Fred SiefkeFrederick Edwin Siefke was an American Major [League Baseball] player from New [York City].CareerSiefke's only season consisted of 16 games at third base for the 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators during their one and only season in the American Association. In 58 at bats, he collected eight hits for a.138 batting [average (baseball)|batting average] that included two doubles and one run scored.Post-careerSiefke died at the age of 23 of Bright's disease in New York City, and is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.