Edward T. Bruyette (August 31, 1874 – August 5, 1940) was an

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. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901."Ed Bruyette Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-05. Bruyette was born in

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, and began his professional baseball career in 1900 in the International League. In 1901, he was acquired by the Brewers' player-manager

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and played in 26 major league games in August and September. He batted a minuscule .183, and his fielding percentage as an outfielder was .778 (8 errors in 36 chances). The following season, Bruyette was back in the minors with the

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and Helena Senators. After his baseball career ended, he was a grading

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in a packing plant.Stalker, David
"1901 Milwaukee Brewers Are First Team In Deadball Monument Series"
''seamheads.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-05. He died in

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, at the age of 65.

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