Edward Joseph Sicking (March 30, 1897 – August 30, 1978) was a

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field, between first base and third base. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns pla ...

who played for five teams from to . He appeared at

second base In baseball and softball, second baseman, abbreviated 2B, is a fielding position in the infield, between second and first base. The second baseman often possesses quick hands and feet, needs the ability to get rid of the ball quickly, and must ...

third base A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us ...

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shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball positions, baseball or softball fielding position between second base, second and third base, which is considered to be among the Defensive spectrum, most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the ...

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Interview with baseball player Eddie Sicking
(sound recording) by Dr. Eugene Murdock on Mar. 12, 1974, in Cincinnati, Ohio (1 hr., 30 min.). Available on

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's Digital Gallery. 1897 births 1978 deaths New York Giants (baseball) players Chicago Cubs players Philadelphia Phillies players Cincinnati Reds players Pittsburgh Pirates players Baseball players from Hamilton County, Ohio Minor league baseball managers Norfolk Tars players San Antonio Bronchos players Indianapolis Indians players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Keokuk Indians players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-infielder-stub