Ed Sweeney (baseball)
Appearance
Ed Sweeney | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Chicago, Illinois | July 19, 1888|
Died: July 4, 1947 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 58)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 16, 1908, for the New York Highlanders | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 1, 1919, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .232 |
Hits | 427 |
Games played | 644 |
Teams | |
Edward Francis Sweeney (July 19, 1888 – July 4, 1947) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the New York Yankees from 1908–1915 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1919 when he had 4 hits in 42 at bats. Sweeney was born and died in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1908, when he broke into the majors on May 16, he was only 19, and one of the five youngest players in the American League at the time.[1] In 1914, Sweeney stole 19 bases, the most ever by a Yankee catcher. He finished his career with a .232 batting average, 3 home runs and 151 RBI. He had 427 career hits in 1841 total at bats. Sweeney had 63 stolen bases all-time. He participated in 644 games, all but seventeen of those with the Yankees.
References
- ^ "Ed Sweeney Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1947 deaths
- Major League Baseball catchers
- New York Highlanders players
- New York Yankees players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Baseball players from Illinois
- Sportspeople from Chicago, Illinois
- Atlanta Crackers players
- Toledo Iron Men players
- Seattle Rainiers players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- American baseball catcher, 1880s birth stubs