Eddie Files

Charles Edward Files

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• School Bowdoin College
• Debut October 3, 1908
• Final Game October 7, 1908
• Born May 19, 1883 in Portland, ME USA
• Died May 10, 1954 in Cornish, ME USA

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Biographical Information

Eddie Files appeared in two games with the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics.

Files, from Maine, attended Bowdoin College in that state from 1905-08. He played with Reading in 1908 and came to the majors in October of 1908. Another player who made his major league debut that season with the A's was the 18-year-old Joe Jackson.

In 1909 he won 20 games for Holyoke and in 1910 he was with Providence.

Related Sites

Find-A-Grave Memorial for Eddie Files