Ed Andrews

George Edward Andrews (April 5, 1859 – August 12, 1934) was an American professional baseball player.

He was a right-handed second baseman and outfielder over parts of eight seasons (1884–1891) with the Philadelphia Quakers, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Brooklyn Ward's Wonders and Cincinnati Kelly's Killers.

[2] He married Mary Frances Kirby in 1888; she was friends with the daughters of Harry Wright, who was Andrews' manager in Philadelphia.

Andrews played for the league's Cincinnati Kelly's Killers until the team released him at the end of July.

[5] In January 1892, newspapers reported that Andrews was growing pineapples on his land near the Indian River in Fort Pierce, Florida, and that he had received some baseball contract offers.

[7] When the Great Freeze devastated Florida citrus crops in 1895, Andrews returned to baseball, taking up umpiring in the NL.

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George Edward "Ed" Andrews, 1888, Metropolitan Museum of Art