Kid Baldwin

Kid Baldwin
Kid Baldwin
	1888 baseball card of Baldwin
	Catcher
	Born: October 1, 1864; Newport, Kentucky, U.S.
	Died: July 10, 1897 (aged 32); Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 27, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys
Last MLB appearance
	September 16, 1890, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.221
Home runs	7
Runs batted in	178
Teams
	Kansas City Cowboys (1884); Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies (1884); Cincinnati Red Stockings/Cincinnati Reds (1885–1890); Philadelphia Athletics (1890);

Clarence Geoghan "Kid" Baldwin ((1864-10-01)October 1, 1864 – (1897-07-10)July 10, 1897) 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 1885 season.[1][2] He played well until the mid-August collapse of the Pacific Northwest League.[3][4]

References

"Kid Baldwin Bio". Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
"The Minor Leagues". The Weekly Argus News. July 23, 1892. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
""Kid" Baldwin Likely to Die Soon" (PDF). The New York Times. June 3, 1897.
NYTimes Archives, July 4, 1897 nytimes.com

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Baseball Almanac
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[bioproj.sabr.org-1] "Kid Baldwin Bio". Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

[2] "The Minor Leagues". The Weekly Argus News. July 23, 1892. Retrieved December 21, 2009.

[3] ""Kid" Baldwin Likely to Die Soon" (PDF). The New York Times. June 3, 1897.

[4] NYTimes Archives, July 4, 1897 nytimes.com