Eddie Onslow Explained

Eddie Onslow
Position:First baseman
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:17 February 1893
Birth Place:Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Dennison, Ohio, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 7
Debutyear:1912
Debutteam:Detroit Tigers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 14
Finalyear:1927
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.232
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:22
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Edward Joseph Onslow (February 17, 1893 – May 8, 1981) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1912–13), Cleveland Indians (1918) and Washington Senators (1927).

Formative years

Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania on February 17, 1893, Edde Onslow was the younger brother of Jack Onslow, a catcher, coach and scout in the major leagues, and the manager of the 1949–50 Chicago White Sox.

Career

Onslow threw and batted left-handed, stood tall and weighed . His playing career in professional baseball lasted for two decades (1911–29; 1931), and included seven consecutive outstanding seasons (1918–24) for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League, during which Onslow hit over .300 each year and made his managerial debut as playing skipper of the 1922 Leafs. He led the team to a 76–88 record. Like his elder brother, Onslow also was a longtime minor league manager. He also scouted for the White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics.

In parts of four major league seasons he played in 64 games, with 207 at bats, 19 runs scored, 48 hits, three doubles, two triples, one home run, 22 runs batted in, four stolen bases, nine bases on balls, a .232 batting average, .271 on-base percentage, .280 slugging percentage, 58 total bases and four sacrifice hits.

Later years and death

Onslow was elected to the International League Hall of Fame in 1951. He died thirty years later in Dennison, Ohio, on May 8, 1981, at the age of 88.