Edward Henry Wilkinson (June 20, 1890 – April 9, 1918) was a

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player. He was born in

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and died in

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. Wilkinson batted and threw right-handed. Wilkinson played for the

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in the

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season. In ten games, he had three hits in 13 at-bats, with one RBI, and a .231 batting average. Shortly thereafter, he contracted

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, a condition that ended his career and contributed to his early death at the age of 27.McKenna, Brian. ''Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers'', Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 209.

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