John Barthold
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John Francis Barthold (Hans)
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut May 17, 1904
- Final Game June 8, 1904
- Born April 14, 1882 in Philadelphia, PA USA
- Died November 4, 1946 in Fairview Village, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
John Barthold pitched four games in the majors for the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics. While his 5.06 ERA was not impressive (team star Rube Waddell had a 1.62 ERA that year), Barthold hit .333 and slugged 1.000 as a result of hitting a triple in three at-bats. He drove in a couple runs.
Barthold, born in Philadelphia, played a number of years for minor league teams in Pennsylvania and Delaware, and also played a season for the team in Peterborough, ON. He was the only former/future major leaguer on that Canadian team and he led the team in batting average.
A photo of Barthold with the 1908 Reading, PA team can be found here.
When Baseball Digest did an article on the major leaguers whose only hit was a triple, John Barthold was included.
