ys ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association , ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁sevent h ▁person ▁to ▁play ▁second ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁during ▁that ▁season . ▁▁▁▁ ▁B itt man ▁was ▁an ▁excellent ▁fiel der , ▁handling ▁ 2 1 ▁ch ances ▁without ▁an ▁error . ▁At ▁the ▁plate ▁he ▁went ▁ 4 - for - 1 4 ▁(. 2 8 6 ) ▁with ▁ 2 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in ▁and ▁ 2 ▁runs ▁scored , ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁went ▁ 2 - 2 ▁against ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red ▁Stock ings ▁and ▁Louis ville ▁Col on els ▁during ▁his ▁short ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁regular . ▁ ▁B itt man ▁also ▁occasionally ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁u mp ire , ▁working ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ten ▁games ▁– ▁six ▁of ▁them ▁behind ▁the ▁plate . ▁His ▁first ▁experience ▁was ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Association , ▁five ▁days ▁before ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁Cow bo ys . ▁Then , ▁he ▁u mp ired ▁nine ▁National ▁League ▁games ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ret ros heet ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁death s ▁Category : M aj or ▁League ▁Baseball ▁second ▁bas emen ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁baseball ▁players ▁Category : Base ball ▁players ▁from ▁Ohio ▁Category : K ansas ▁City ▁Cow bo ys ▁players ▁Category : S ports people ▁from