Ed Wineapple

Edward Wineapple
(Lefty)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 210 lb.
• School Providence College, Syracuse University
• Debut September 15, 1929
• Final Game September 15, 1929
• Born August 10, 1905 in Boston, MA USA
• Died July 23, 1996 in Delray Beach, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Wineapple played in one major league professional baseball game for the 1929 Washington Senators. On September 15, Ed pitched four innings, gave up four runs (two earned), seven hits, and three walks.

The multi-talented lefthander pitched in the minor leagues from 1930 through 1935 with the New Haven Profs, Harrisburg Senators, Elmira Colonels, Buffalo Bisons, Wilmington Pirates, finishing his professional baseball career with the 1935 Wilkes-Barre Barons.

During those years "Lefty" won 15 games and lost 21, pitching in 80 games and 211 innings with a 5.16 ERA. Ed was not to bad at the plate, getting 164 at bats, 47 base hits, including 4 home runs for a .304 batting average.

In 1929, Wineapple was the only Jewish student attending Providence College, a Catholic institution, when he was named first team All-America (the first Jew to ever receive such a national honor). Wineapple then played professionally with Syracuse in the American Basketball League, a predecessor of the NBA.

According to the encyclopedia of Jews in sports, Wineapple was the first Jewish All-America player ever selected in a nationwide poll. In 1929, the left-handed Wineapple led Providence to a record of 17-3 and was named College Humor first team All-America after being the nation's second highest scorer.

Ed Wineapple died just a few weeks short of his 91st birthday.

Further Reading

• Richard Tellis: Once Around the Bases, Triumph Books, Chicago, 1998, pp. 1-7.