Ed Connolly (pitcher)

Ed Connolly

Pitcher

Born: December 3, 1939
Brooklyn, New York

Died: July 1, 1998 (aged 58)
New Canaan, Connecticut

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut

April 19, 1964, for the Boston Red Sox

Last MLB appearance

September 5, 1967, for the Cleveland Indians

MLB statistics

6–12

5.88

130

Teams

Edward Joseph Connolly, Jr. (December 3, 1939 – July 1, 1998) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1964) and Cleveland Indians (1967). Connolly batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Ed Sr., also played briefly in the majors.

Connolly attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and signed with the Red Sox before the 1961 season. In his two-season MLB career, Connolly posted a 6–12 record with 118 strikeouts and a 5.88 ERA in 42 appearances, including 19 starts, one complete game, one shutout, and 130.0 innings of work. During his minor league career, he struck out 192 batters in 167 innings in 1962 (a season he split between the Class D New York–Penn League and the Class B Carolina League), and he fanned 157 men in 162 innings in 1963 pitching in the Double-A Eastern League.

Connolly died in New Canaan, Connecticut, at the age of 58.

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