Ed Delahanty Baseball player

Edward James Delahanty (October 30, 1867 – July 2, 1903), nicknamed "Big Ed", was a Major League Baseball player from 1888 to 1903 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Infants and Washington Senators. He was known as one of the game's early power hitters. Delahanty won a batting title, batted over .400 three times, and has the fifth-highest batting average in MLB history. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. He died under uncertain circumstances in Niagara Falls after being kicked off of a train while intoxicated.

Personal facts

Ed Delahanty
Birth dateOctober 30, 1867
Birth place
Cleveland
Date of deathJuly 02, 1903
Place of death
Niagara Falls Ontario

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Baseball player

Career startMay 22, 1888
Career endJune 25, 1903
batting sideRight
former teams
Minnesota Twins
Philadelphia Phillies
position
Left fielder
teams
Minnesota Twins
Philadelphia Phillies
Cleveland Infants
throwing sideRight

Ed Delahanty on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=+Delahanty&GSfn=Ed+&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=6958&
  2. http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Obits_D/Delahanty.Ed.Obit.html