- Ned Bligh
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Ned Bligh Catcher Born: June 30, 1864
Brooklyn, New YorkDied: April 18, 1892 (aged 27)
Brooklyn, New YorkBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut June 26, 1886 for the Baltimore Orioles Last MLB appearance October 14, 1890 for the Louisville Colonels Career statistics Batting average .163 Home runs 1 Runs batted in 19 Teams Edwin Forrest Bligh (June 30, 1864 – April 18, 1892) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn, New York, who played for four teams during his four-season career. He didn't collect his first base hit until his third season, and fourteenth at bat, when he was purchased by the Columbus Solons from the Cincinnati Red Stockings for $1500 on December 14, 1888. He played in a total of 66 games, collecting 34 hits in 209 at bats for a .163 career batting average.[1]
Ned died of typhoid fever[2] at the age of 27 in his hometown of Brooklyn, and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.[3]
References
- ^ "Ned Bligh Stats". baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blighne01.shtml. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Ned Bligh Stats". retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pblign101.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1864 births
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- 19th-century baseball players
- Baseball players from New York
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baltimore Orioles (AA) players
- Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players
- Columbus Solons players
- Louisville Colonels players
- People from Brooklyn
- Lawrence (minor league baseball) players
- New Orleans Pelicans players
- Troy Trojans (minor league) players
- American baseball catcher, 1860s birth stubs
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