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Eddie Grant-3rd Base(Naps/Phillies/Cubs/Giants)
Born: May 22, 1883, Franklin MA.
Died: October 5, 1918, Argonne Forest, France(Killed in battle)
Drafted in 1910 by the Peoria Caterpillars in the 12th round. He was the 142nd pick of the inaugural SCL Draft.
Drafted in the 9th round in 1911 by the Sharples Works Turks.
Drafted in the 9th round in 1912 by the Momrow Warriors
Drafted in the 10th round in 1914 by the Midwestern Spit-N-Vinegars
Eddie hit a pinch-hit Grand Slam against the Skeeters on 6/22/1910, his 1st career HR, and the only one he hit in 1910. He has a total of 3 SCL Hrs, 2 of them were as a pinch-hitter.
SCL STATS:
Year AVG OBP SPC G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB K HBP IW SB CS
PC 1910 .273 .315 .328 118 381 104 10 4 1 38 43 25 37 0 0 18 5
SWT 1911 .250 .308 .250 37 24 6 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
MW 1912 .262 .298 .301 116 302 79 6 0 2 29 37 17 27 0 1 17 8
MSV 1914 .188 .246 .211 65 128 24 3 0 0 8 9 9 8 1 1 2 3
.255 .298 .298 336 835 213 19 4 3 77 90 53 74 1 2 37 16
Real Life Totals: 1905-1915 AVG OBP SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI
.249 .300 .295 990 3385 849 79 30 5 399 277
“Harvard” Eddie Grant made his big league debut with the Cleveland Naps in August 1904. When Nap Lajoie was injured before a series against the Red Sox, Eddie a local player, was recruited by the Naps to fill in. He appeared in 2 games getting 3 hits in his very 1st game.
He was a member of the 1913 Pennant winning NY Giants.
He received his Law degree from Harvard and retired from baseball after the 1915 season to pursue law on a full-time basis. On April 6, 1917 he enlisted in the Army attaining the rank of Captain. He was killed in the battle of Argonne Forest on Oct. 5, 1918, He was 35 years old.
