1909 - 1911 T206 American Tobacco Co. White Borders Kid Elberfeld Fielding Card #:159
Card below is from the Library of Congress
1909-11 T206 American Tobacco Company White Borders - Kid Elberfeld - New York Portrait - Sweet Caporal - Library of Congress - Front
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1909-11 T206 American Tobacco Company White Borders - Kid Elberfeld - New York Portrait - Sweet Caporal - Library of Congress - Back
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Title: Kid Elberfeld, New York Highlanders, baseball card portrait
Card set: White Borders (T206)
Description: 1 print : relief with halftone, color.
Contributor Names: American Tobacco Company, sponsor
Created / Published: 1909-1911.
Subject Headings - Elberfeld, Kid (Team member) - New York Highlanders - New York - American League - shortstop
Medium: 1 print : relief with halftone, color
Call Number: LOT 13163-18, no. 307 [P&P]
Source Collection: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
The card below was downloaded from the PSA Card Facts.
Card set: White Borders (T206)
Description: 1 print : relief with halftone, color.
Contributor Names: American Tobacco Company, sponsor
Created / Published: 1909-1911.
Subject Headings - Elberfeld, Kid (Team member) - New York Highlanders - New York - American League - shortstop
Medium: 1 print : relief with halftone, color
Call Number: LOT 13163-18, no. 307 [P&P]
Source Collection: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
The card below was downloaded from the PSA Card Facts.
1909-11 T206 American Tobacco Company White Borders - Kid Elberfeld - New York Portrait - Unknown Back - PSA Card Facts - Front
Norman Arthur “Kid” Elberfeld (1875-1944) was dubbed “The Tabasco Kid’ for his fiery play and fierce competitiveness defending the shortstop position. Elberfeld was said to pour whiskey into the spike wounds on his legs (cauterizing them) caused by aggressive base runners that slid into second, spikes up. Kid Elberfeld played 14 seasons for the Phillies (1898), Reds (1898), Tigers (1901-1903), Highlanders – would become the Yankees (1903-1909), Senators (1910-1911) and Robins (1914). Kid was the starting shortstop for the Detroit Tigers in their inaugural season and the next. His hit temper often got Elberfeld in hot water with opposing players and umpires, often verbally and/or physically assaulted them during games. In 1905 as the Highlanders shortstop, Kid dug his knee into the neck of Detroit rookie Ty Cobb as he slid headfirst into second base, driving his face into the dirt. Cobb never again slid headfirst into second base. Elberfeld also showed no fear at the plate and led the league in hit-by-pitches twice (1903, 1911) in his career while being among the league leaders in every other seasons.
Kid Elberfeld retired with a .271 career batting average with 1,235 hits, 647 runs, 213 stolen bases and 535 RBI. After retiring from everyday play, Kid became a hotheaded minor league manager, primarily for the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Little Rock Travelers, until 1936.
Kid Elberfeld retired with a .271 career batting average with 1,235 hits, 647 runs, 213 stolen bases and 535 RBI. After retiring from everyday play, Kid became a hotheaded minor league manager, primarily for the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Little Rock Travelers, until 1936.
