Eddie Douglass

Eddie Douglass
Eddie Douglass
	First baseman
	Born: September 17, 1887; Fort Worth, Texas
	Died: Unknown
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1918, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last appearance
	1925, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams
	As player Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918–1925); As manager Brooklyn Royal Giants (1921–1925);

Edward Douglass (September 17, 1887 – death unknown) was an American Negro league first baseman and manager between 1918 and 1925.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Douglass made his Negro league debut for the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1918. He was named player-manager in 1921, and continued in that capacity with Brooklyn through 1925. Douglass also played one season (1923–24) in the Cuban League for the Leopardos de Santa Clara.[1][2][3]

References

"Eddie Douglass". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Eddie Douglass (manager page)". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
Tobe Smith. "Early Pioneers of the Negro Leagues" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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