Ed Householder
Edward H. Householder (October 12, 1869 – July 3, 1924) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Superbas in 1903. He stood at and weighed 180 lb. Career Householder was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and started his professional baseball career in 1897 in the New York State League. He then spent most of 1898 with the Eastern League's Buffalo Bisons and batted .312 in 102 games. The following season, he also played for Buffalo but then moved to the Rochester Bronchos in July. Householder hit .350 over the final two months and helped Rochester win the EL pennant. In 1900, he continued to put up big numbers and drove in 94 runs, which was the seventh-best total in the league. Householder slumped in 1901. He started the year in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League but hit just .221 and then moved to the California League, where he hit .298. In 1902, he returned to form with a .308 batting average and 220 hits over the long California League season. This earned him a shot in the major leagues, and he made his MLB debut on April 17 for the Brooklyn Superbas. Householder was Brooklyn's center fielder for