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'''Edward West "Whitey" Ritterson''' (April 26, 1855 – July 28, [[1917]]) was a professional [[baseball]] player who played mainly as a [[catcher]] for one season in the [[National League]] with the [[Philadelphia Athletics (1860–1876)|Philadelphia Athletics]] in {{Baseball year|1876}}. His height is listed at {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|adj=on}}.<ref name=retrosheet>{{cite web|title=Whitey Ritterson|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/Prittw101.htm|website=retrosheet.org|publisher=[[Retrosheet]], Inc|accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref>
'''Edward West "Whitey" Ritterson''' (April 26, 1855 – July 28, 1917) was a professional [[baseball]] player who played mainly as a [[catcher]] for one season in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] with the [[Philadelphia Athletics (1860–1876)|Philadelphia Athletics]] in {{Baseball year|1876}}. His height was listed at {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|adj=on}}.<ref name=retrosheet>{{cite web|title=Whitey Ritterson|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/Prittw101.htm|website=retrosheet.org|publisher=[[Retrosheet]], Inc|accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref>


==Biography==
Ritterson was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], died in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]], and is interred at Reform Cemetery in [[Perkasie, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=retrosheet/>
Ritterson was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] on April 26, 1855, and was married to Amanda Burke Ritterson.

Before his National League career, he played for the independent Philadelphia Centennials. He played an exhibition match for the Athletics in April 1876 before making his official debut on May 2, during which he had one hit in an 11–5 win against the [[New York Mutuals]]. He played his final game on August 9, after he refused to catch in the ninth inning due to pain in his hands.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nemec |first1=David |title=The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires |date=2012 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=0786490446 |pages=123–124}}</ref>

Ritterson subsequently joined the Ludlows of Kentucky in 1877, but injured his hands during a practice match against the [[Louisville Grays]] and was fired. Louisville outfielder [[George Hall (baseball)|George Hall]] organized a collection from the players to allow Ritterson to return to Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nemec |first1=David |title=The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires |date=2012 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=0786490446 |pages=123–124}}</ref>

==Death and interment==
Ritterson died suddenly in [[Sellersville, Pennsylvania]] on July 28, 1917. He was interred at the Reform Cemetery in [[Perkasie, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Edward W. Ritterson death notice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38953155/edward-w-ritterson-death-notice-1-aug/ |access-date=January 25, 2022 |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=August 1, 1917|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Whitey Ritterson
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Edward West "Whitey" Ritterson (April 26, 1855 – July 28, 1917) was a professional baseball player who played mainly as a catcher for one season in the National League with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1876. His height was listed at 5-foot-8-inch (1.73 m).[1]

Biography

Ritterson was born in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
on April 26, 1855, and was married to Amanda Burke Ritterson.

Before his National League career, he played for the independent Philadelphia Centennials. He played an exhibition match for the Athletics in April 1876 before making his official debut on May 2, during which he had one hit in an 11–5 win against the New York Mutuals. He played his final game on August 9, after he refused to catch in the ninth inning due to pain in his hands.[2]

Ritterson subsequently joined the Ludlows of Kentucky in 1877, but injured his hands during a practice match against the Louisville Grays and was fired. Louisville outfielder George Hall organized a collection from the players to allow Ritterson to return to Philadelphia.[3]

Death and interment

Ritterson died suddenly in Sellersville, Pennsylvania on July 28, 1917. He was interred at the Reform Cemetery in Perkasie, Pennsylvania.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Whitey Ritterson". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ISBN 0786490446
    .
  3. ISBN 0786490446
    .
  4. ^ "Edward W. Ritterson death notice". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 1, 1917. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

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