Ned Bligh

Edwin Forrest Bligh was an American catcher in Major [League Baseball] player from Brooklyn, New York, who played for four teams during his four-season career. He didn't collect his first base hit until his third season, and fourteenth at bat, when he was purchased by the Columbus Solons from the Cincinnati [Red Stockings (AA)|Cincinnati Red Stockings] for $1500 on December 14, 1888. He played in a total of 66 games, collecting 34 hits in 209 at bats for a.163 career batting [average (baseball)|batting average].
Ned died of asthenia at the age of 27 in his hometown of Brooklyn, and is interred at Holy Cross [Cemetery, Brooklyn|Holy Cross Cemetery].