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b. February 17, 1893 · Detroit Tigers 1912–1913, Cleveland Indians 1918, Washington Senators 1927

Onslow's largest season came as a rookie with Detroit in 1912. He played 36 games, collected 29 hits, scored 11 runs, drove in 13, stole three bases and hit his only career home run. Every counting total was a career high.

Four seasons gave him 48 hits, three doubles, two triples, one home run, 22 runs batted in and a .232 average across 64 games. Onslow played 57 games at first base and made one appearance in the outfield.

Onslow returned to Detroit for 17 games in 1913 and hit a career-best .255 with 14 hits. Four seasons outside the majors preceded a two-game stop with Cleveland in 1918. After another eight seasons away, Washington brought him back for nine final games in 1927. Those separate chapters stretched his major-league record across sixteen calendar years and three organizations. He died in 1981, at eighty-eight.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1912 DET 361281129 121 133213 .227
1913 DET 1755714 100 8591 .255
1918 CLE 2601 000 0010 .167
1927 WSH 91814 100 1100 .222
Career 642071948 321 229314 .232

On this day & linked events

1893

Born February 17, 1893

Meadville, PA, USA

1981

Died May 8, 1981

1912

Major-league debut: Eddie Onslow

Eddie Onslow made a major-league debut on August 7, 1912.

1927

Final major-league game: Eddie Onslow

Eddie Onslow played a final major-league game on September 14, 1927.