Stubby Magner Explained

Stubby Magner
Position:Shortstop/Second baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:February 10, 1888
Birth Place:Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 12
Debutteam:New York Highlanders
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalteam:New York Highlanders
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.212
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:4
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Edmund Burke (Stubby) Magner (February 10, 1888 – September 6, 1956) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and second baseman.

Career

Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Magner captained Cornell to an undefeated season in 1911, winning an intercollegiate ice hockey championship. After graduating, he played for the New York Highlanders in . In 13 career games, he had 7 hits in 33 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed. At 5'3", along with Yo-Yo Davalillo he is the shortest person to have played a fielding position in Major League Baseball.

After his brief professional career, Magner became a coach, first returning to his alma mater and the hockey team after the resignation of Talbot Hunter. Magner's tenure was short, lasting only a season, but he managed to produce another perfect campaign, this time going winless in 7 contests. Cornell surrendered 51 goals in 7 games while scoring only 8. In 1915, he coached the University at Buffalo baseball team.[1]

He was a member of the Quill and Dagger society while in college and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War I. Magner died in Chillicothe, Ohio and is buried at Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.

College Head coaching record

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Notes and References

  1. "1915 Buffalo Baseball," University at Buffalo Digital Collections - February 5, 2015.
  2. Web site: Cornell Men's Hockey Media Guide Pages 59-88 (History and Records). Cornell Big Red . October 16, 2018.