Edward L. Fusselback was a former professional baseball player who played pitcher

Pitcher

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 and catcher

Catcher

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 in the Major Leagues from 1882-1888. He would play for the St. Louis Browns (AA)

St. Louis Cardinals

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, Baltimore Monumentals

Baltimore Monumentals

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, Philadelphia Athletics

Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)

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, and Louisville Colonels

Louisville Colonels

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. Fusselback was the only player in the American Association

American Association (19th century)

The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...

 to record a save in 1882. Fusselback died after shooting himself, three weeks after his brother, William D. Fusselback, Jr., killed himself.

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