Ed Konetchy Baseball player

Edward Joseph Konetchy (September 3, 1885 – May 27, 1947), nicknamed "Big Ed" and "The Candy Kid", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball for a number of teams, primarily in the National League, from 1907 to 1921. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1907–1913), Pittsburgh Pirates (1914), Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League (1915), Boston Braves (1916–1918), Brooklyn Robins (1919–1921), and Philadelphia Phillies (1921). He batted and threw right-handed.

Personal facts

Ed Konetchy
Birth dateSeptember 03, 1885
Birth place
La Crosse Wisconsin
Date of deathMay 27, 1947
Place of death
Fort Worth Texas

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Baseball player

Career startJune 29, 1907
Career endOctober 01, 1921
batting sideRight
former teams
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
position
First baseman
teams
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Rebels
throwing sideRight

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