Ebenezer Ambrose Beatin (August 10, 1866 - May 9, 1931), was a pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 from 1887 to 1891.

Career

Beatin came to fame in 1887 - at the age of 20 - when he was playing for Allentown of the Pennsylvania State Association. Pitching most of the team's games, he went 19-5 with a 1.37 earned run average

Earned run average

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Along the way, Beatin also signed contracts with three National League

National League

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 teams: Detroit, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis. The league decided in favor of the Detroit Wolverines

Detroit Wolverines

The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...

, and Beatin started two games for them in 1887. He was purchased by the Cleveland Spiders

Cleveland Spiders

The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.- 1887-1891 :...

 in December 1888. In 1890, he was the number one starter for the team, pitching 474.1 innings and going 22-30. He was released the following season.

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