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Eddie Grant

Edward Leslie Grant (Harvard Eddie)

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: May 21, 1883 in Franklin, MA
School: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1905 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Reds/Giants/Naps 1905-1915

Final Game: October 6, 1915 (Age 32)
Died: October 5, 1918 in Argonne, France
Buried: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery,in Romagne, France
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News -- March 2013

3/22 Billy-Ball.com: In honor of Harvard’s NCAA win: Harvard, home to eight presidents, 47 Nobel Prize winners, 47 Pulitzer Prize winners, countless elected officials, numerous Supreme...
3/22 The Baseball Continuum: Picture of the day: Harvard Eddie: Eddie Grant was probably the best MLB player to ever come from Harvard, and was even called “Harvard Eddie” during...

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