Ed Yewell

Ed Yewell
Ed Yewell
	Utility player
	Born: August 22, 1862; Washington, D.C.
	Died: September 15, 1940 (aged 78); Washington, D.C.
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
	May 12, 1884, for the Washington Nationals (AA)
Last MLB appearance
	August 7, 1884, for the Washington Nationals (UA)
MLB statistics
Batting average	.237
Home runs	0
Runs scored	14
Teams
	Washington Nationals (AA) (1884); Washington Nationals (UA) (1884);

Edwin Leonard Yewell (August 22, 1862 – September 15, 1940) was a professional baseball player. Yewell played Major League Baseball in the 1884 season for two teams named the Washington Nationals; one was in the American Association (AA) and the other was in the Union Association (UA). In 28 total games, he batted .237 in 97 at bats, with three doubles and one triple. He played defensively as a second baseman, shortstop, third baseman, and outfielder, with his most appearances coming at second base with 11.[1]

Yewell made his debut for the AA's Nationals on May 12, 1884, recording one hit in three at bats. On July 2, in a game against the Cincinnati Red Stockings, he was hit by a Gus Shallix pitch; Yewell returned to the Nationals by August, but author David Nemec states that "he was never the same player."[2] After his lone Major League season, Yewell remained with the UA's Nationals, who had joined the Eastern League. He became a patent attorney after the end of his playing career.[2] Following an illness of approximately a week, Yewell died on September 15, 1940, at a hospital in Washington, D.C. He was buried in that city, at Glenwood Cemetery.[3]

References

"Ed Yewell Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
Nemec, David (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires. McFarland & Company. p. 172. ISBN 9780786490448.
Lee, Bill (2015). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland & Company. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-7864-4239-3.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Ed Yewell at Retrosheet

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[1] "Ed Yewell Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-11-23.

[Nemec172-2] Nemec, David (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires. McFarland & Company. p. 172. ISBN 9780786490448.

[3] Lee, Bill (2015). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland & Company. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-7864-4239-3.