edward december april american right handed pitcher major_league_baseball played seasons cincinnati_reds career games blake pitched innings earned run average era graduating high school blake played farm system nearby enlisting army returned baseball wounded military service pitching minors years making major league debut cincinnati_reds pitched years spent years pitching major league appearance stint athletics years later professional baseball career ended retirement died early life born missouri edward attended baseball teammate hank graduated blake pitched batting practice world series high school graduation considered highlight professional career signed cardinals spent season different minor league teams military service 1940s career season ended blake enlisted army fought philippines blake wounded action months recovered season began rejoined cardinals fully recovered spent season blake started season losing starts won straight finished season wins losses earned run average february blake group cardinals players invited dinner cardinals minor accusations regards cardinals players paid poorly brought discussed spent following season playing columbus teams playing games total finishing season combined era season began blake promoted international_league record era games seven starts blake spent season playing rochester august traded cardinals cincinnati_reds exchange ending career cardinals blake finished season finished season combined record era minor leagues reds career blake began season spent season starting pitcher instead started games finished season record era blake considered small chance major league roster nonetheless blake got taste major leagues season major league debut philadelphia_phillies blake played games time reds finished games pitched innings allowing runs home runs finishing season era reds reds bullpen union led drew series humorous requests including smoking lounge double spent season playing games pitching appearances starts blake went era despite record blake led innings pitched finished tied second wins lead team went losses blake spent pitched games reds cincinnati reds season pitched games reds coming finish games reds pitched shutout innings allowing hits games time brewers pitched games started games won lost era season began blake stint cincinnati spent season indianapolis indians pitched game reds april milwaukee brewers allowing earned runs hit walk getting batter time indianapolis indians pitched games indians squad finished season record era innings pitched led team wins innings pitched starting appearances athletics career season marked blake appearance reds february blake purchased reds team played total seasons best professional career seasons teamed lead record finished season record era games started innings pitched leading team categories following season combined johnson help toronto win games july blake pitcher international_league win games beat columbus squad finished season wins losses era blake member big player combined innings pitched complete games working days rest finished season wins losses era led team blake drafted end season rule draft day drafted athletics planned include player deal detroit_tigers involving inclusion trade vetoed commissioner claiming inclusion spirit draft blake replaced trade toronto teammate spent season toronto final major league stint athletics pitching games april stint toronto successful previous seasons finished wins losses era spent weeks season unable play injury despite able pitch games winning bringing era blake split time toronto winning games losing final professional season baseball personal later life playing career ended blake went spent nearly years business president blake married wife years death carol son daughter son named pitcher played farm system playing affiliate peak career grandson continued footsteps father grandfather pitcher high school blake died illinois age long illness interred mount cemetery belleville illinois
Ed Blake