Donald Eugene Eddy (October 25, 1946 – October 10, 2018) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1970 and 1971. A native of Swaledale, Iowa, he batted right-handed but threw left-handed. After playing American Legion Baseball and excelling on Rockwell-Swaledale High School's baseball team, Eddy was signed by the White Sox in 1965. Two years of service in the United States Army interrupted his minor league career, but he was called up by the White Sox in 1970. A member of their Opening Day roster in 1971, he posted a list of White Sox left-handers on his locker door, crossing names off each time he thought he had passed them on the depth chart. Optioned to the minor leagues in June, he rejoined the team for three games in September, his last in the major leagues. