Ed Pinnance

Ed Pinnance
Pitcher
Born: (1879-10-22)October 22, 1879
Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada
Died: December 12, 1944(1944-12-12) (aged 65)
Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1903, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1903, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 0-0
Earned run average 2.57
Strikeouts 2
Teams

Elijah Edward Pinnance (1879–1944), nicknamed "Peanuts", was a Canadian Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1903 season.

Pinnance was the first full-blooded American Indian to play in a regular season game in the majors, which occurred on September 14, 1903. At that time, Pinnance pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics at Washington against the Senators.[1]

He went to Michigan State University.

References

  1. ""Chief".(Native Americans and baseball)". Powers-Beck, Jeffrey. The American Indian Quarterly. September 22, 2001.

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