Edward Joseph Klep (October 12, 1918 – November 21, 1981) was an American professional baseball player who is most notable as the first white person to play in the Negro leagues. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, he achieved the aforementioned distinction when he pitched three innings for the Cleveland Buckeyes on May 29, 1946, in a loss against the Chicago American Giants in Grand Rapids, Michigan."Baseball's other 'great experiment': Eddie Klep and the integration of the Negro leagues", by Larry R. Gerlach, Journal of Sport History (Fall 1998) p465
Klep was featured on the cover and in a feature article in the Spring 2002 issue of Elysian Fields Quarterly.Elysian Fields Quarterly, vol. 19:2, Spring, 2002
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References Jonathan Tilove, "A Robinson in Reverse, Eddie Klep Integrated the Negro Leagues", Newhouse News Service, March 5, 2005, retrieved October 22, 2006.
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