\n', 'Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Abbatticchio was primarily a shortstop and second baseman, though he also saw playing time in the outfield and at third base. He began his baseball career with a semi-professional team from Greensburg, Pennsylvania in 1897. Shortly afterwards, he made his Major League debut, in the National League, on September 4, 1897 for the Philadelphia Phillies.

He played in three games for the Phillies that season and played another 25 for them in 1898. In 1899, he played in the Western League for the Minneapolis Millers and in 1900 in the American Association for the Millers and the Milwaukee Brewers. For the 1901 and 1902 seasons, Abbaticchio moved on to play with the Nashville Vols of the Southern Association. During those two seasons, he led the league in batting with averages of .360 and .367, respectively. For the next two years, he played once again in the National League for the Boston Beaneaters. He had initially decided to leave baseball in 1906, choosing instead to run a hotel in Latrobe.\n', '

A year later, the Pittsburgh Pirates convinced Abbaticchio to join them for their 1907 season. He then stayed with Pirates until the 1910 season, when he joined the Boston Doves. During his time in Pittsburgh, Ed played on the Pirates\' 1909 World Series team. However, in the World Series he struck out in his only at-bat, as a pinch hitter. However, the season prior, on October 4, Ed hit a ball into the stands in game against the Chicago Cubs, which was called foul by umpire Hank O\'Day, who also ruled on the infamous Merkle\'s Boner. The Pirates protested the call which would have been a possible home run or triple, and brought the tying run to the plate. Had the Pirates won the game, they would\'ve also captured the 1908 National League pennant. The hit eventually evolved into an urban legend that had Abbaticchio\'s foul ball striking a woman in the stands, to where she required hospital care, and which resulted in her filing a lawsuit against the Cubs. The story of the lawsuit has since been debunked as fiction.\n', '

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