1885
Born April 13, 1885
Bloomingdale, MI, USA
Red Killefer Notable
b. April 13, 1885 · Detroit Tigers 1907–1909, Washington Senators 1909–1910, Cincinnati Reds 1914–1916, New York Giants 1916
Red Killefer played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1907 and closing with the New York Giants in 1916.
Across 467 games he batted .248, with 381 hits and 181 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 61 doubles and 57 stolen bases.
He played 293 games in the outfield, with 595 putouts and 23 errors. He also played 129 games at second base.
He was born in Bloomingdale, MI, USA on April 13, 1885, and died on September 4, 1958. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | DET | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1908 | DET | 28 | 75 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 4 | .213 |
| 1909 | DET/WSH | 63 | 182 | 17 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 6 | .209 |
| 1910 | WSH | 106 | 345 | 35 | 79 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 17 | .229 |
| 1914 | CIN | 42 | 141 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 11 | .277 |
| 1915 | CIN | 155 | 555 | 75 | 151 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 38 | 33 | 12 | .272 |
| 1916 | CIN/NYG | 72 | 235 | 29 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 7 | .247 |
| Career | — | 467 | 1537 | 181 | 381 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 116 | 128 | 138 | 57 | .248 |
On this day & linked events
1958
Died September 4, 1958
1907
Major-league debut: Red Killefer
Red Killefer made a major-league debut on September 16, 1907.
1916
Final major-league game: Red Killefer
Red Killefer played a final major-league game on July 23, 1916.
Image: Sporting Life, public domain