Harvard Crimson Baseball Players - Eddie Grant, Tony Lupien, Mike Stenhouse, Michael Hill, Erwin Gehrke, Jim Tyng, Pete Varney, Charlie Devens (Paperback)

Chapters: Eddie Grant, Tony Lupien, Mike Stenhouse, Michael Hill, Erwin Gehrke, Jim Tyng, Pete Varney, Charlie Devens, Dee Cousineau, Jeff Musselman, Jack Robinson, Ray Peters, Jocko Conlon, Walter Clarkson, Al Cypert. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Edward Leslie Grant (May 21, 1883, Franklin, Massachusetts - October 5, 1918, Argonne Forest, France), was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who became one of the few major leaguers who were killed in World War I. Eddie Grant as Captain during WWIGrant entered the majors with the Cleveland Indians at the very end of the 1905 season. He played in the minor leagues in 1906, but returned to the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1907, and was the Phillies' starting third baseman from 1908-1910. Grant batted leadoff for the Phillies, but was known more for his fielding and base stealing than his bat. His best year was 1910, when he batted .268, drove in 67 runs, and stole 25 bases. Traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1911, he batted just .223, his last year as a starter. Grant was traded again to the New York Giants in the middle of the 1913 season, where he finished his career as a utility infielder. He retired after the 1915 season. His lifetime batting average was .249. Nicknamed "Harvard Eddie," Grant graduated from Harvard in 1905, and practiced law after his retirement from baseball. Grant was one of the first men to enlist when the United States entered World War I in April 1917, and he served as Captain of the 77th Infantry Division. During the fierce battle of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, all of Grant's superior officers were killed or wounded, and he took command of his troops on a four-day search for the "Lost Battalion." During the search, an exploding shell killed Gran...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=220171