Eddie Grant Notable

b. May 21, 1883 · Cleveland Naps 1905, Philadelphia Phillies 1907–1910, Cincinnati Reds 1911–1913, New York Giants 1913–1915

Eddie Grant played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Cleveland Naps in 1905 and closing with the New York Giants in 1915.

Across 990 games he batted .249, with 844 hits and 399 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 79 doubles and 153 stolen bases.

He played 769 games at third base, with 1,423 assists and 148 errors. He turned 105 double plays. He also played 103 games at shortstop.

He was born in Franklin, MA, USA on May 21, 1883, and died on October 5, 1918. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1905	CLE	2	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	.375
1907	PHI	74	268	26	65	4	3	0	19	10	39	10	.243
1908	PHI	147	598	69	146	13	8	0	32	35	71	27	.244
1909	PHI	154	631	75	170	18	4	1	37	35	74	28	.269
1910	PHI	152	579	70	155	15	5	1	67	39	54	25	.268
1911	CIN	136	458	49	102	12	7	1	53	51	47	28	.223
1912	CIN	96	255	37	61	6	1	2	20	18	27	11	.239
1913	CIN/NYG	54	114	20	24	2	0	0	10	13	12	8	.211
1914	NYG	88	282	34	78	7	1	0	29	23	21	11	.277
1915	NYG	87	192	18	40	2	1	0	10	9	20	5	.208
Career	—	990	3385	399	844	79	30	5	277	233	370	153	.249

On this day & linked events

1883

Born May 21, 1883

Franklin, MA, USA

1918

Died October 5, 1918

1905

Major-league debut: Eddie Grant

Eddie Grant made a major-league debut on August 4, 1905.

1915

Final major-league game: Eddie Grant

Eddie Grant played a final major-league game on October 6, 1915.

Image: The Sporting News via [1], public domain