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Ed Wilkinson

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Ed Wilkinson
Outfielder
Born: (1890-06-20)June 20, 1890
Jacksonville, Oregon
Died: April 9, 1918(1918-04-09) (aged 27)
Tucson, Arizona
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 4, 1911, for the New York Highlanders
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1911, for the New York Highlanders
MLB statistics
Batting average.231
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Edward Henry Wilkinson (June 20, 1890 – April 9, 1918) was a Major League Baseball player. He was born in Jacksonville, Oregon and died in Tucson, Arizona. Wilkinson batted and threw right-handed.

Wilkinson played for the New York Highlanders in the 1911 season. In ten games, he had three hits in 13 at-bats, with one RBI, and a .231 batting average. Shortly thereafter, he contracted pulmonary tuberculosis, a condition that ended his career and contributed to his early death at the age of 27.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 209. ISBN 0-8108-5858-4