About Edward Young
Lived 1915 – 1967 (aged 51–52). Edward Young was an American baseball player.
Edward Young (June 13, 1913 – August 3, 1967), nicknamed "Pep", was an American Negro league baseball first baseman who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Greenwood, Mississippi, Young made his Negro leagues debut in 1938 with the Chicago American Giants. He played eight seasons with Chicago, and also played for the Homestead Grays in 1947. Young died on August 3, 1967, at the age of 54.
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American baseball player
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Edward Young was born in 1915.
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Edward Young died on 3 August 1967.
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Edward Young was a baseball player.
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· DBpedia: Ed Young (baseball)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Edward Young. https://biography.guide/edward-young-baseball-player/
MLA: "Edward Young." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/edward-young-baseball-player/.
Chicago: "Edward Young." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/edward-young-baseball-player/.
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