Edmund Burke (Stubby) Magner (February 10, 1888 – September 6, 1956) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and second baseman.
| Stubby Magner | |
|---|---|
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| Shortstop/Second baseman | |
| Born: February 10, 1888 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | |
| Died: September 6, 1956 (aged 68) Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 12, 1911, for the New York Highlanders | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1911, for the New York Highlanders | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .212 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
editBorn in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Magner captained Cornell to an undefeated season in 1911, winning an intercollegiate ice hockey championship. After graduating, he played for the New York Highlanders in 1911. In 13 career games, he had 7 hits in 33 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed. At 5'3", along with Yo-Yo Davalillo he is the shortest person to have played a fielding position in Major League Baseball.
After his brief professional career, Magner became a coach, first returning to his alma mater and the hockey team after the resignation of Talbot Hunter. Magner's tenure was short, lasting only a season, but he managed to produce another perfect campaign, this time going winless in 7 contests. Cornell surrendered 51 goals in 7 games while scoring only 8. In 1915, he coached the University at Buffalo baseball team.[1]
He was a member of the Quill and Dagger society while in college and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War I. Magner died in Chillicothe, Ohio and is buried at Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.[2]
College Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Cornell Big Red (IHA) (1912–1913) | |||||||||
| 1912–13 | Cornell | 0–7–0 | 0–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
| Cornell: | 0–7–0 | 0–2–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–7–0 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "1915 Buffalo Baseball," University at Buffalo Digital Collections - February 5, 2015.
- ^ Holt, Dean W. (2010). American Military Cemeteries. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 79. ISBN 9780786440238.
- ^ "Cornell Men's Hockey Media Guide Pages 59-88 (History and Records)" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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