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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ed Doheny Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Seamus Kearney and Tom Simon. "Ed Doheny". sabr.org. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ↑ DeValeria and DeValeria, p. 114
- ↑ DeValeria and DeValeria, pp. 118–119
- ↑ DeValeria and DeValeria, p. 122
- ↑ DeValeria and DeValeria, p. 134
- ↑ Abrams, Roger I. (2003). The First World Series and the Baseball Fanatics of 1903. Northern University Press. pp. 163–164.
- Dennis DeValeria and Jeanne Burke DeValeria (1995). Honus Wagner: A Biography. University of Pittsburgh Press.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
| Ed Doheny | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:November 24, 1873 Northfield, Vermont, U.S. | |
| Died: December 29, 1916 (aged 43) Medfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 16, 1895, for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 7, 1903, for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
Pittsburgh Pirates 1901 National League champions | |
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