Ed Householder

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Ed Householder
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: July 3, 1924(1924-07-03) (aged 54)
Los Angeles
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 17, 1903, for the Brooklyn Superbas
Last MLB appearance
April 30, 1903, for the Brooklyn Superbas
MLB statistics
Batting average.209
Home runs0
Runs batted in9
Teams

Edward H. Householder (October 12, 1869 – July 3, 1924)

Brooklyn Superbas in 1903. He stood at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) and weighed 180 lb.[1]

Career

Householder was born in

Buffalo Bisons and batted .312 in 102 games. The following season, he also played for Buffalo but then moved to the Rochester Bronchos in July.[2] Householder hit .350 over the final two months and helped Rochester win the EL pennant.[3] In 1900, he continued to put up big numbers and drove in 94 runs, which was the seventh-best total in the league.[4]

Householder slumped in 1901. He started the year in the

OPS+ was just 31.[1] He played his final MLB game on April 30 and then finished out the campaign with minor league teams in Los Angeles, California, and Little Rock, Arkansas, batting over .300 with both.[2]

After spending 1904 with the Little Rock Travelers, Householder returned to the west coast, where he would stay for the rest of his career. He batted under .300 in 1905 and 1906 in the Pacific Coast League and then moved to the Aberdeen Black Cats of the Northwestern League.[2] Householder had probably his best statistical season in 1907, when he was 37 years old.[2] He won his first batting title with a .347 batting average and also led the entire league in slugging percentage, total bases, and doubles.[5] He played with Aberdeen again in 1908 and then made stops in Fresno, Santa Cruz, Vancouver, and Victoria.[2]

After batting .312 in 1911, Householder retired from professional baseball. He ended his 15-year minor league career with a .295 batting average and a total of 1,826 hits.[2] Householder died of stomach cancer in 1924.[1][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ed Householder Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ed Householder Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. ^ Mandelaro, Jim and Pitoniak, Scott. Silver Seasons: The Story of the Rochester Red Wings (Syracuse University Press, 1996), p. 13.
  4. ^ "The Baseball Research Journal". research.sabr.org. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  5. ^ "1907 Northwestern League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  6. ^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  7. ^ "Saint Paul Saints History 1902-1919". usfamily.net. Retrieved 2010-12-18.

External links

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