18 Facts About Ed Delahanty

Ed Delahanty was renowned as one of the game's early power hitters, and while primarily a left fielder, spent time as an infielder.

Ed Delahanty died falling into the Niagara River or being swept over Niagara Falls, after being removed from a train while intoxicated.

Cleveland, Ohio native, Ed Delahanty was an outfielder and powerful right-handed batter in the 1890s.

Ed Delahanty then signed on to play professional baseball with Mansfield of the Ohio State League in 1887.

Later in the 1887 season, Ed Delahanty played minor league ball in Wheeling, West Virginia.

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Ed Delahanty became the most prominent member of the largest group of siblings ever to play in the major leagues: brothers Frank, Jim, Joe and Tom spent time in the majors.

Ed Delahanty tried reaching over the "doghouse" and then tried crawling down into it.

Ed Delahanty got stuck, and by the time teammate Sam Thompson had freed Delahanty from the area, Anson had crossed home plate.

Ed Delahanty narrowly missed the Triple Crown, as teammates Billy Hamilton and Sam Thompson led the league in batting with.

On July 13,1896, Ed Delahanty became the second player to hit four home runs in a game.

Ed Delahanty remains the only man with a four-homer game and a four-double game.

Ed Delahanty died when he was swept over Niagara Falls in early July 1903.

Ed Delahanty was apparently kicked off a train by the train's conductor for being drunk and disorderly.

The conductor said Ed Delahanty was brandishing a straight razor and threatening passengers after he consumed five whiskies.

Whether Ed Delahanty died from his plunge over the Falls or drowned on the way to the Falls is uncertain.

Ed Delahanty's body was found at the bottom of Niagara Falls two weeks after his death.

Ed Delahanty led the league in slugging percentage and runs batted in three times each, and batted over.

The song, "The Death of Big Ed Delahanty", is a driving, punk-influenced ballad.