Edmund Dana "Dick" Pierson (October 24, 1857 to July 20, 1922) was a
Major League Baseball
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second baseman
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. Pierson played for the
New York Metropolitans
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in . In 3 career games, he had 1 hit in 9 at-bats. It is not known with what hand he batted, but he threw right-handed.
Pierson was born in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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and died in
Newark, New Jersey
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. His brother,
Dave Pierson, also played baseball for the
Cincinnati Reds
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.
External links
Baseball Reference.com page
1857 births
1922 deaths
New York Metropolitans players
Major League Baseball second basemen
Newark Domestics players
Baseball players from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
19th-century baseball players
19th-century American sportsmen
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