# Ed Edelen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Edelen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Edelen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Edelen > Source revision: 1345292512 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American baseball player (1912–1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox medical person | name = Ed Edelen | image = Edward_Edelen.jpg | image_size = 150px | caption = Edelen during his baseball career | birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|3|16}} | birth_place = [Bryantown, Maryland](/source/Bryantown%2C_Maryland), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1982|2|1|1912|3|16}} | death_place = [La Plata, Maryland](/source/La_Plata%2C_Maryland), U.S. | education = {{hlist|[Mount St. Mary's University](/source/Mount_St._Mary's_University_(Maryland))|[Georgetown University School of Medicine](/source/Georgetown_University_School_of_Medicine)}} | occupation = General practitioner | years_active = 1938–1982 | module2 = {{Infobox baseball biography |embed=yes |name=Ed Edelen |image= |position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) |bats=Right |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=August 20 |debutyear=1932 |debutteam=Washington Senators |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=August 21 |finalyear=1932 |finalteam=Washington Senators |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) |stat1value=0–0 |stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s |stat3value=0 |stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) |stat2value=27.00 |teams= * [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)) ({{mlby|1932}}) }} }} '''Edward Joseph''' "'''Doc'''" '''Edelen Jr.'''{{cite web |url=https://www.fold3.com/image/540731050/ |title=Draft Registration Card |agency=[Selective Service System](/source/Selective_Service_System) |date=October 1940 |via=fold3 |url-access=subscription |accessdate=December 17, 2025}} (March 16, 1912 – February 1, 1982) was an American physician and professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player. He briefly played for the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)) before having a lengthy career as a doctor in [Charles County](/source/Charles_County), [Maryland](/source/Maryland). For part of his career he was president of Physicians Memorial Hospital (now [University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center](/source/University_of_Maryland_Charles_Regional_Medical_Center)). ==Biography== Born in [Bryantown, Maryland](/source/Bryantown%2C_Maryland), Edelen was a descendant on his mother's side of Dr. [Samuel Mudd](/source/Samuel_Mudd) who was famous for his involvement in the [assassination of Abraham Lincoln](/source/assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln). Edelen attended [Mount St. Mary's College](/source/Mount_St._Mary's_University_(Maryland)) in [Emmitsburg, Maryland](/source/Emmitsburg%2C_Maryland), where he played varsity baseball, basketball, and football.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-dr-edward-edelen-phy/187014928/ |title=Dr. Edward Edelen, physician, dies |date=February 5, 1982 |page=D6 |newspaper=[The Baltimore Sun](/source/The_Baltimore_Sun) |via=newspapers.com}} He played in two games for the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)) during the 1932 season. He pitched a total of one inning over the two games giving up three runs.{{cite web |url=https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/E/Pedele101.htm |title=Ed Edelen |website=[Retrosheet](/source/Retrosheet) |accessdate=December 17, 2025}} Edelen attended [Georgetown University School of Medicine](/source/Georgetown_University_School_of_Medicine), from which he graduated in 1937. He then worked as an intern at [Providence Hospital](/source/Providence_Hospital_(Washington%2C_D.C.)) in Washington, D.C. before settling in [Port Tobacco Village, Maryland](/source/Port_Tobacco_Village%2C_Maryland). He practiced medicine in [Charles County](/source/Charles_County) for the remainder of his career; notably serving for a period as president of Physicians Memorial Hospital (now [University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center](/source/University_of_Maryland_Charles_Regional_Medical_Center)). He worked as a doctor in general practice from 1938 to 1982. He died in [La Plata, Maryland](/source/La_Plata%2C_Maryland), at the age of 69.{{cite news |title=Edelen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-edelen/187014823/ |access-date=December 17, 2025 |work=[The Baltimore Sun](/source/The_Baltimore_Sun) |page=C5 |date=February 4, 1982 |via=newspapers.com}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Baseballstats|brm=edelen001edw|br=e/edeleed01}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Edelen, Ed}} Category:1912 births Category:1982 deaths Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:American medical doctors Category:Baseball players from Charles County, Maryland Category:Georgetown University School of Medicine alumni Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Mount St. Mary's University alumni Category:Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers baseball players Category:People from Bryantown, Maryland Category:Springfield Chicks players Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) players {{US-baseball-pitcher-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ed Edelen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Edelen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Edelen?action=history)). 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