Dick Pierson

Edmund Dana Pierson

• Bats Unknown, Throws Right

• Debut June 23, 1885
• Final Game June 25, 1885
• Born October 24, 1857 in Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
• Died July 20, 1922 in Newark, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

Brother of Dave Pierson, Edmund Dana "Dick" Pierson came to the majors nine years after his brother. Both Piersons were born in Wilkes-Barre, PA and died in Newark, NJ. Dick played for the Newark Domestics in 1884-1885, as well as appearing in three games in the majors with the New York Metropolitans in 1885.

"The new man, Pierson, played second well for the Mets." - Sporting Life, July 1, 1885 issue