Henry Peter "Red" Bittman (July 22, 1862 – November 8, 1929) was an American
second baseman and occasional
umpire in
Major League Baseball (MLB). He played one season for the
Kansas City Cowboys.
Playing career
In , he played in the last four games for the
Kansas City Cowboys of the
American Association American Association may refer to:
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, from October 10 to October 14. He was the seventh person to play
second base for the team during that season.
Bittman was an excellent fielder, handling 21
chances
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without an
error. At the plate, he went 4-for-14 (
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) with 2
runs batted in and 2
runs scored
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls ...
, and his team went 2-2 against the
Cincinnati Red Stockings and
Louisville Colonels during his short run as a regular.
Bittman also occasionally served as an
umpire, working a total of ten games – six of them behind the plate. His first experience was in Cincinnati for the American Association, five days before he played in his first game for the Cowboys. Then, he umpired nine
National League games between and .
Sources
External links
Retrosheet
1862 births
1929 deaths
Major League Baseball second basemen
Major League Baseball umpires
19th-century baseball players
Baseball players from Cincinnati
Kansas City Cowboys (American Association) players
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