Lewis Elmer Ritter (September 7, 1875 in

Liverpool, Pennsylvania Liverpool is a borough located in the northeastern corner of Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. The borough's population was 959 at the 2020 census. Location Liverpo ...

– May 27, 1952 in

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

) was a

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

who played for the

Brooklyn Superbas The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...

from 1902 to 1908.

External links

1875 births 1952 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Brooklyn Superbas players Baseball players from Pennsylvania Minor league baseball managers Lockhaven Maroons players Shamokin Reds players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players St. Paul Apostles players St. Paul Saints (Western League) players Wheeling Stogies players Binghamton Bingoes players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Indianapolis Indians players Utica Utes players Elmira Colonels players People from Perry County, Pennsylvania {{US-baseball-catcher-1870s-stub