About Ed Chaplin
Lived 1893 – 1978 (aged 84). Ed Chaplin was an American baseball player.
Bert Edgar Chaplin [born as Bert Edgar Chapman] (September 25, 1893 – August 15, 1978) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball. Chaplin batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Pelzer, South Carolina.
Chaplin was signed by the Boston Red Sox out of the University of South Carolina. He reached the majors in with the Red Sox, playing for them until . In part of three seasons, he posted a .184 batting average (14-for-76) with seven RBI, 10 runs, two doubles, one triple, and two stolen bases without home runs in 35 games played.
Chaplin died in Sanford, Florida, at the age of 84.
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Who was Ed Chaplin?
American baseball player (1893-1978)
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Ed Chaplin was born on 25 September 1893 in Pelzer.
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Ed Chaplin died on 15 August 1978 in Sanford.
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Ed Chaplin was a baseball player.
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Ed Chaplin was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ed Chaplin. https://biography.guide/ed-chaplin/
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