Gilbert Hatfield (January 27, 1855 – May 27, 1921), nicknamed "Colonel", was an American professional
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
player who played
third base
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us ...
and
shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ...
in the
Major Leagues from 1885 to 1895. He was interred at
Fairview Cemetery (Fairview, New Jersey)
Fairview Cemetery, also known as Fairview Memorial Park and Mausoleum, is a burial ground in Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey in the United States, located on the western slopes of the Hudson Palisades. It is bordered by North Bergen, Broad Av ...
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1855 births
1921 deaths
Major League Baseball second basemen
Major League Baseball shortstops
Baseball players from New Jersey
19th-century baseball players
Washington Statesmen players
New York Giants (NL) players
Buffalo Bisons (NL) players
Louisville Colonels players
Brooklyn Grooms players
New York Giants (PL) players
Sportspeople from Hoboken, New Jersey
Baltimore Monumentals (minor league) players
Harrisburg Olympics players
Newark Domestics players
Portland (minor league baseball) players
Seattle Hustlers players
Helena (minor league baseball) players
Charleston Seagulls players
Toledo White Stockings players
Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
Grand Rapids Bob-o-links players
Newark Colts players
New London Whalers players
Minor league baseball managers
Burials at Fairview Cemetery (Fairview, New Jersey)
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