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'''Edward Marvin Head''' (January 25, 1918 in [[Grant Parish, Louisiana|Selma, Louisiana]] -– January 31, 1980 in [[Bastrop, Louisiana]]), was a former professional baseball player who played [[pitcher]] in the Major Leagues from 1940- to 1946.

Head went on to play for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]; he was a natural left-hander but switched to his righ after breaking his arm in a bus crash in 1935.<ref>Head Pitches No-Hit, No-Run Game, by Carl Lundquest, ''United Press'' as reported in the ''Pennsylvania Daily News'', April 24th24 1946, Page 2.</ref>

After serving in the Army and not pitching in the majors in 1945, Head pitched a [[no-hitter]] in his first start of 1946,<ref name="Mober">Ed Head Throws No-Hitter in First Start Since July, 1944, by Jack Hand, ''Associated Press'' as reported in the ''Moberly Monitor-Index'', April 4th4, 1946, page 6.</ref> but failed to make the major league club in spring training of 1947, and never pitched in the majors again.<ref>Ed (No-Hit) Head Released by Flock .''Associated Press'', as reported in ''Stars and Strips'', April 15th15, 1947.</ref> He mananged the [[Asheville Tourists]] minor league baseball club in 1949. [http://books.google.com/books?id=K83OaiYbHM4C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=%22ed+head%22+manager+ashville&source=web&ots=Ckma9fmB_Q&sig=GkGlpBIsZy4vmPfhZD9ihd_iy_E&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result A History of Professional Baseball in Asheville, By Bill Ballew. The History Press, 2007. (Google Books)]</ref>