Edward James Delahanty (Big Ed)

Positions: Leftfielder, First Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: October 30, 1867 in Cleveland, OH
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Debut: May 22, 1888
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Senators/Quakers/Infants 1888-1903
Final Game: June 25, 1903
Died: July 2, 1903 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, CAN
Buried: Calvary Cemetery,in Cleveland, OH
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1945.
Relatives: Brother of Frank Delahanty, Brother of Jim Delahanty, Brother of Joe Delahanty and Brother of Tom Delahanty
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1888 | 20 | PHI | NL | 74 | 303 | 290 | 40 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 26 | .228 | .261 | .293 | .554 | 72 | 85 | 1 | 4O | ||||||
| 1889 | 21 | PHI | NL | 56 | 261 | 246 | 37 | 72 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 17 | .293 | .333 | .370 | .703 | 88 | 91 | 1 | O4/6 | ||||||
| 1890 | 22 | CLE | PL | 115 | 549 | 517 | 107 | 153 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 24 | 30 | .296 | .337 | .414 | .751 | 107 | 214 | 8 | 64O/53 | ||||||
| 1891 | 23 | PHI | NL | 128 | 584 | 543 | 92 | 132 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 86 | 25 | 33 | 50 | .243 | .296 | .339 | .635 | 82 | 184 | 8 | *O3/4 | ||||||
| 1892 | 24 | PHI | NL | 123 | 517 | 477 | 79 | 146 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 91 | 29 | 31 | 32 | .306 | .360 | .495 | .855 | 157 | 236 | 9 | *O/5 | ||||||
| 1893 | 25 | PHI | NL | 132 | 652 | 595 | 145 | 219 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 146 | 37 | 47 | 20 | .368 | .423 | .583 | 1.007 | 164 | 347 | 10 | *O4/3 | ||||||
| 1894 | 26 | PHI | NL | 116 | 567 | 495 | 148 | 200 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 133 | 21 | 60 | 16 | .404 | .475 | .584 | 1.059 | 158 | 289 | 7 | 5 | *O3/564 | |||||
| 1895 | 27 | PHI | NL | 116 | 578 | 480 | 149 | 194 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 106 | 46 | 86 | 31 | .404 | .500 | .617 | 1.117 | 187 | 296 | 6 | 6 | *O/645 | |||||
| 1896 | 28 | PHI | NL | 123 | 574 | 499 | 131 | 198 | 44 | 17 | 13 | 126 | 37 | 62 | 22 | .397 | .472 | .631 | 1.103 | 190 | 315 | 9 | 4 | *O3/4 | |||||
| 1897 | 29 | PHI | NL | 129 | 598 | 530 | 109 | 200 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 96 | 26 | 60 | .377 | .444 | .538 | .981 | 161 | 285 | 3 | 5 | *O/3 | ||||||
| 1898 | 30 | PHI | NL | 144 | 640 | 548 | 115 | 183 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 92 | 58 | 77 | .334 | .426 | .454 | .880 | 156 | 249 | 11 | 4 | *O | ||||||
| 1899 | 31 | PHI | NL | 146 | 645 | 581 | 135 | 238 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 137 | 30 | 55 | .410 | .464 | .582 | 1.046 | 189 | 338 | 4 | 5 | *O | ||||||
| 1900 | 32 | PHI | NL | 131 | 601 | 539 | 82 | 174 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 109 | 16 | 41 | .323 | .378 | .430 | .809 | 123 | 232 | 7 | 14 | *3 | ||||||
| 1901 | 33 | PHI | NL | 139 | 621 | 542 | 106 | 192 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 108 | 29 | 65 | .354 | .427 | .528 | .955 | 174 | 286 | 4 | 10 | O3 | ||||||
| 1902 | 34 | WSH | AL | 123 | 539 | 473 | 103 | 178 | 43 | 14 | 10 | 93 | 16 | 62 | .376 | .453 | .590 | 1.043 | 186 | 279 | 4 | 0 | *O3 | ||||||
| 1903 | 35 | WSH | AL | 42 | 171 | 156 | 22 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 12 | .333 | .388 | .436 | .824 | 145 | 68 | 2 | 1 | O/3 | ||||||
