Theodore Breitenstein Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L 69 Weight: 167 Born: 6 1, 1869 in St. Louis, MO USA Died: 5 3 1935 in St. Louis, MO USA Debut: 1891-04-28 Last Game: 5/9/1901 Full Name: Theodore J. Breitenstein
On September 12, 1898, Several Reds players, including Harry Steinfeldt, Bill Dammann, Ted Breitenstein and Bob Wood, helped put out a fire at League Park in Cincinnati. The fire interrupted a morning workout. The players formed a bucket brigade to smother the flames, holding the damage to the stands to a minimum. An alert waiter…
On the same day, Ted Breitenstein of the Cincinnati Reds and Jay Hughes of the Baltimore Orioles each pitch no-hit ball games. Breitenstein’s gem is against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11 – 0, and Hughes over the Boston Beaneaters, 8 – 0.