 | 138 | 420 | 50 | 19 | 1 | 158 | 83 | 132 | 70 | .241 |
On this day & linked events
1967
Died October 3, 1967
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