Ed Levy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1916
Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 27-Oct-2008
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Ed Levy
- Edward Clarence Levy (October 28, 1916 – October 27, 2008), born Edward Clarence Whitner, was a left fielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played between 1940 and 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies (1940) and New York Yankees (1942, 1944).
- Listed at 6' 5.5", 190 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.
- A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Levy was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted by World War II: he served in the US Coast Guard.
- He played parts of three seasons: he appeared in just one game in 1940 for the Philadelphia Phillies and subsequently joined the New York Yankees for two brief stints in April 1942 and April through June, 1944.
- He appeared in the opening day starting lineup both years.
- He posted a .215 batting average (42–for–195) with four home runs and 32 RBI in 54 games played, including 17 runs, 11 doubles, two triples, and two stolen bases.
- As a fielder, he appeared in 36 games at left field and 13 on first base.
- In June 1944, he was traded to a minor league team, the American Association's Milwaukee Brewers and he never returned to the majors.
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