Edward Joseph Connolly Jr. (December 3, 1939 – July 1, 1998) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1964) and Cleveland Indians (1967). Listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg), Connolly batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Ed Sr., a catcher, also played briefly in the majors.
During his minor league career, Connolly struck out 192 batters in 167 innings in 1962 (a season he split between the Class D New York–Penn League and the Class B Carolina League), and he fanned 157 men in 162 innings in 1963 pitching in the Double-A Eastern League.
connolly, pitcher, edward, joseph, connolly, december, 1939, july, 1998, american, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, boston, 1964, cleveland, indians, 1967, listed, feet, inch, tall, pounds, connolly, batted, threw, left, handed, born, brooklyn, york, . Edward Joseph Connolly Jr December 3 1939 July 1 1998 was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox 1964 and Cleveland Indians 1967 Listed as 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and 190 pounds 86 kg Connolly batted and threw left handed He was born in Brooklyn New York His father Ed Sr a catcher also played briefly in the majors Ed ConnollyPitcherBorn 1939 12 03 December 3 1939Brooklyn New YorkDied July 1 1998 1998 07 01 aged 58 New Canaan ConnecticutBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 19 1964 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceSeptember 5 1967 for the Cleveland IndiansMLB statisticsWin loss record6 12Earned run average5 88Strikeouts118Innings pitched130TeamsBoston Red Sox 1964 Cleveland Indians 1967 Connolly attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and signed with the Red Sox before the 1961 season In his two season MLB career Connolly posted a 6 12 record with 118 strikeouts and a 5 88 ERA in 42 appearances including 19 starts one complete game one shutout and 130 innings of work He allowed 143 hits and 98 bases on balls His shutout came on September 15 1964 against the Kansas City Athletics at Fenway Park a two hit 8 0 win in which Connolly fanned 12 hitters 1 During his minor league career Connolly struck out 192 batters in 167 innings in 1962 a season he split between the Class D New York Penn League and the Class B Carolina League and he fanned 157 men in 162 innings in 1963 pitching in the Double A Eastern League Connolly died in New Canaan Connecticut at the age of 58 See also EditList of second generation Major League Baseball playersReferences Edit Retrosheet box score 1964 09 15External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Connolly pitcher amp oldid 1131861985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
