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{{Short description|American baseball player (1883–1957)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Ed Karger
|image=Ed Karger.jpg
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{birth date|1883|5|6}}
|birth_place=[[San Angelo, Texas]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1957|9|9|1883|5|6}}
|death_place=[[Delta, Colorado]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 15
|debutyear=1906
|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 4
|finalyear=1911
|finalteam=Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=48–67
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=2.79
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=415
|teams=
*[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1906)
*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1906–1908)
*[[Cincinnati Reds]] (1909)
*[[Boston Red Sox]] (1909–1911)
}}
'''Edwin Karger''' (May 6, 1883 – September 9, 1957) was an American [[pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] from 1906 to 1911. He played for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], and [[Boston Red Sox]]. Karger finished his career with a 48–67 [[Win–loss record (pitching)|win–loss record]] and a 2.79 [[earned run average]]. As a hitter, he was better than average for a pitcher, posting a .220 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] (88-for-400) with 6 [[home runs]] and 35 [[Run batted in|RBI]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kargeed01.shtml Ed Karger]. Statistics and History. ''Baseball Reference''. Retrieved on February 6, 2011.</ref>

On August 11, 1907 in a game against the [[Boston Doves]], Karger was given credit for a seven inning [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Sports Encyclopedia Baseball|year=1974|pages=472}}</ref>

Karger lived in Alaska in the early 1940s.

==See also==
* [[List of St. Louis Cardinals team records]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Ed Karger}}
{{Baseballstats|br=k/kargeed01|brm=karger001edw}}, or [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pkarge101.htm Retrosheet], or [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/f953fa14 SABR Biography Project] [https://www.bevillsadvocate.com/?page_id=55 Edwin Karger]

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