Kitty Bransfield Notable

b. January 7, 1875 · Boston Beaneaters 1898, Pittsburgh Pirates 1901–1904, Philadelphia Phillies 1905–1911, Chicago Cubs 1911

Kitty Bransfield played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Boston Beaneaters in 1898 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1911. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1905 to 1911.

Across 1,330 games he batted .270, with 1,351 hits and 529 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 225 doubles, 75 triples and 175 stolen bases.

He played 1,291 games at first base, with 12,797 putouts and 236 errors. He turned 670 double plays.

He was born in Worcester, MA, USA on January 7, 1875, and died on May 1, 1947. 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
1898	BSN	5	9	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.222
1901	PIT	139	566	92	167	26	16	0	91	29	60	23	.295
1902	PIT	102	413	49	126	21	8	0	69	17	29	23	.305
1903	PIT	127	505	69	134	23	7	2	57	33	42	13	.265
1904	PIT	139	520	47	116	17	9	0	60	22	52	11	.223
1905	PHI	151	580	55	150	23	9	3	76	27	45	27	.259
1906	PHI	140	524	47	144	28	5	1	60	16	45	12	.275
1907	PHI	94	348	25	81	15	2	0	38	14	18	8	.233
1908	PHI	144	527	53	160	25	7	3	71	23	25	30	.304
1909	PHI	140	527	47	154	27	6	1	59	18	27	17	.292
1910	PHI	123	427	39	102	17	4	3	52	20	34	10	.239
1911	CHC/PHI	26	53	4	15	3	1	0	3	2	7	1	.283
Career	—	1330	4999	529	1351	225	75	13	637	221	384	175	.270

On this day & linked events

1875

Born January 7, 1875

Worcester, MA, USA

1947

Died May 1, 1947

1898

Major-league debut: Kitty Bransfield

Kitty Bransfield made a major-league debut on August 22, 1898.

1911

Final major-league game: Kitty Bransfield

Kitty Bransfield played a final major-league game on September 14, 1911.

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