Ned Bligh
| Ned Bligh | |||
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: June 30, 1864 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Brooklyn, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 26, 1886, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 14, 1890, for the Louisville Colonels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .163 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 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 typhoid fever[2] at the age of 27 in his hometown of Brooklyn, and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.[3]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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