Edward "Danny" Green (November 6, 1876 – November 9, 1914) was an American professional

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player. A center fielder/

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, he played in

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for the Chicago Orphans (1898–1901) and

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(1902–05). Green batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Burlington, New Jersey. In an eight-season career, Green was a .293 hitter (1021-for-3484) with 29

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s and 423 RBI in 923 games, including 552 runs, 124 doubles, 65 triples and 192 stolen bases. Green reached the majors in 1898 with the Chicago Orphans (later the Cubs), spending four years with them before moving to the Chicago White Sox. Green became the regular Orphans center fielder in 1898, replacing the moody

Bill Lange William Alexander Lange (; June 6, 1871 – July 23, 1950), also known as "Little Eva",Robbins, p. 194 was an American Major League Baseball center fielder, who played his entire seven-year career for the Chicago Colts and Orphans from t ...

, who retired at the height of his fame to get married. Green hit .304 for the Orphans during four seasons, including a career-high .313 in 1901. But when the

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owners started to offer lucrative contracts to unsatisfied

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stars,

Charles Comiskey Charles Albert Comiskey (August 15, 1859 – October 26, 1931), nicknamed "Commy" or "The Old Roman", was an American Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner. He was a key person in the formation of the American League, and was also ...

landed Green, who became the White Sox right fielder in 1902. In his first two years with the Sox he hit .312 and .309. A fast and smart runner, from 1900 to 1904 he averaged 30.2 stolen bases in each season, with a career-high 35 in 1902. Then, before the 1906 season he suffered a throwing arm injury and was outrighted to the

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. Green died in Camden, New Jersey just three days after his 38th birthday. While Green's family always insisted he died of complications from a beaning, the book, Death At the Ballpark reveals Green most likely died from complications of syphilis. *

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