Dutch Zwilling

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Dutch Zwilling

|position=Outfielder

|image=Dutch Zwilling.jpg

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date|1888|11|2}}

|birth_place=St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1978|3|27|1888|11|2}}

|death_place=La Crescenta, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 14

|debutyear=1910

|debutteam=Chicago White Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 12

|finalyear=1916

|finalteam=Chicago Cubs

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.284

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=30

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=202

|teams=

Chicago White Sox ({{Baseball year|1910}})
Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales ({{Baseball year|1914}}–{{Baseball year|1915}})
Chicago Cubs ({{Baseball year|1916}})

|highlights=

Federal League champion (1915)
Federal League home run champion (1914)
Federal League RBI champion (1915)

}}

Edward Harrison "Dutch" Zwilling (November 2, 1888 – March 27, 1978) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for four seasons. He first played for the Chicago White Sox of the American League in {{baseball year|1910}}, then for the Chicago Whales of the Federal League from {{baseball year|1914}} to {{baseball year|1915}}, and lastly, the Chicago Cubs of the National League in {{baseball year|1916}}. He, along with Lave Cross, Willie Keeler, and Rollie Zeider, are the only players to have played for at least three different teams in the same city. Zwilling was the last surviving member of the 1915 Chicago Whales, the last champion of the Federal League.

Alphabetically, Zwilling was listed last among all MLB players in history, until Tony Zych made his MLB debut in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2015-09-05/tony-zych-major-league-debut-alphabetical-listing|title=Beginning and end: Tony Zych makes history with MLB debut|work=Sporting News|accessdate=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925092244/http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2015-09-05/tony-zych-major-league-debut-alphabetical-listing|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}

His most significant playing-time occurred while in the FL, and is the short-lived league's all-time leader in home runs with 29.{{cite book|title=Home Run: The Definitive History of Baseball's Ultimate Weapon|year=2007|publisher=Potomac Books, Inc.|author=David Vincent|author2=Jayson Stark|name-list-style=amp|page=32}}

In 366 games over four seasons, Zwilling posted a .284 batting average (364-for-1280) with 167 runs, 30 home runs and 202 RBIs. He finished his major league career with a .969 fielding percentage as a centerfielder.