Kid Baldwin Explained

Kid Baldwin
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:1 October 1864
Birth Place:Newport, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 27
Debutyear:1884
Debutteam:Kansas City Cowboys
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 16
Finalyear:1890
Finalteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.221
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:7
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:178
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Clarence Geoghan "Kid" Baldwin (1 October 1864 –) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played seven seasons at the Major League level. In addition to playing catcher, Baldwin also played outfield, third base, second base, and first base. He also pitched two games in the season.[1] [2] He played well until the mid-August collapse of the Pacific Northwest League.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kid Baldwin Bio . 2014-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111020031543/http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=62&pid=537 . 2011-10-20 . dead .
  2. News: The Minor Leagues . The Weekly Argus News . July 23, 1892 . December 21, 2009 .
  3. News: "Kid" Baldwin Likely to Die Soon. The New York Times. June 3, 1897.
  4. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/07/04/101107262.pdf NYTimes Archives, July 4, 1897