STATISTICS & HISTORY
Charlie Ritter died on January 2, 1909 during a Philadelphia League game between North Wales and Stratton. In the midst of the contest, he dropped unconscious to the floor of the cage and was carried to a dressing room where he died a few minutes later. Dr. Charles Bossert, a Philadelphia physician, who was a player on the Stratton team, rushed to Ritter’s aid and worked unsuccessfully to save his life. The coroner’s report indicated that Ritter had died from heart failure.
| CHARLIE RITTER | Height: | 5:10 | Weight: | 150 | College: | None | |||||
| Charles L. Ritter | Born: | Mar, 1884 | Died: Jan 2, 1909 | Hometown: | Trenton, NJ | ||||||
| Brother of William Ritter | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1900-01 | Trenton Capital City | Indep | |||||||||
| 1901-02 | Trenton | Indep | |||||||||
| 1902-03 | Trenton Waldrons | Indep | |||||||||
| 1902-03 | Trenton Hills | Indep | |||||||||
| 1903-04 | Trenton Kerns | Indep | |||||||||
| 1904-05 | Trenton All-Trentons | Indep | |||||||||
| 1905-06 | Trenton/Baldwin | PBL | 14 | 60 | 0 | 120 | 8.6 | ||||
| 1906-07 | De Neri–North Philadelphia | PBL | 11 | 34 | 0 | 68 | 6.2 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Philadelphia Rookwoods | Indep | |||||||||
| 1907-08 | Trenton Nationals | Indep | |||||||||
| 1908-09 | South Side–Greensburg | CBL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | ||||
| 1908-09 | North Wales | PBL | 7 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 4.6 | ||||
| 1908-09 | Philadelphia Rookwoods | Indep | 3 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 35 | 113 | 0 | 226 | 6.5 | ||||||