Birth - May 21 1883 Death - Oct. 9 1918 Eddie Grant was a Harvard graduate who played 10 years in the Majors. After a three hit debut with the Cleveland Naps of the American League, he went to the minors. He reappeared with the 1907 Phillies, and took over as leadoff batter in 1908, leading the NL in at-bats in 1908 and 1909. Grant became a fine-fielding third baseman, fast on the bases and dependable in the clutch. In 1915, after two-and-a-half seasons with the Giants, where he was a favorite of John McGraw, he retired to practice law in New York City. Grant was one of the first men to enlist when the United States entered World War I in April 1917, and he served as Captain of the 77th Infantry Division. During the fierce battle of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, all of Grant's superior officers were killed or wounded, and he took command of his troops on a four-day search for the "Lost Battalion." During the search, an exploding shell killed Grant on October 5, 1918 He is buried at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in Lorraine, France On Memorial Day, May 29, 1921, representatives from the armed forces, baseball, and the sisters of Grant unveiled a monument in center field of the Polo Grounds to his memory. During the celebration at the end of the last Giants' game in 1957, someone pried the plaque from its monument it was missing for over 40 years until it was re-discovered in a New Jersey home Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial Romagne, France Plot: Plot A, Row 02, Grave 24 http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3121127558
