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Eddie Holtz Notable

b. July 17, 1899 · St. Louis Giants 1920–1921, St. Louis Stars 1922–1924, New York Lincoln Giants 1923

Eddie Holtz played for three clubs across five seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Giants in 1920 and closing with the New York Lincoln Giants in 1923.

Across 245 games he batted .231, with 199 hits and 113 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 21 doubles and 22 stolen bases.

He played 132 games at shortstop, with 393 assists and 53 errors. He turned 47 double plays. He also played 122 games at second base.

He was born in Evansville, IN, USA on July 17, 1899, and died on July 8, 1924. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1920 SLG 511641530 000 81301 .183
1921 SLG 642152038 120 161550 .177
1922 SLS 622223956 1132 3515111 .252
1923 NLG/SLS 602273363 931 251707 .278
1924 SLS 833612 000 1203 .364
Career 245861113199 2183 8562622 .231

On this day & linked events

1899

Born July 17, 1899

Evansville, IN, USA

1924

Died July 8, 1924