Richard Kauffman played only briefly in major league baseball. Unfortunately he was a first baseman at the time when the St. Louis Browns acquired Hall of Fame first baseman George Sisler. Kauffman labored in the minor leagues both before and after his short stint with the Browns. Richard was a fine athlete at Susquehanna University after transferring there from Bucknell in the early 20th century. The book was researched from contemporary newspaper accounts as well as ancestry and genealogy records.