eddiegrant

baseball-reference.com describes Eddie Grant as the only MLB player killed in action during World War I. He apparently played in 1905, 1907-1915. Source: www.baseball-reference.com/g/granted01.shtml

Edward Leslie Grant (May 21, 1883, Franklin, Massachusetts - October 5, 1918, Argonne Forest, France), was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who became one of the few major leaguers who were killed in World War I. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Grant_(baseball)

The only Major League Baseball Player to be Killed in Action during World War I. God Bless You and your service, Eddie. www.baseball-reference.com/g/granted01.shtml

great attendance at that game

This must have been taken early in the 1913 season, because Grant was traded to the Giants later that season. In fact, a memorial plaque for Grant was erected at the Polo Grounds and remained there until the ballpark was razed. And regarding the attendance comment -- that was taken during warmups, for one thing, and for another attendance figures were much smaller then (no night baseball, or Sunday ball in some areas). I don't believe a team drew a million until after World War I.

Great face. Eddie was killed in the battle of Argonne Forest in 1918. www.thebaseballpage.com/players/granted01.php

rjones: thanks for the link to the interesting article about Eddie Grant. We can add some of the information to the description when we reload the database.

Wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Grant_(baseball)

roster here www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1913&...

Notice the difference between height and weight from the 1913 roster and the current roster: cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/team/roster_active.jsp?c_id=cin