Padgett played minor league baseball for the Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association until 1922, when he was drafted by the Boston Braves in that year\'s Rule 5 draft. After making his debut in 1923 and spending three seasons with the Braves, Padgett\'s contract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians, where he spent the next two years of his career before playing his last game on July 30, 1927. He died on April 15, 1957 in East Orange, New Jersey. Padgett is best known for turning the fourth unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball history on October 6, 1923.\n', '

Padgett was born on March 1, 1899, in Philadelphia. He became a foreman at a manufacturing company after he retired from baseball in 1930. He was married to Edith. Together, they had one son, Joseph, who was fatally injured in 1937 while playing basketball. Edith joined the WAAC as a private in 1942. This is because she felt she would be symbolically taking their deceased son\'s place, as he would have been twenty-one years old and thus eligible for conscription into the army. Before reporting for duty, Edith taught Ernie how to cook. When asked which one was more challenging to accomplish, Padgett joked that making an unassisted triple play was "much easier than making a soufflé."\n', '

Padgett began his career for the Memphis Chicks, a minor league baseball team that were members of the Southern Association. He played for the team until 1922, when he was drafted in that season\'s Rule 5 draft by the Boston Braves. He made his major league debut for the Braves on October 3, 1923 at the age of 24, entering the game as a pinch-hitter for pitcher Joe Oeschger.\n', '

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