Ned Bligh

Ned Bligh
Catcher
Born: June 30, 1864(1864-06-30) Brooklyn, New York
Died: April 18, 1892(1892-04-18) (aged 27) Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 26, 1886 for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
October 14, 1890 for the Louisville Colonels
Career statistics
Batting average	.163
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	19
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1886) Cincinnati (1888) Columbus Solons (1889–1890) Louisville Colonels (1890)

Edwin Forrest Bligh (June 30, 1864 – April 18, 1892) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn, New York, who played for four teams during his four-season career. He didn't collect his first base hit until his third season, and fourteenth at bat, when he was purchased by the Columbus Solons from the Cincinnati Red Stockings for $1500 on December 14, 1888. He played in a total of 66 games, collecting 34 hits in 209 at bats for a .163 career batting average.^[1]

Ned died of typhoid fever^[2] at the age of 27 in his hometown of Brooklyn, and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Ned Bligh Stats". baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blighne01.shtml. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
2. ^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
3. ^ "Ned Bligh Stats". retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pblign101.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Bligh, Ned
Alternative names	Bligh, Edward Forrest
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	June 30, 1864
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Date of death	April 18, 1892
Place of death	Brooklyn, New York