Ed Daily Explained

Ed Daily
Position:Outfielder / Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:7 September 1862
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Death Place:Washington, DC, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 4
Debutyear:1885
Debutteam:Philadelphia Quakers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 14
Finalyear:1891
Finalteam:Washington Statesmen
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.239
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:19
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:288
Stat4label:Win–loss record
Stat4value:66–70
Stat5label:Earned run average
Stat5value:3.39
Stat6label:Strikeouts
Stat6value:407
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Edward M. Daily (September 7, 1862 – October 21, 1891) was an American Major League Baseball player. He played seven seasons in the majors, from until, for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Columbus Solons, Brooklyn Gladiators, New York Giants, Louisville Colonels, and Washington Statesmen.

Daily began his Major League career as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Quakers in . He won 26 games, fifth in the National League. In, he went 16–9, but was already starting to play more often as an outfielder, appearing in 56 games in the outfield and batting .227. From until, he was almost exclusively an outfielder, but in he pitched in 41 games for three teams, winning 18 games. He played part of one more season in the majors and retired due to poor health and opened a saloon. Shortly after the end of the season, he died of consumption.[1] [2]

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  1. Web site: Minneapolis Daily Times 23 Oct 1891, page 2 .
  2. Web site: Ed Daily Stats - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com. 2 September 2017.