Edward M. Daily was a Major League Baseball

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 player. He played seven seasons in the majors, from until , for the Philadelphia Phillies

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, Washington Nationals

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, Columbus Solons

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, Brooklyn Gladiators

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, New York Giants

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, Louisville Colonels

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, and Washington Statesmen

Washington Senators (1891-1899)

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Daily began his major league career as a pitcher

Pitcher

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 for the Philadelphia Quakers

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 in . He won 26 games, fifth in the National League

National League

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. In , he went 16-9, but was already starting to play more often as an outfielder

Outfielder

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, appearing in 56 games in the outfield and batting .227. From until , he was almost exclusively an outfielder, but in he pitched in 41 games for three different teams, winning 18 games. He played part of one more season in the majors, but died shortly after the end of the season.

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