Ed Silch | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Bats: | Unknown |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 22 February 1865 |
Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, US |
Death Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, US |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 29 |
Debutyear: | 1888 |
Debutteam: | Brooklyn Bridegrooms |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 8 |
Finalyear: | 1888 |
Finalteam: | Brooklyn Bridegrooms |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .271 |
Stat2label: | Games played |
Stat2value: | 14 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 3 |
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Edward Silch (February 22, 1865 – January 15, 1895), also known as "Baldy", was an American Major League Baseball player from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He played just one season in the majors, consisting of 14 games with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. He played entirely in the outfield, and batted .273.[1]
Silch died of consumption at the age of 29 in his hometown of St. Louis, and is interred at Calvary Cemetery, also in St. Louis.[1] [2]