| 16 Seasons | 1837 | 8400 | 7511 | 1600 | 2597 | 522 | 186 | 101 | 1466 | 455 | 741 | 244 | .346 | .411 | .505 | .916 | 152 | 3794 | 94 | 54 | |||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 741 | 662 | 141 | 229 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 129 | 40 | 65 | .346 | .411 | .505 | .916 | 152 | 335 | 8 | |||||||||||
| PHI (13 yrs) | 1557 | 7141 | 6365 | 1368 | 2214 | 442 | 158 | 87 | 1288 | 411 | 643 | 214 | .348 | .414 | .508 | .922 | 153 | 3233 | 80 | 53 | |||||||||
| WSH (2 yrs) | 165 | 710 | 629 | 125 | 230 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 114 | 19 | 74 | .366 | .437 | .552 | .989 | 176 | 347 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| CLE (1 yr) | 115 | 549 | 517 | 107 | 153 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 24 | 30 | .296 | .337 | .414 | .751 | 107 | 214 | 8 | ||||||||||
| NL (13 yrs) | 1557 | 7141 | 6365 | 1368 | 2214 | 442 | 158 | 87 | 1288 | 411 | 643 | 214 | .348 | .414 | .508 | .922 | 153 | 3233 | 80 | 53 | |||||||||
| AL (2 yrs) | 165 | 710 | 629 | 125 | 230 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 114 | 19 | 74 | .366 | .437 | .552 | .989 | 176 | 347 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| PL (1 yr) | 115 | 549 | 517 | 107 | 153 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 24 | 30 | .296 | .337 | .414 | .751 | 107 | 214 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | LF-CF-RF | Awards |
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| 1888 | PHI | NL | 20 | 2B | 56 | 343 | 129 | 170 | 44 | 20 | .872 | 5.34 | .924 | 5.66 | ||||||
| 1888 | PHI | NL | 20 | OF | 17 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .912 | 1.82 | .906 | 1.90 | 10-1-6 | |||||
| 1889 | PHI | NL | 21 | OF | 31 | 68 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .956 | 2.10 | .906 | 1.97 | 30-0-1 | |||||
| 1889 | PHI | NL | 21 | 2B | 24 | 126 | 56 | 56 | 14 | 11 | .889 | 4.67 | .928 | 6.08 | ||||||
| 1889 | PHI | NL | 21 | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 4.90 | ||||||
| 1890 | CLE | PL | 22 | SS | 76 | 466 | 143 | 244 | 79 | 33 | .830 | 5.09 | .874 | 5.05 | ||||||
| 1890 | CLE | PL | 22 | 2B | 20 | 118 | 54 | 50 | 14 | 7 | .881 | 5.20 | .916 | 5.79 | ||||||
| 1890 | CLE | PL | 22 | OF | 18 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.39 | .893 | 2.06 | 4-11-3 | |||||
| 1890 | CLE | PL | 22 | 3B | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .929 | 4.33 | .843 | 3.47 | ||||||
| 1890 | CLE | PL | 22 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 10.30 | ||||||
| 1891 | PHI | NL | 23 | OF | 99 | 243 | 199 | 22 | 22 | 3 | .909 | 2.23 | .912 | 1.88 | 2-95-2 | |||||
| 1891 | PHI | NL | 23 | 1B | 27 | 295 | 265 | 14 | 16 | 17 | .946 | 10.33 | .979 | 10.52 | ||||||
| 1891 | PHI | NL | 23 | 2B | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | .922 | 5.87 | ||||||
| 1892 | PHI | NL | 24 | OF | 121 | 303 | 261 | 25 | 17 | 6 | .944 | 2.36 | .909 | 1.85 | 1-120-0 | |||||
| 1892 | PHI | NL | 24 | 3B | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.25 | .883 | 3.55 | ||||||
| 1893 | PHI | NL | 25 | OF | 117 | 368 | 318 | 31 | 19 | 8 | .948 | 2.98 | .912 | 2.14 | 100-17-0 | |||||
| 1893 | PHI | NL | 25 | 2B | 15 | 87 | 40 | 42 | 5 | 9 | .943 | 5.47 | .932 | 5.88 | ||||||
| 1893 | PHI | NL | 25 | 1B | 6 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .950 | 6.33 | .978 | 10.47 | ||||||
| 1894 | PHI | NL | 26 | OF | 90 | 259 | 217 | 23 | 19 | 4 | .927 | 2.67 | .914 | 2.23 | 84-0-6 | |||||
| 1894 | PHI | NL | 26 | 1B | 12 | 79 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 8 | .937 | 6.17 | .977 | 9.53 | ||||||
