Effie Norton
Baseball Player
1873 – 1950
Who was Effie Norton?
Elisha Strong "Effie" Norton, also nicknamed "Leiter," was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played from 1896 to 1897 for the Washington Senators. He is the great-grandfather in law of pitcher John Fulgham.
Prior to playing professional baseball, Norton attended Ohio State University, where, in 1895, he was the "star" of the team.
He made his big league debut on August 8, 1896. He went 3–1 with a 3.07 ERA in eight games. In 44 innings, he had 14 walks and 13 strikeouts. The following season, he went 2–1 with a 6.88 ERA in 17 innings. He walked 11 and struck out three. Although a pitcher by trade, he also played three games in the outfield that season. On June 5, 1897, he played his final big league game.
Overall, Norton went five and two with a 4.13 ERA in 61 innings. He walked 25 batters and struck out 13. For a pitcher, he wasn't a bad hitter. He hit .243 in 37 career at-bats.
After his death, he was buried at Conneaut City Cemetery in Conneaut, Ohio.
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- Born
- Aug 17, 1873
Conneaut - Profession
- Lived in
- Conneaut
- Died
- Mar 5, 1950
Aspinwall - Resting place
- Conneaut City Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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