Edward William Seward (June 29, 1867 – July 30, 1947), born ''Edward William Sourhardt'', was an American professional baseball

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from 1884 to 1892. He played six seasons in

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Seward was born in

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, Ohio, in 1867. He started his professional baseball career in 1884 with Terre Haute of the

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. That season, he had a win–loss record of 1–7."Ed Seward Career Stats Leagues Statistics"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024. Seward made his major league debut in September 1885 with the

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. He pitched one game for them that season and did not get a decision."Ed Seward"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024. Otherwise, Seward spent most of 1885 and 1886 in the minor leagues. In 1886, he went 10–14 for the

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's Binghamton Crickets. Seward joined the American Association's

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in 1887. He went 25–25 with a 4.13

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and 155

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s. In 1888, Seward went 35–19 with a 2.01 ERA, and he led the AA with 272 strikeouts and 6 shutouts. On July 26, he threw a

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against the

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. In 1889, Seward went 21–15 with a 3.97 ERA and 102 strikeouts. In 1890, he went 6–12 with a 4.73 ERA and 55 strikeouts. Seward joined the NL's Cleveland Spiders in 1891. He went 2–1 before the Spiders released him in June. After his playing career ended, Seward was an NL

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in 1893.Nemec, David (2006). ''The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball''. p. 1010. He died in Cleveland in 1947.

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