Eddie Edmonson (November 20, 1889 – May 10, 1971) was a

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player who played for one season. Earl Edward Edmonson was born on November 20, 1889, in Hopewell, Pennsylvania. At the age of 23, Edmonson joined the

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during the 1913 Cleveland Naps season and played in his first Major League Baseball game on October 4 of that year. A little more than a month later, Edmonson played in his second and final game on October 5, 1913. Nicknamed "Axel", Edmonson played one game as a

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and the other game as an

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. During his two-game career, Edmonson made it to bat five times, but went 0 for 5 and ended up with a .000 hitting average, Schneider 2005
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despite his ability to throw right and bat left. Edmonson died at the age of 81 in

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, on May 10, 1971. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in

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, Florida.

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