Edwin S. Quick (December 1881 - June 19, 1913) was a

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who played in 1903 with the

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. He threw right-handed. Quick started his professional baseball career in 1902 in the

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. Late in the following season, he made one appearance for the Highlanders; he pitched two innings and gave up five runs. In January 1904, he was traded to Toledo. He went 18-18 for the Western League's Omaha Rourkes in 1905. Quick finished his career pitching in the

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in 1907 and 1908. Quick was born in

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. He died in

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in 1913, of

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."Too Young To Die"
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