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Ed Delahanty

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Major League Baseball outfielder

United StatesLived 1867 to 1903 · aged 35
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Edward James Delahanty, nicknamed "Big Ed", was an American professional baseball player, who spent his Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Infants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Senators.

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Delahanty in 1887 with teammate George England while playing for the Mansfield baseball teamDelahanty in 1887 with teammate George England while playing for the Mansfield baseball teamDelahanty in 1888 with the Philadelphia QuakersDelahanty in 1888 with the Philadelphia QuakersDelahanty's plaque at the Baseball Hall of FameDelahanty's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Edward James Delahanty, nicknamed "Big Ed", was an American professional baseball player, who spent his Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Infants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Senators. He was renowned as one of the game's early power hitters, and while primarily a left fielder, also spent time as an infielder. Delahanty won two batting titles, batted over .400 three times, and has the seventh-highest career batting average in MLB history. In 1945, Delahanty was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Delahanty died by drowning as a result of either falling into the Niagara River or being swept over Niagara Falls, after being removed from a train for being drunk and disorderly.

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Lived 1867 to 1903 · aged 35
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