Malachi Jeddidiah Kittridge (October 12, 1869 – June 23, 1928) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1890 and 1906, for six different teams, predominantly the Chicago Colts of the National League. He batted and threw right-handed. Biography Kittridge was not a good hitter—he had a .219 batting average for his major-league career—but in his career he was regarded as having one of the best throwing arms. In 1904, he was hired as player-manager of the Washington Senators of the American League, but the team started the season , and Kittridge was replaced by Patsy Donovan. The Senators finished with a record for the season. Kittridge was traded to the Cleveland Naps in the middle of the 1906 season, but he only had five at bats for the Naps before retiring from baseball. In 1910, Kittridge served as player-manager of the Elgin Kittens in the Class D level Northern Association. The team's "Kittens" moniker was in honor of Kittridge. The team finished in first place. See also List of Major League Baseball player–managers References Further reading External links Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers 1869 births 1928 deaths 19th-century baseball players Boston Beaneaters players Chicago Colts players Cleveland Naps players Louisville Colonels players Major League Baseball catchers People from Clinton, Massachusetts Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Washington Senators (1891–1899) players Washington Senators (1901–1960) managers Sportspeople from Worcester County, Massachusetts Baseball players from Massachusetts Portsmouth Lillies players Quincy Black Birds players Worcester Farmers players Montreal Royals players Montreal Royals managers Dayton Veterans players Scranton Miners players Elgin Kittens players Saginaw Krazy Kats players Major League Baseball player-managers