Ed Gremminger
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| Third Baseman | |||
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Born: March 30, 1874 Canton, Ohio | |||
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Died: May 26, 1942 (aged 68) Canton, Ohio | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| April 21, 1895 for the Cleveland Spiders | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 30, 1904 for the Detroit Tigers | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .251 | ||
| Home runs | 7 | ||
| Hits | 356 | ||
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Lorenzo Edward Gremminger (March 30, 1874 – May 26, 1942), nicknamed "Battleship," was a professional baseball player from 1895 to 1912. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a third baseman for the Cleveland Spiders (1895), Boston Beaneaters (1902–03), and Detroit Tigers (1904).
In 383 major league games, Gremminger compiled a .251 batting average, .301 on-base percentage, and .340 slugging percentage, with 164 RBIs and 89 extra base hits. He was among the National League leaders in 1902 with 20 doubles (9th), 12 triples (5th), 65 RBIs (8th), and 33 extra base hits (9th). He was also ranked ninth in the National League in 1903 with five home runs.[1]
Gremminger also played fifteen seasons of minor league baseball, including stints with the Buffalo Bisons (1896-1899), Rochester Bronchos (1900), Minneapolis Millers (1904-1907), Montgomery Senators (1908-1910), and Canton Deubers/Statesman (1911-1912).[2]
Gremminger was born and died in Canton, Ohio.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ed Gremminger Major League Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Ed Gremminger Minor League Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2014.