Ben Egan
Appearance
Ben Egan | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Augusta, New York | November 20, 1883|
Died: February 18, 1968 Sherrill, New York | (aged 84)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 29, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1915, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .165 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 30 |
Teams | |
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Arthur Augustus "Ben" Egan (November 20, 1883 – February 18, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians from 1908 to 1915. He was later a coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1925 and the Chicago White Sox in 1926. Egan was Babe Ruth’s first catcher in professional baseball and went to the majors with the Bambino when the two were sold to the Boston Red Sox.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Find A Grave: Saint Helena’s Cemetery, Oneida, New York
Find A Grave: Saint Helena’s Cemetery, Oneida, New York
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- 1883 births
- 1968 deaths
- Baltimore Orioles (IL) players
- Baseball coaches from New York (state)
- Baseball players from New York (state)
- Brooklyn Dodgers coaches
- Chicago White Sox coaches
- Cleveland Naps players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Georgetown Hoyas baseball coaches
- Haverhill Hustlers players
- Jersey City Skeeters players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Minor league baseball managers
- Newark Bears (IL) players
- Newark Indians players
- Penn Yan players
- People from Augusta, New York
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- Utica Pent-Ups players
- Washington Senators (1901–1960) coaches
- American baseball catcher, 1880s birth stubs