Eddie Hohnhorst

Eddie Hohnhorst
Eddie Hohnhorst
	First baseman
	Born: January 31, 1885; Covington, Kentucky
	Died: March 28, 1916 (aged 31); Covington, Kentucky
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	September 10, 1910, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
	May 23, 1912, for the Cleveland Naps
MLB statistics
Batting average	.265
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	8
Teams
	Cleveland Naps (1910, 1912);

Edward Hicks Hohnhorst (January 31, 1885 – March 28, 1916) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for two seasons. He played in 18 games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1910 Cleveland Naps season and 15 games during the 1912 Cleveland Naps season.

Death

Hohnhorst became a police officer in Covington, Kentucky. In 1914 he shot a suspect during an arrest.^[1] Although he was found to be blameless for the death, Hohnhorst became guilt-ridden, which led to alcoholism, lack of sleep and stomach pains.^[2] Hohnhorst committed suicide with his service revolver, with the death certificate citing "temporary insanity" as the reason for his death.^[2]

References

^ "Former Hen, Now a Cop, Killed Negro in a Hand to Hand Fight", The Toledo News-Bee, March 17, 1914
^ ^a ^b Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.

External links

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[1] "Former Hen, Now a Cop, Killed Negro in a Hand to Hand Fight", The Toledo News-Bee, March 17, 1914

[Russo-2] Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.

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