Ed Levy
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Edward Clarence Levy (born Edward Clarence Whitner on October 21, 1916) is a former left fielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played between 1940 and 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies (1940) and New York Yankees (1942, 1944). Listed at 6' 5.5", 190 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Levy was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted by a stint in the US Coast Guard during World War II. In parts of three seasons, he posted a .215 batting average (42-for-195) with four home runs and 32 RBI in 54 games played, including 17 runs, 11 doubles, two triples, and two stolen bases. As a fielder, he appeared in 36 games at left field and 13 on first base.
As of 2007, Levy (91) is recognized as one of the oldest living major league ballplayers.