| 1894 | PHI | NL | 26 | 3B | 9 | 49 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 1 | .796 | 4.33 | .890 | 3.41 | ||||||
| 1894 | PHI | NL | 26 | SS | 8 | 48 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | .854 | 5.13 | .902 | 5.60 | ||||||
| 1894 | PHI | NL | 26 | 2B | 6 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .970 | 5.33 | .924 | 5.72 | ||||||
| 1895 | PHI | NL | 27 | OF | 103 | 268 | 237 | 16 | 15 | 4 | .944 | 2.46 | .915 | 2.14 | 98-5-0 | |||||
| 1895 | PHI | NL | 27 | SS | 9 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2 | .852 | 5.11 | .904 | 5.54 | ||||||
| 1895 | PHI | NL | 27 | 2B | 6 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | .829 | 5.67 | .941 | 5.63 | ||||||
| 1895 | PHI | NL | 27 | 3B | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.00 | .880 | 3.40 | ||||||
| 1896 | PHI | NL | 28 | OF | 99 | 294 | 262 | 18 | 14 | 4 | .952 | 2.83 | .932 | 2.12 | 99-0-0 | |||||
| 1896 | PHI | NL | 28 | 1B | 22 | 233 | 217 | 9 | 7 | 10 | .970 | 10.27 | .980 | 10.21 | ||||||
| 1896 | PHI | NL | 28 | 2B | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.00 | .940 | 5.40 | ||||||
| 1897 | PHI | NL | 29 | OF | 129 | 298 | 266 | 23 | 9 | 2 | .970 | 2.24 | .934 | 2.06 | 128-0-1 | |||||
| 1897 | PHI | NL | 29 | 1B | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 10.00 | .980 | 10.00 | ||||||
| 1898 | PHI | NL | 30 | OF | 144 | 334 | 302 | 20 | 12 | 5 | .964 | 2.24 | .935 | 2.03 | 144-0-0 | |||||
| 1899 | PHI | NL | 31 | OF | 143 | 315 | 284 | 21 | 10 | 4 | .968 | 2.13 | .943 | 2.11 | 143-0-0 | |||||
| 1900 | PHI | NL | 32 | 1B | 130 | 1392 | 1299 | 66 | 27 | 86 | .981 | 10.50 | .979 | 7.69 | ||||||
| 1901 | PHI | NL | 33 | OF | 84 | 198 | 179 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .949 | 2.24 | .941 | 2.03 | 82-1-1 | |||||
| 1901 | PHI | NL | 33 | 1B | 58 | 587 | 553 | 22 | 12 | 20 | .980 | 9.91 | .978 | 10.05 | ||||||
| 1902 | WSH | AL | 34 | OF | 111 | 257 | 236 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .961 | 2.23 | .943 | 2.04 | 111-0-0 | |||||
| 1902 | WSH | AL | 34 | 1B | 13 | 156 | 143 | 7 | 6 | 5 | .962 | 11.54 | .980 | 10.73 | ||||||
| 1903 | WSH | AL | 35 | OF | 40 | 78 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .962 | 1.88 | .951 | 1.92 | 20-0-20 | |||||
| 1903 | WSH | AL | 35 | 1B | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.00 | .980 | 10.60 | ||||||
| 15 Seasons | OF | 1346 | 3360 | 2956 | 238 | 166 | 45 | .951 | 2.37 | .925 | 2.05 | 1056-250-40 | ||||||||
| 10 Seasons | 1B | 271 | 2798 | 2589 | 134 | 75 | 154 | .973 | 10.05 | .979 | 9.00 | |||||||||
| 8 Seasons | 2B | 131 | 762 | 316 | 361 | 85 | 52 | .888 | 5.17 | .925 | 5.79 | |||||||||
| 4 Seasons | SS | 94 | 569 | 187 | 287 | 95 | 39 | .833 | 5.04 | .879 | 5.14 | |||||||||
| 4 Seasons | 3B | 17 | 74 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 3 | .824 | 3.59 | .880 | 3.45 | |||||||||
| 16 Seasons | TOT | 1859 | 7563 | 6076 | 1053 | 434 | 293 | .943 | 3.83 | .884 | 3.49 | 1056-250-40 | ||||||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 55 (22), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 231 (25), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 234 (28), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 65 (22), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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May 21, 1888: Purchased by the Philadelphia Quakers from Wheeling (Tri-State).
Before 1890 Season: Jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cleveland Infants.
October 19, 1901: Jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.
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