Edward Baker Talcott (January 21, 1858 – April 5, 1941) was an American stockbroker and Major League Baseball executive.
[1] From August 1898 to January 1899, Talcott was reported to have made about $1 million on the stock market, and he then resigned from his firm.
[3] In November 1889, Talcott financed the New York Giants franchise to compete in the new Players' League for 1890, along with Buck Ewing, Edwin McAlpin, Cornelius Van Cott and John Montgomery Ward.
[9] The Cincinnati National League team that Talcott purchased a share of was instead replaced with a new franchise, with John T. Brush as the principal owner.
[9] With Talcott now a minority owner in the National League's Giants, he remained associated with the club until he sold his shares to Andrew Freedman after the 1894 season.