Edward William Seward (June 29, 1867 â July 30, 1947), born Edward William Sourhardt, was an American professional baseball pitcher from 1884 to 1892. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball.
Seward was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1867. He started his professional baseball career in 1884 with Terre Haute of the Northwestern League. That season, he had a winâÂÂloss record of 1âÂÂ7.
Seward made his major league debut in September 1885 with the National League's Providence Grays. He pitched one game for them that season and did not get a decision. Otherwise, Seward spent most of 1885 and 1886 in the minor leagues. In 1886, he went 10âÂÂ14 for the International League's Binghamton Crickets.
Seward joined the American Association's Philadelphia Athletics in 1887. He went 25âÂÂ25 with a 4.13 earned run average and 155 strikeouts. In 1888, Seward went 35âÂÂ19 with a 2.01 ERA, and he led the AA with 272 strikeouts and 6 shutouts. On July 26, he threw a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
In 1889, Seward went 21âÂÂ15 with a 3.97 ERA and 102 strikeouts. In 1890, he went 6âÂÂ12 with a 4.73 ERA and 55 strikeouts.
Seward joined the NL's Cleveland Spiders in 1891. He went 2âÂÂ1 before the Spiders released him in June.
After his playing career ended, Seward was an NL umpire in 1893. He died in Cleveland in 1947.
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