Ed Holly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1879
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 27-Nov-1973
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Ed Holly
- Edward William Holly (1879–1973), born Edward William Ruthlavy, was a Major League Baseball shortstop.
- He played all or part of four seasons in the majors.
- He is also a member of the International League Hall of Fame. Holly's professional career began in 1899 with the Western League's Milwaukee Brewers.
- In 1901, he played for the St.
- Paul Saints.
- After eight years in the minor leagues, Holly was acquired from the Johnstown Johnnies, where he had batted .298 in 1906 by the St.
- Louis Cardinals.
- He played 10 games for the Cards, batting just .059, but was apparently impressive enough to be handed the starting shortstop job in 1907, replacing Forrest Crawford.
- Holly played 150 games for St.
- Louis that year, batting .229.
- He was let go after the season. In 1908, Holly was back in the minor leagues, playing for the Rochester Bronchos of the Eastern League, the predecessor of the International League.
- He spent the next six seasons in that league, with the Bronchos, Montreal Royals, and Toronto Maple Leafs, where he built his reputation as a top defensive shortstop.
- Three of his teams won the league championship during his tenure: Rochester in 1909 and 1910, and Montreal in 1912. It would take a third major league to bring Holly back to the majors in 1914.
- That year, Holly joined the Pittsburgh Rebels of the upstart Federal League.
- He served as their starting shortstop that year, batting .246 in 100 games.
- The next season, however, he was on the bench behind Marty Berghammer, who had jumped over from the Cincinnati Reds.
- After the season, the Federal League folded, and Holly retired as an active player. Holly returned to the International League in 1928 as manager of the Montreal Royals.
- He managed the club for three full seasons and parts of two others—including winning 96 games in 1930—before being let go partway through the 1932 season.
- He was also a long-time scout for several different major league teams.
- He was elected to the IL Hall of Fame in 1949.
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