Ed Abbaticchio

Ed Abbaticchio
Second baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1877-04-15)April 15, 1877
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: January 6, 1957(1957-01-06) (aged 79)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1897, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 1910, for the Boston Doves
MLB statistics
Batting average.254
Home runs11
Runs batted in324
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Football career
Career information
Position(s)Fullback/Kicker
US collegeNone
Career history
As player
1895–1900Latrobe Athletic Association
Career highlights and awards
HonorsAll-Western Pennsylvania Team (1898)

Edward James Abbaticchio (April 15, 1877 – January 6, 1957) was the first Major League Baseball player and first professional football player of Italian ancestry, both chronologically and alphabetically.