Ed Silch
| Ed Silch | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: February 22, 1865 St. Louis, Missouri | |||
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Died: January 15, 1895 (aged 29) St. Louis, Missouri | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 29, 1888, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 8, 1888, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .271 | ||
| Games played | 14 | ||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||
| Teams | |||
Edward Silch (February 22, 1865 – January 15, 1895), also known as "Baldy", was an American Major League Baseball player from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He played just one season in the majors, consisting of 14 games with the 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms. He played entirely in the outfield, and batted .273.[1]
Silch died of consumption at the age of 29 in his hometown of St. Louis, and is interred at Calvary Cemetery, also in St. Louis.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 "Ed Silch' Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ↑ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. The Dead Ball Era. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Ed Silch at Find a Grave
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