Edward Joseph Mulligan born in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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 was a third baseman

Third baseman

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 for the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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 (1915-16), Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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 (1921-22) and Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 (1928).

He led the American League

American League

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 in outs (508) in 1921.

In 5 seasons he played in 350 Games and had 1,235 at-bats, 143 runs, 287 hits, 41 doubles, 24 triples, 1 home run

Home run

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, 88 RBIs, 23 stolen bases, 70 walks, .232 batting average, .278 On-base percentage, .307 slugging percentage, 379 total bases and 76 sacrifice hits.

In 1964 he was presented with the King of Baseball

King of Baseball

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 award given by Minor League Baseball.

He died in San Rafael, California

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at the age of 87.

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