Edward H. Householder (October 12, 1869 – July 3, 1924)"Ed Householder Statistics and History"
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. He played for the

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in 1903. He stood at and weighed 180 lb.

Career

Householder was born in

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, and started his professional baseball career in 1897 in the

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."Ed Householder Minor League Statistics & History"
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and batted .312 in 102 games. The following season, he also played for Buffalo but then moved to the Rochester Bronchos in July. Householder hit .350 over the final two months and helped Rochester win the EL pennant. In 1900, he continued to put up big numbers and drove in 94 runs, which was the seventh-best total in the league. Householder slumped in 1901. He started the year in the

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but hit just .221 and then moved to the California League, where he hit .298. In 1902, he returned to form with a .308

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and 220

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over the long California League season. This earned him a shot in the major leagues, and he made his MLB debut on April 17 for the Brooklyn Superbas. Householder was Brooklyn's

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for the next two weeks. He went 9 for 43 (.209) at the plate, with 9

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and 3

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s. His

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was just 31. He played his final MLB game on April 30 and then finished out the campaign with minor league teams in Los Angeles, California, and Little Rock, Arkansas, batting over .300 with both. After spending 1904 with the

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, Householder returned to the west coast, where he would stay for the rest of his career. He batted under .300 in 1905 and 1906 in the

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and then moved to the Aberdeen Black Cats of the

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. Householder had probably his best statistical season in 1907, when he was 37 years old. He won his first batting title with a .347 batting average and also led the entire league in

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, total bases, and doubles. He played with Aberdeen again in 1908 and then made stops in Fresno, Santa Cruz, Vancouver, and Victoria. After batting .312 in 1911, Householder retired from professional baseball. He ended his 15-year minor league career with a .295 batting average and a total of 1,826 hits. Householder died of

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in 1924."Saint Paul Saints History 1902-1919"
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