Ed Blake

Ed Blake
Pitcher
Born: (1925-12-23)December 23, 1925 St. Louis, Missouri
Died: April 15, 2009(2009-04-15) (aged 83) Swansea, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1951, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
April 28, 1957, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	8.31
Strikeouts	1
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1951–1953) Kansas City Athletics (1957)

Edward James Blake (December 23, 1925 – April 15, 2009) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Athletics. In eight career games, Blake pitched 8+2⁄3 innings and recorded an 8.31 earned run average (ERA).

After graduating from high school in East St. Louis, Illinois, Blake signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and played in their minor league system before enlisting in the United States Army during World War II. He returned to baseball after being wounded in action, spending five years in the minors before making his MLB debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 1951. He appeared intermittently for the Reds over three seasons before joining the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League, where he pitched for six years.

Blake returned to the majors in 1957 for a brief stint with the Kansas City Athletics. He retired from professional baseball in 1959. Following his playing career, he worked as a plumber. He died in 2009 in Swansea, Illinois at the age of 83.