Phillies Tidbit For Opening Day

Eddie Grant was the Philadelphia Phillies third baseman from 1907 through 1910. In the off seasons he earned a law degree from Harvard.

In World War I, he was an infantry captain who would be die from wounds received in action while searching for the famed Lost Battalion.

Edward L. Grant Highway in the Bronx is named for him.

Hat tip VFW magazine.

Eddie Grant was the Philadelphia Phillies third baseman from 1907 through 1910

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