Big Ed Delahanty was one of the true superstars of baseball in the 1890s, and became one of the first great power hitters in the sport. He was part of the famed 1894 Phillies outfield that claimed four .400 hitters, with Big Ed ripping them at a .407 clip. Between 1894-1899, he was unstoppable, with a .388 batting average and an average of 115 RBIs per year. He batted over .400 three times, the only player other than Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby to do so. He held the Phillies record for most consecutive games with a hit (31) until 2005, when Jimmy Rollins broke it with a hit in 35 straight.
The strange death of Big Ed Delahanty
