1909
Born August 21, 1909
Black Cat, DE, USA
Ed Stone Notable
b. August 21, 1909 · Philadelphia Bacharach Giants 1934, Brooklyn Eagles 1935, Newark Eagles 1936–1940, 1942–1943, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1936, Homestead Grays 1942, New York Black Yankees 1943, Philadelphia Stars 1944–1946
Ed Stone played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Bacharach Giants in 1934 and closing with the Philadelphia Stars in 1946. His longest stay was with the Newark Eagles, from 1936 to 1940.
Across 396 games he batted .312, with 458 hits and 275 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 69 doubles and 22 stolen bases.
He led the league in triples once, in 1936, with 5. He played 382 games in the outfield, with 573 putouts and 27 errors.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1935 and 1940.
He was born in Black Cat, DE, USA on August 21, 1909, and died on March 20, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 3 | 1935, 1939, 1940 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PBG | 16 | 57 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .298 |
| 1935 | BE | 49 | 173 | 29 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 5 | .324 |
| 1936 | NE/PC | 33 | 121 | 20 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| 1937 | NE | 30 | 117 | 29 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| 1938 | NE | 28 | 97 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .351 |
| 1939 | NE | 36 | 135 | 36 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .356 |
| 1940 | NE | 39 | 135 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| 1942 | HG/NE | 56 | 210 | 36 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .267 |
| 1943 | NBY/NE | 15 | 51 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .255 |
| 1944 | PS | 49 | 196 | 41 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .347 |
| 1945 | PS | 44 | 174 | 23 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| 1946 | PS | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 396 | 1470 | 275 | 458 | 69 | 36 | 28 | 259 | 183 | 11 | 22 | .312 |
On this day & linked events
1983