Batting average .204 Role Baseball player Name Eddie Hohnhorst | Runs batted in 8 Home runs 0 | |
Died March 28, 1916, Covington, Kentucky, United States | ||
Edward Hicks Hohnhorst (January 31, 1885 – March 28, 1916) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for two seasons. He played in 18 games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1910 Cleveland Naps season and 15 games during the 1912 Cleveland Naps season.
Death
Hohnhorst became a police officer in Covington, Kentucky. In 1914 he shot a suspect during an arrest. Although he was found to be blameless for the death, Hohnhorst became guilt-ridden, which led to alcoholism, lack of sleep and stomach pains. Hohnhorst committed suicide with his service revolver, with the death certificate citing "temporaty insanity" as the reason for his death.
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