Count Gedney

Alfred W. "Count" Gedney (May 10, 1849 – March 26, 1922), was an American professional baseball player. During four seasons in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, 1872 to 1875, he played left field for four teams, the Troy Haymakers, Brooklyn Eckfords, New York Mutuals, and Philadelphia Athletics.

Count Gedney
Left fielder
Born: (1849-05-06)May 6, 1849 New York, New York
Died: March 26, 1922(1922-03-26) (aged 72) Hackensack, New Jersey
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 27, 1872, for the Troy Haymakers
Last MLB appearance
October 29, 1875, for the New York Mutuals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	5
RBI	99
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
National Association of Base Ball Players Union of Morrisania (1870)   National Association of Professional BBP Troy Haymakers (1872) Brooklyn Eckfords (1872) New York Mutuals (1873), (1875) Philadelphia Athletics (1874)

That service makes Gedney a "major leaguer". In 1870 he had been regular left fielder for the Union club of Morrisania, Bronx, one of fifteen professional teams, in the old Association, during its last season.

Sources

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Retrosheet
• Wright, Marshall (2000). The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0779-4.