" 'Steady Eddie' was in 31 games in 1951. He won 21 while losing only nine, and his percentage of .700 was the second best in the league.
Ed was also second in the league in earned run average with 2.91. He pitched 235 innings, giving up only 71 walks as against 93 strikeouts.
He began in the majors in 1944."
-1952 Bowman No. 17
"One of the Big Leagues' best curve ball pitchers, Ed became a 20-game winner in 1951 for the first time since he started in organized ball in 1937.
Ed started out as a first baseman but switched to the mound in his first year. He came up to the majors with the White Sox in 1944 and was traded to the Yanks in '48. As a Yankee, he's won 71 games in four seasons, losing only 38.
In the winter, Ed runs a baseball school in Florida."
-1952 Topps No. 57
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