| Ed Konetchy | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: September 3, 1885 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| Died: May 27, 1947 (aged 61) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 29, 1907, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1921, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .281 |
| Hits | 2,150 |
| Home runs | 74 |
| Runs batted in | 992 |
| Teams | |
Edward Joseph Konetchy (September 3, 1885 – May 27, 1947), nicknamed "Big Ed" and "the Candy Kid", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball for a number of teams, primarily in the National League, from 1907 to 1921. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1907–1913), Pittsburgh Pirates (1914), Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League (1915), Boston Braves (1916–1918), Brooklyn Robins (1919–1921), and Philadelphia Phillies (1921). He batted and threw right-handed.