Description
Ed Konetchy
Born: September 3, 1885 in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Died: May 27, 1947 (aged 61) in Fort Worth, Texas
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 195 lbs.
Position: First Baseman
Played For:
St. Louis Cardinals (1907–1913)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1914)
Pittsburgh Rebels (1915)
Boston Braves (1916–1918)
Brooklyn Robins (1919–1921)
Philadelphia Phillies (1921)
Biography:
Variously called the Candy Kid, the LaCrosse Lulu, the Big Bohemian, and even Edward the Mighty-but known in boxscores simply as “Koney”-Ed Konetchy led his league’s first basemen in fielding eight times and batted .281 in 2,085 games. His 2,150 hits included 344 doubles, 182 triples (15th all time), and 74 home runs. Koney was a right-handed hitter who stood straight up at the plate, choked up on his bat, and sent liners to the outfield fences. He was the kind of player that “even the umpire liked,” with a “handshake that is sincere and a friendship more than surface.” “I not only play baseball for the salary connected with it, but I really and truly love the game,” Ed once told a reporter, “and like to be a fan just as much now as I did in the old days back in LaCrosse, when we used to get the pictures of the athletes out of cigarette boxes.”
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Konetchy
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=koneted01
https://prestonjg.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/the-unusual-pitching-career-of-ed-konetchy/
