Edward Post

Edward R. Post

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
• Born December 28, 1926 in St. Wendelin, OH USA
• Died August 9, 1978 in St. Henry, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Lefthander Ed Post in his first season of pro baseball went 4-3 with a 2.88 ERA for the 1945 Middletown Rockets before being called up for Military duty with the United States Army on July 27, 1945 and serving until January 9, 1947. With his Military Service time finished Ed signed on as a free agent in 1947 with the Muncie Reds, going 20-8 with a 2.02 ERA, allowing 181 hits, giving up 112 walks and 203 strikeouts while pitching 245 innings. The team's other top pitcher, ironically enough, was Wally Post, Ed's younger brother, who would have an 18-7 record in his first year of pitching on the pro level, but would go on to more fame as a major league outfielder. Ed would lead the Ohio State League in ERA and was second to Clayton Lambert in victories. The Muncie team was in existence for four years (1947-50] and the Post brothers' game-winning records, 20 for Ed and 18 for Wally were the two best winning totals during the team's entire four seasons.

Post's career slid after that. He was 4-10 with a 3.83 ERA for the 1948 Hartford Chiefs of the class A Eastern League and signed with the Greenville Majors of the class B Big State League in 1949 but arm problems kept him off the mound and he was used in a pinch hitting and running role in early '49 and would be optioned to the league winning Evansville Braves of the Three-I League where he was placed on the disabled list for the remainder of the season.

Post would go to spring training in 1950 with the Boston Braves and appear well, pitching four scoreless innings in a game along with Warren Spahn and make the trip North with the club, spending all of his time in the bull-pen for two weeks and was cut loose by the Braves with no appearances or contract. Ed would re-up in the Military Services at that time and suffer a back injury that would put him out of the Army and also finish his pro baseball career.

Post returned to his native St. Henry, OH where he was employed by the Mercer Beverage Company until he suffered a heart attack and died at his home on August 9, 1978.