Ned Bligh Explained

Ned Bligh
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:30 June 1864
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York
Death Place:Brooklyn, New York
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 26
Debutyear:1886
Debutteam:Baltimore Orioles
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 14
Finalyear:1890
Finalteam:Louisville Colonels
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat1value:.163
Stat2value:1
Stat3value:19
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Edwin Forrest Bligh (June 30, 1864  - April 18, 1892) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn, New York, who played for four teams during his four-season career. He didn't collect his first base hit until his third season, and fourteenth at bat, when he was purchased by the Columbus Solons from the Cincinnati Red Stockings for $1500 on December 14, 1888. He played in a total of 66 games, collecting 34 hits in 209 at bats for a .163 career batting average.[1]

Ned died of asthenia[2] at the age of 27 in his hometown of Brooklyn, and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ned Bligh Stats . baseball-reference.com . 2007-07-20 .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240327002036/http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html
  3. Web site: Ned Bligh Stats . retrosheet.org . 2007-07-20 .