About Ned Bligh
Lived 1864 – 1892 (aged 27). Ned Bligh was an American baseball player.
Edwin Forrest Bligh (June 30, 1864 – April 18, 1892) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn, New York, who played for four teams during his four-season career. He didn't collect his first base hit until his third season, and fourteenth at bat, when he was purchased by the Columbus Solons from the Cincinnati Red Stockings for $1500 on December 14, 1888. He played in a total of 66 games, collecting 34 hits in 209 at bats for a .163 career batting average.
Ned died of asthenia at the age of 27 in his hometown of Brooklyn, and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Who was Ned Bligh?
Major League Baseball player
When was Ned Bligh born?
Ned Bligh was born on 30 June 1864 in Brooklyn.
When did Ned Bligh die?
Ned Bligh died on 18 April 1892 in Brooklyn.
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Ned Bligh was a baseball player.
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Ned Bligh was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ned Bligh. https://biography.guide/ned-bligh/
MLA: "Ned Bligh." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ned-bligh/.
Chicago: "Ned Bligh." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ned-bligh/.
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