1888
Born July 19, 1888
Chicago, IL, USA
Ed Sweeney Notable
b. July 19, 1888 · New York Highlanders 1908–1912, New York Yankees 1913–1915, Pittsburgh Pirates 1919
Ed Sweeney played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1908 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1919.
Across 644 games he batted .232, with 427 hits and 173 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 48 doubles and 63 stolen bases.
He played 613 games behind the plate, with 2,853 putouts and 138 errors. He turned 50 double plays.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on July 19, 1888, and died on July 4, 1947. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1910 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | NYY | 32 | 82 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .146 |
| 1909 | NYY | 67 | 176 | 18 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 3 | .267 |
| 1910 | NYY | 78 | 215 | 25 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 12 | .200 |
| 1911 | NYY | 83 | 229 | 17 | 53 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 8 | .231 |
| 1912 | NYY | 110 | 351 | 37 | 94 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 6 | .268 |
| 1913 | NYY | 117 | 351 | 35 | 93 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 37 | 41 | 11 | .265 |
| 1914 | NYY | 87 | 258 | 25 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 30 | 19 | .213 |
| 1915 | NYY | 53 | 137 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 3 | .190 |
| 1919 | PIT | 17 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .095 |
| Career | — | 644 | 1841 | 173 | 427 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 151 | 181 | 182 | 63 | .232 |
On this day & linked events
1947
Died July 4, 1947
1908
Major-league debut: Ed Sweeney
Ed Sweeney made a major-league debut on May 16, 1908.
1919
Final major-league game: Ed Sweeney
Ed Sweeney played a final major-league game on June 1, 1919.
Image: Bain News Service, public domain