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May 13, 1911. "Harvard Eddie" Grant, third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. A Harvard grad who practiced law after retiring from baseball, Eddie was among the first to enlist in the Army after the U.S. entered World War I in 1917. An infantry captain, he was killed by an exploding shell in France, where he is buried. Gelatin silver print by Paul Thompson. View full size.
FWIW, Giants management has been unable to recover the lost monument or plaque, but a new plaque was created and installed on the wall by Lefty O'Doul Gate at AT&T Park. Doing a little more research, that plaque has been lost more than once, but the replacement must have put the spirits upset over this neglect at rest. The San Francisco Giants won the World Series yesterday.
Fear the beard. Go Giants.
There was a tombstone/memorial in dead center field in front of the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds dedicated to Eddie Grant. See the May 30, 1923 article in the NY Times here.
There is a street in the Bronx called Edward L Grant Highway, running from 167th Street and Jerome Avenue (a few blocks from Yankee Stadium) up to the Cross Bronx Expressway. I believe it is also known as University Avenue, which led to the NYU Bronx Campus, where the NYU Hall of Fame is located. I think the campus has been shut down for many years and don't know if the Hall of Fame is still operational.
Somewhat the flavor, feel and appearance of the original "Field of Dreams."
I think the Giants would be wise to replace his missing plaque: http://www.worldwar1.com/tgws/thismonthgrant.htm
Edward L. Grant
Captain, U.S. Army
307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division
Entered the Service from: New York
Died: October 9, 1918
Buried at: Plot A Row 2 Grave 24
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Romagne, France
(As listed in the American Battle Monuments Commission website (www.abmc.gov)for WWI overseas burials)
In ten seasons, Grant batted .249 with 5 home runs and 277 runs batted in. His most productive season was in 1910 with Philadelphia of the National League, where he hit .268 with 67 runs batted in.
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