Ed Stone (baseball)

Ed Stone
Ed Stone
	Outfielder
	Born: August 21, 1909; Black Cat, Delaware
	Died: March 20, 1983 (aged 73); Bronx, New York
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1933, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
	1946, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
	Bacharach Giants (1933–1934); Brooklyn Eagles (1935); Newark Eagles (1936–1940, 1942–1943); New York Black Yankees (1943); Philadelphia Stars (1944–1946);

Edward Daniel Stone (August 21, 1909 – March 20, 1983), nicknamed "Ace", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Black Cat, Delaware, Stone attended Howard High School, where he was a standout athlete. Stone began his Negro leagues career in 1933 with the Bacharach Giants, and was known for his solid fielding and heavy bat. After his final Negro league season in 1946 with the Philadelphia Stars, he went on to play professionally in Mexico through the early 1950s.

Stone died in Bronx, New York in 1983 at age 73.

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