Editing Ed Walsh (section)

==Early life==
Walsh was born in [[Plains Township, Pennsylvania]], to Michael and Jane Walsh. He worked in the Luzerne County coal mines when he was young. Walsh started his professional baseball career with the 1902 [[Meriden Silverites]] of the [[Connecticut State League]].<ref name=NEPA>{{cite web|title=NEPA players in Major League Baseball history|date=October 27, 2009 |url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/sports/nepa-players-in-major-league-baseball-history-1.371011|publisher=[[The Times-Tribune (Scranton)|The Times-Tribune]]|access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> After playing the 1903 season with the Meriden Silverites and [[Newark Sailors]] of the Eastern League, the [[Chicago White Sox]] purchased Walsh's contract for $750 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|750|1903}}}} in today's dollars).<ref>Schimler, Stuart. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3a0e7935 "Big Ed Walsh"]. sabr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2017.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/big-ed-walsh/|title=Big Ed Walsh – Society for American Baseball Research}}</ref>