Edward Daniel Stone (August 21, 1909 – March 20, 1983), nicknamed "Ace", was an American

Negro league The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...

in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Black Cat, Delaware, Stone attended

Howard High School Howard High School may refer to: * David T. Howard High School, a former high school in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. * Howard High School of Technology Howard High School of Technology is a vocational-technical high school in Wilmington, Delaware and is ...

, where he was a standout athlete. Stone began his Negro leagues career in 1933 with the

Bacharach Giants The Bacharach Giants were a Negro league baseball team that played in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Founding The club was founded when two African-American politicians moved the Duval Giants of Jacksonville, Florida, to Atlantic City in 1916 an ...

, and was known for his solid fielding and heavy bat. After his final Negro league season in 1946 with the Philadelphia Stars, he went on to play professionally in Mexico through the early 1950s. Stone died in

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in 1983 at age 73.

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