Esley Porterfield "Ed" McCreery (November 24, 1889 – October 19, 1960) was a

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. He appeared in three games for the

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in 1914. In 1914, McCreery was pitching for the

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where he was scouted by Tigers coach Deacon McGuire. The Tigers reportedly purchased his contract for $2,000 (). McCreery had earlier turned down an offer to play for the Kansas City club of the Federal League. McCreery made his Major League debut on August 16, 1914, allowing five runs in only two innings pitched in what was described in the '' Detroit Evening Times'' as an "unsatisfactory showing." Although McCreery wrote to a friend that he was "up here in the big leagues to stay," his final big league game would come eleven days later on August 27.

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