"Delahanty was just the first, a forewarning of the setbacks and hazards of celebrityhood," said Jerrold Casway, who wrote a book about Irish slugger Ed Delahanty, below.

"Delahanty was just the first, a forewarning of the setbacks and hazards of celebrityhood," said Casway, whose book, "Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball," was recently published by the ...

The railway span connecting Buffalo and Fort Erie is a bridge over troubled water. Big Ed Delahanty, the best baseball player of his era, plunged from it 120 years ago. His death remains the ...

1903 — Washington outfielder Ed Delahanty went over a railroad bridge at Niagara Falls and drowned. The exact circumstances of his death never were determined. 1909 — The Chicago White Sox stole 12 ...

Hall of Famers Ed Delahanty, Billy Hamilton and Sam Thompson were the Phillies’ regular outfielders from 1891-95.

1896 — Philadelphia’s Ed Delahanty hit four home runs in a losing effort, a 9-8 loss to Chicago. 1934 — Babe Ruth hit his 700th home run in a 4-2 victory over Tommy Bridges and the Detroit ...

1903 — Washington outfielder Ed Delahanty went over a railroad bridge at Niagara Falls and drowned. The exact circumstances of his death never were determined. 1909 — The Chicago White Sox ...

3. Ed Delahanty An Ed Delahanty card sold for $63,000 according to Love of the Game Auctions. Delahanty was a left fielder who spent the majority of his career with the Phillies.

Baseball Hall of Fame members Ed Delahanty, Billy Hamilton and Sam Thompson were the Phillies' regular outfielders from 1891-95. Delahanty batted .405, Hamilton .403 and Thompson .415 in 1894.