Eddie Onslow
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Edward Joseph Onslow (February 17, 1893 – May 8, 1981) was an American
Washington Senators
(1927).
Formative years
Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania on February 17, 1893, Edde Onslow was the younger brother of Jack Onslow, a catcher, coach and scout in the major leagues, and the manager of the 1949–50 Chicago White Sox.
Career
Onslow threw and batted
left-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg). His playing career in professional baseball lasted for two decades (1911–29; 1931), and included seven consecutive outstanding seasons (1918–24) for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League, during which Onslow hit
over .300 each year and made his managerial debut as playing skipper of the 1922 Leafs. He led the team to a 76–88 record.
Like his elder brother, Onslow also was a longtime minor league manager. He also scouted for the White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics
.
In parts of four major league seasons he played in 64
sacrifice hits
.
Later years and death
Onslow was elected to the International League Hall of Fame in 1951. He died thirty years later in Dennison, Ohio, on May 8, 1981, at the age of 88.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)