Ed Stone (baseball)
| Ed Stone | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 21, 1909 Black Cat, Delaware | |
| Died: March 20, 1983 (aged 73) Bronx, New York | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1933, for the Bacharach Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1946, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
| Teams | |
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Edward Daniel Stone (August 21, 1909 – March 20, 1983), nicknamed "Ace", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Black Cat, Delaware, Stone attended Howard High School, where he was a standout athlete.[1][2] Stone began his Negro leagues career in 1933 with the Bacharach Giants, and was known for his solid fielding and heavy bat.[2] After his final Negro league season in 1946 with the Philadelphia Stars, he went on to play professionally in Mexico through the early 1950s.[2]
Stone died in Bronx, New York in 1983 at age 73.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ed Stone". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c Ryan Whirly (March 24, 2015). "What Happened to Baseball Player Edward 'Ace' Stone". delawaretoday.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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