Ed Larkin

Edward Francis Larkin

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8"
• School College of the Holy Cross, Lehigh University
• Debut July 30, 1909
• Final Game October 2, 1909
• Born July 1, 1885 in Wyalusing, PA USA
• Died March 28, 1934 in Wyalusing, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Larkin played college ball five years (1905-1909). On October 2, 1909, he caught both ends of a doubleheader for the Philadelphia Athletics, his only experience in the major leagues.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I (BN). He operated a shoe store in Wyalusing, PA from 1919 until it was sold in 1927 and a Ford Dealership from 1919 until his death. A civic leader, he was a member of the school board and the borough council. He died at age 48 at his home in his sleep following a heart attack. Larkin is buried at St. Peter and St. Paul Cemetery in Towanda, PA.