| Ed Stratton | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Death Date: | (aged 41–42) |
| Death Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Bats: | Unknown |
| Throws: | Unknown |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | May 14 |
| Debutyear: | 1873 |
| Debutteam: | Baltimore Marylands |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 11 |
| Finalyear: | 1873 |
| Finalteam: | Baltimore Marylands |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Won-Loss Record |
| Stat1value: | 0-3 |
| Stat2label: | ERA |
| Stat2value: | 8.33 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 0 |
William Edward Stratton (1858 – January 31, 1900[1]) was an American professional baseball player, who played for the 1873 Baltimore Marylands team. Having been born in 1858 (exact date unknown), Ed Stratton is the youngest player ever to play in the history of Major League Baseball, having debuted at most 15 years, 133 days of age. (Joe Nuxhall, who is commonly believed to hold this distinction, debuted at 15 years, 316 days of age.[2])