Ed McKean

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Ed McKean
Shortstop
Born: December 4, 1868
Died: August 16, 1919 (aged 50)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1887 for the Cleveland Blues
Final game
July 27, 1899 for the St. Louis Perfectos
Career statistics
Batting average	.302
Hits	2083
Runs Batted In	1124
Teams
Cleveland Blues (1887-1888) Cleveland Spiders (1889-1898) St. Louis Perfectos (1899)
Career highlights and awards
Led NL in at bats in 1891 with 603 and 1895 with 565

Edwin John McKean (June 6, 1864 - August 16, 1919) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the National League's Cleveland Spiders. In a career which ran from 1887-1899, he also played for the American Association's Cleveland Blues and the NL's St. Louis Perfectos. Born in Grafton, Ohio, he racked up a grand total of 2,083 hits and 1124 RBI. He also recorded 4 seasons with over 110 RBI and owned a superb lifetime batting average of .302. For his time, he also hit a lot of home runs; 66 in 13 seasons was considered great at that time. He died at age 55 in Cleveland, Ohio.

[edit] See also

• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference