Edward Santry (1861 – March 6, 1899) was an American professional baseball player who played in six

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games for the

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in August 1884.

Early years

Santry was born in

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, Illinois, in 1861. His father, John Santry, was an immigrant from Ireland who worked in Chicago as a stonemason. His mother, Ellen, was also an Irish immigrant.Census entry for John Santry. Son Edward Santry, age 10, born in Illinois. Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Chicago Ward 18, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M593_210; Page: 30B; Image: 64; Family History Library Film: 545709. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census atabase on-line

Professional baseball

Santry made his debut in

on August 7, 1884, with the

. His major league career lasted less than a week, with his last major league game on August 12, 1884. Santry compiled a .182 batting average and scored one run in 22 at bats for the Wolverines. In 1886, Santry played minor league baseball for Oshkosh in the

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and the

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of the Southern Association. He was also a "player of note in Chicago semi-professional circles."

Later years

Santry died in March 1899 in Chicago. Santry should not be confused with

Eddie Santry Edward M. Santry (December 11, 1876 – January 28 1919), was an American featherweight boxer who took the World Featherweight Championship on October 10, 1899 against English Featherweight Champion Ben Jordan in a tenth-round knockout at t ...

, a fellow Chicago native who held the featherweight boxing championship from 1899 to 1900.

References

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