- Eddie Ainsmith
Infobox MLB retired
name=Eddie Ainsmith
position=Catcher
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=February 4 ,1890
deathdate=death date and age|1981|9|6|1890|2|4
debutdate=August 9
debutyear= 1910
debutteam= Washington Senators
finaldate=July 21
finalyear=1924
finalteam=New York Giants
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.232
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=22
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=317
teams=
* Washington Senators (1910-1918)
*Detroit Tigers (1919-1921)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1921-1923)
* Brooklyn Robins (1923)
* New York Giants (1924)
highlights=Edward Wilbur Ainsmith (born as Edward Anshmedt;
February 4 ,1890 –September 6 ,1981 ), nicknamed "Dorf," [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/ainsmed01.shtml] wascatcher inMajor League Baseball . He played fifteen seasons with the Washington Senators (by|1910-by|1918),Detroit Tigers (by|1919-by|1921),St. Louis Cardinals (by|1921-by|1923), Brooklyn Robins (by|1923), and New York Giants (by|1924). Born inRussia , he batted and threw right-handed. He began his playing career in theNew England League in by|1908 before joining the Senators in theAmerican League . In 1,078 career games, Ainsmith batted .232 with 707 hits and 317 RBI.External links
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Painse101.htm Eddie Ainsmith at RetroSheet.org]
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