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Kitty Bransfield

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Kitty Bransfield

Full name William Edward Bransfield
Born January 7, 1875, Worcester, Massachusetts
Died May 1, 1947, Worcester, Massachusetts
Buried at St. John Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts
First Game: August 22, 1898; Final Game: September 14, 1911
Umpired First Game: April 11, 1917; Umpired Final Game: October 2, 1917
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 207
Ejections as player: 1902 (1), 1905 (1), 1908 (1). Total: 3
Ejections as umpire: 1917 (4)
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1898 BOS N                    5     9    2    2   0   1   0    1    0        0   0   0        0  .222  .222  .444  -0.1 1898 BOS N
1901 PIT N    Daily Splits  139   566   92  167  26  16   0   91   29       60   5   9   0   23  .295  .335  .398  -0.8 1901 PIT N
1902 PIT N    Daily Splits  102   413   49  126  21   8   0   69   17       29   2  10   0   23  .305  .336  .395   0.0 1902 PIT N
1903 PIT N    Daily Splits  127   505   69  134  23   7   2   57   33       42   3  12   0   13  .265  .314  .350  -0.7 1903 PIT N
1904 PIT N    Daily Splits  139   520   47  116  17   9   0   60   22       52   3  19   0   11  .223  .259  .290  -2.8 1904 PIT N
1905 PHI N    Daily Splits  151   580   55  150  23   9   3   76   27       45   2  18   0   27  .259  .294  .345  -1.2 1905 PHI N
1906 PHI N    Daily Splits  140   524   47  144  28   5   1   60   16       45   3  13   0   12  .275  .300  .353  -0.5 1906 PHI N
1907 PHI N    Daily Splits   94   348   25   81  15   2   0   38   14       18   0   9   0    8  .233  .262  .287  -1.8 1907 PHI N
1908 PHI N    Daily Splits  144   527   53  160  25   7   3   71   23       25   2  16   0   30  .304  .335  .395   1.3 1908 PHI N
1909 PHI N    Daily Splits  140   527   47  154  27   6   1   59   18       27   3  22   0   17  .292  .319  .372   1.1 1909 PHI N
1910 PHI N    Daily Splits  123   427   39  102  17   4   3   52   20       34   1  13   0   10  .239  .275  .319  -2.6 1910 PHI N
1911 PHI N    Daily Splits   23    43    4   11   1   1   0    3    0   0i   5   0   1        1  .256  .256  .326  -0.3 1911 PHI N
1911 CHI N    Daily Splits    3    10    0    4   2   0   0    0    2   0i   2   0   0        0  .400  .500  .600   0.1 1911 CHI N
1911 TOT N                   26    53    4   15   3   1   0    3    2   0i   7   0   1        1  .283  .309  .377  -0.2 1911 TOT N
Total    (12 Years) Splits 1330  4999  529 1351 225  75  13  637  221   0i 384  24 142   0i 175  .270  .304  .353  -8.3 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
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              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1903 PIT N    Daily Splits    8    29    3    6   0   2   0    1    1   0    6   0   1   0   0   2   0    1   0  .207  .233  .345 1903 PIT N

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   AVG
1898 BOS N                C    4                       8    0    1    0   0    0  .889
1898 BOS N               1B    1                       4    0    0    0   0      1.000
1901 PIT N Daily Splits  1B  139  139  139  1235.2  1374   52   28   72   1       .981
1902 PIT N Daily Splits  1B  101  101   99   893.1i 1064   41   18   40   0       .984
1903 PIT N Daily Splits  1B  127  127  126  1116.1i 1347   88   28   82   0       .981
1904 PIT N Daily Splits  1B  139  139  138  1186.1i 1454   89   30   70   2       .981
1905 PHI N Daily Splits  1B  151  151  150  1343.2i 1398   92   23   75   0       .985
1906 PHI N Daily Splits  1B  139  139  138  1204  i 1318   88   29   57   0       .980
1907 PHI N Daily Splits  1B   92   89   89   783.2i  862   53   21   46   0       .978
1908 PHI N Daily Splits  1B  143  143  142  1269  i 1472   89   22   67   0       .986
1909 PHI N Daily Splits  1B  138  138  138  1249    1377   89   16   71   2       .989
1910 PHI N Daily Splits  1B  110  107  106   946  i 1026   51   20   82   0       .982
1911 PHI N Daily Splits  1B    8    7    7    64.2i   74    4    1    2   0       .987
1911 CHI N Daily Splits  1B    3    3    3    26      27    1    0    6   0      1.000
1911 TOT N               1B   11   10   10    90.2i  101    5    1    8   0       .991
Total (12 Years) Splits  1B 1291 1283i1275i11317.2i12797  737  236  670   5       .983
Total ( 1 Year )          C    4                       8    0    1    0   0    0  .889
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   AVG
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              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1903 PIT N Daily Splits  1B    8    8    8    70      80    6    3    5   0  .966

                           Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1917 NL Daily     156    0  155    0    1    0    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 9-11-1902(2)  BOX  PIT N  Arlie Latham        Called third strike
 7-31-1905     BOX  PHI N  George Bausewine    Call at 1B
 7- 2-1908     BOX  PHI N  Cy Rigler           Called third strike
As umpire:
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 6-22-1917     BOX  BOS N  Walt Tragesser      Call at 3B
 7- 5-1917     BOX  PHI N  Dave Bancroft       Call at 3B
 7-31-1917(1)  BOX  BOS N  Rabbit Maranville   Call at 3B
 9- 8-1917(2)  BOX  BOS N  Dick Rudolph        Call at 1B

Transaction Information

Signed by Boston Beaneaters (1898).

Released by Boston Beaneaters (September, 1899).

Signed by Washington Nationals (September, 1899).

Sold by Worcester (Eastern) to Pittsburgh Pirates (1901).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Otto Krueger and Moose McCormick to Philadelphia
Phillies in exchange for Del Howard and a player to be named later (December 20,
1904); Pittsburgh Pirates received Otis Clymer (January 21, 1905).

Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs (September 1, 1911).

Sold by Chicago Cubs to Louisville (American Association) (January 30, 1912).
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