Sam Edmonston

{{short description|American baseball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Sam Edmonston |image=Sam Edmonston.jpg

|position=Pitcher |bats=Left |throws=Left |birth_date={{birth date|1883|8|30}} |birth_place=Washington, D.C., U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1979|4|12|1883|8|30}} |death_place=Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=June 24 |debutyear=1907 |debutteam=Washington Senators |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=June 24 |finalyear=1907 |finalteam=Washington Senators |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Games played |stat1value=1 |stat2label=Innings pitched |stat2value=3 |stat3label=Earned run average |stat3value=9.00 |teams= *Washington Senators (1907) }} '''Samuel Sherwood Edmonston ''' (August 30, 1883 – April 12, 1979) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball, who played in one game for the Washington Senators in 1907. He also attended Georgetown University. At the time of his death, Edmonston was the oldest living former major league player.

==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=e/edmonsa01|brm=edmons001sam|espn=21264}}

{{S-start}} {{S-ach|rec}} {{Succession box| before = Paddy Livingston | title =Oldest recognized verified living baseball player| years = September 19, 1977 – April 12, 1979 | after = Red Morgan}} {{S-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonston, Sam}} Category:1883 births Category:1979 deaths Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Wilmington Peaches players Category:Altoona Mountaineers players Category:Richmond Colts players Category:Trenton Tigers players Category:Baseball players from Washington, D.C. Category:Georgetown University alumni Category:Concord Marines players