Ed McKean

Infobox MLB retired
name=Ed McKean
position=Shortstop


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
birthdate=December 4, 1868
deathdate=death date and age|1919|8|16|1868|12|4
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 16
debutyear=1887
debutteam=Cleveland Blues
finaldate=July 27
finalyear=1899
finalteam=St. Louis Perfectos
stat1label=Batting average
stat2label=Hits
stat3label=Runs Batted In
stat1value=.302
stat2value=2083
stat3value=1124
teams=
*Cleveland Blues (1887-1888)
*Cleveland Spiders (1889-1898)
*St. Louis Perfectos (1899)
highlights=
*Led NL in at bats in 1891 with 603 and 1895 with 565

Edwin John McKean (June 6 1864 - August 16 1919) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the National League's Cleveland Spiders. In a career which ran from 1887-1899, he also played for the American Association's Cleveland Blues and the NL's St. Louis Perfectos. Born in Grafton, Ohio, he racked up a grand total of 2,083 hits and 1124 RBI. He also recorded 4 seasons with over 110 RBI and owned a superb lifetime batting average of .302. For his time, he also hit a lot of home runs; 66 in 13 seasons was considered great at that time. He died at age 55 in Cleveland, Ohio.

ee also

* List of major league players with 2,000 hits
* List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI

External links

*baseball-reference|id=m/mckeaed01