Edward Joseph Onslow was a first baseman

First baseman

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 in American

United States

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 Major League Baseball

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. He played for the Detroit Tigers

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 (1912-13), Cleveland Indians

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 (1918) and Washington Senators

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 (1927). Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania

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, he was the younger brother of Jack Onslow

Jack Onslow

John James Onslow was an American player, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball.At age 60, Onslow became one of the oldest rookie managers in MLB annals when he was named skipper of the Chicago White Sox in the fall of 1948, succeeding Hall of Fame pitcher Ted Lyons...

, a catcher

Catcher

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, manager

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, coach

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, and scout in the major leagues for many years.

In 4 seasons he played in 64 Games and had 207 At Bats, 19 Runs, 48 Hits, 3 Doubles, 2 Triples, 1 Home Run, 22 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 9 Walks, .232 Batting Average, .271 On-base percentage, .280 Slugging Percentage, 58 Total Bases and 4 Sacrifice Hits. He died in Dennison, Ohio

Dennison, Ohio

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at the age of 88.

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