Eddie Persons
Edward Hiram Persons
Born: March 15, 1873
, NC US
Deceased: September 23, 1927
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 3B, OF
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Throws: Left
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Career: 1896-1907
Eddie Persons compiled a career record of 51 wins and 49 losses and a 0.66 ERA in his 111-game pitching career with the Petersburg Farmers/Hampton-Newport News Clamdiggers, Norfolk Jewels, Portsmouth Boers, Raleigh Senators, Charlotte Hornets, Shreveport Pirates, Baton Rouge Red Sticks, Little Rock Travelers, Jacksonville Jays, Scranton Miners, Portsmouth Truckers and Decatur Commodores. He began playing during the 1896 season and last took the field during the 1907 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | B | VIRL | Petersburg Farmers/Hampton-Newport News Clamdiggers | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2.80 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 45.0 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 1900 | D | VIRL | Portsmouth Boers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1.93 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 56.0 | 54 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1902 | B | SOUA | Shreveport Pirates | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0.00 | 17 | 15 | 145.0 | 161 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 1903 | B | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 5 | 6 | .455 | 13 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1903 | D | CSTL | Baton Rouge Red Sticks | 9 | 4 | .692 | 13 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1904 | C | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jays | 17 | 14 | .548 | 33 | 0.0 | 216 | 107 | 51 | ||||||||||||||
| 1906 | C | VIRL4 | Portsmouth Truckers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0.00 | 12 | 106.0 | 84 | 31 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1907 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 6 | 4 | .600 | 11 | 0.0 | 122 | 51 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 51 | 49 | .510 | 0.66 | 111 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 352.0 | 688 | 256 | 26 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | B | VIRL | Petersburg Farmers/Hampton-Newport News Clamdiggers | 8 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 | .346 | .346 | .692 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1900 | D | VIRL | Portsmouth Boers | 8 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .312 | .312 | .625 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1902 | B | SOUA | Shreveport Pirates | 17 | 63 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .238 | .476 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1903 | B | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 15 | 36 | 36 | 8 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1903 | D | CSTL | Baton Rouge Red Sticks | 56 | 56 | 17 | .304 | .304 | .304 | .607 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 1904 | C | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jays | 65 | 221 | 221 | 38 | .172 | .172 | .172 | .344 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| 1905 | C | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jays | 20 | 59 | 59 | 9 | .153 | .153 | .153 | .305 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1906 | C | VIRL4 | Portsmouth Truckers | 12 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .079 | .079 | .079 | .158 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1907 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 11 | 45 | 45 | 4 | .089 | .089 | .089 | .178 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 156 | 576 | 576 | 4 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .196 | .196 | .392 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | D | VIRL | Portsmouth Boers | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | D | VIRL | Portsmouth Boers | 3B | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | D | VIRL | Portsmouth Boers | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | B | Virginia State League | Petersburg Farmers/Hampton-Newport News Clamdiggers | August 4, 1896 | August 19, 1896 | |
| 1898 | B | Atlantic League | Norfolk Jewels | August 4, 1898 | August 4, 1898 | |
| 1900 | D | Virginia League | Portsmouth Boers | May 16, 1900 | June 7, 1900 | |
| 1901 | C | Virginia-North Carolina League | Raleigh Senators | |||
| 1902 | D | North Carolina League | Charlotte Hornets | |||
| 1902 | B | Southern League | Shreveport Pirates | |||
| 1903 | D | Cotton States League | Baton Rouge Red Sticks | |||
| 1903 | B | Southern League | Little Rock Travelers | |||
| 1904 | C | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Jays | |||
| 1905 | C | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Jays | |||
| 1905 | B | New York State League | Scranton Miners | |||
| 1906 | C | Virginia League | Portsmouth Truckers | |||
| 1906 | B | New York State League | Scranton Miners | |||
| 1907 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Decatur Commodores |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
