Ed McKean Notable

b. June 6, 1864 · Cleveland Blues 1887–1888, Cleveland Spiders 1889–1898, St. Louis Perfectos 1899

Ed McKean played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Cleveland Blues in 1887 and closing with the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Spiders, from 1889 to 1898.

He stole 324 bases and scored 1,227 runs, with 2,084 hits and a .302 average. He finished with 67 home runs, 272 doubles, 158 triples and 636 walks.

He played 1,565 games at shortstop, with 4,854 assists and 857 errors. He turned 497 double plays.

He was born in Grafton, OH, USA on June 6, 1864, and died on August 16, 1919. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1887	CLE	132	539	97	154	16	13	2	54	60	32	76	.286
1888	CLE	131	548	94	164	21	15	6	68	28	30	52	.299
1889	CLV	123	500	88	159	22	8	5	75	42	25	35	.318
1890	CLV	136	530	95	157	15	14	7	61	87	25	23	.296
1891	CLV	141	603	115	170	13	12	6	69	64	19	14	.282
1892	CLV	129	531	76	139	14	10	0	93	49	29	19	.262
1893	CLV	125	545	103	169	29	24	4	133	50	14	16	.310
1894	CLV	130	554	116	198	30	15	8	128	49	12	33	.357
1895	CLV	132	569	131	194	32	17	8	119	46	26	13	.341
1896	CLV	133	571	100	193	29	12	7	112	45	9	13	.338
1897	CLV	125	523	83	143	21	14	2	78	40	14	15	.273
1898	CLV	151	604	89	172	23	1	9	94	56	18	11	.285
1899	STL	67	277	40	72	7	3	3	40	20	4	4	.260
Career	—	1655	6894	1227	2084	272	158	67	1124	636	257	324	.302

On this day & linked events

1864

Born June 6, 1864

Grafton, OH, USA

1919

Died August 16, 1919

1887

Major-league debut: Ed McKean

Ed McKean made a major-league debut on April 16, 1887.

1899

Final major-league game: Ed McKean

Ed McKean played a final major-league game on July 27, 1899.

Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain