Ned Bligh

Edwin Forrest Bligh

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 172 lb.

• Debut June 26, 1886
• Final Game October 14, 1890
• Born June 30, 1864 in Brooklyn, NY USA
• Died April 18, 1892 in Brooklyn, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Ned Bligh played 4 seasons in the American Association. He played for Troy in 1891. He was a well-known problem off the field, being remembered as being publicly drunk most of the time , as well as being accused of illegally fathering a child of a 17-year-old girl [1]. The book Baseball in Columbus has a photo of him and says he died of typhoid fever in 1892.

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