Ed Wilkinson
Ed Wilkinson | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Jacksonville, Oregon | June 20, 1890|
Died: April 9, 1918 Tucson, Arizona | (aged 27)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 4, 1911, for the New York Highlanders | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1911, for the New York Highlanders | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .231 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Teams | |
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Edward Henry Wilkinson (June 20, 1890 – April 9, 1918) was a Major League Baseball player. He was born in Jacksonville, Oregon and died in Tucson, Arizona. Wilkinson batted and threw right-handed.
Wilkinson played for the New York Highlanders in the 1911 season. In ten games, he had three hits in 13 at-bats, with one RBI, and a .231 batting average. Shortly thereafter, he contracted pulmonary tuberculosis, a condition that ended his career and contributed to his early death at the age of 27.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 209. ISBN 0-8108-5858-4