Ed Connolly

Who was Ed Connolly?

Edward Joseph Connolly, Jr. was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. Connolly batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Ed Sr., also played briefly in the majors.

Connolly attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and signed with the Red Sox before the 1961 season. In his two-season MLB career, Connolly posted a 6–12 record with 118 strikeouts and a 5.88 ERA in 42 appearances, including 19 starts, one complete game, one shutout, and 130.0 innings of work. During his minor league career, he struck out 192 batters in 167 innings in 1962, and he fanned 157 men in 162 innings in 1963 pitching in the Double-A Eastern League.

Connolly died in New Canaan, Connecticut, at the age of 58.