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Edward Leslie Grant (b. May 21, 1883, Franklin, Massachusetts,- d. October 5, 1918, Argonne Forest, France) was a major league baseball player who was killed in World War I.

Grant entered the majors with the Cleveland Indians at the very end of the 1905 season. He played in the minor leagues in 1906, but returned to the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1907, and was the Phillies starting third baseman from 1908-1910. Grant batted leadoff for the Phillies, but was known more for his glove and base stealing than his bat. His best year was 1910, when he batted .268, drove in 67 runs, and stole 25 bases.

Traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1911, he batted just .223, his last year as starter. Grant was traded again to the New York Giants in the middle of the 1913 season, where he finished his career as a utility infielder. He retired after the 1915 season. His lifetime batting average was .249.

Nicknamed "Harvard Eddie", Grant graduated from Harvard in 1905, and practiced law after his retirement from baseball.

Grant was one of the first men to enlist when the United States entered World War 1 in April of 1917, and he served as captain of the 77th Infantry Division. During the fierce battle of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, all of Grant's superior officers were killed or wounded, and he took command of his troops on a four-day search for the "Lost Battalion." During the search, an exploding shell killed Grant on October 5, 1918.

Shortly after his death, the New York Giants honored Eddie Grant with a plaque in center field at the Polo Grounds. During the pandemonium at the very last Giants' game in 1957, someone pried the plaque from its monument. It was missing for over 40 years until it was re-discovered.

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Athletes - Eddie Grant

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