Claude Ritchey

{{Short description|American baseball player (1873–1951)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Claude Ritchey

|position=Second baseman

|image=Claude Ritchey.jpg

|bats=Both

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1873|10|5}}

|birth_place=Emlenton, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1951|11|8|1873|10|5}}

|death_place=Emlenton, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 22

|debutyear=1897

|debutteam=Cincinnati Reds

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 24

|finalyear=1909

|finalteam=Boston Doves

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.273

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=18

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=675

|teams=

• Cincinnati Reds ({{Baseball year|1897}})
• Louisville Colonels ({{Baseball year|1898}}–{{Baseball year|1899}})
• Pittsburgh Pirates ({{Baseball year|1900}}–{{Baseball year|1906}})
• Boston Doves ({{Baseball year|1907}}–{{Baseball year|1909}})

}}

Claude Cassius Ritchey (October 5, 1873 – November 8, 1951) was a Major League Baseball player. Nicknamed "Little All Right", he played second base, shortstop, and outfield for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Doves, and Louisville Colonels from 1897 to 1909.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ritchcl01.shtml "Claude Ritchey Statistics and History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-27.

In the 1903 World Series, his only postseason appearance, he hit only .148 (4-for-27) but handled 49 total chances (20 putouts, 29 assists) without an error and was involved in 5 double plays.

In 1672 games over 13 seasons, Ritchey posted a .273 batting average (1619-for-5923) with 709 runs, 216 doubles, 68 triples, 18 home runs, 675 RBI, 155 stolen bases, and 607 base on balls. He finished his career with a .952 fielding percentage.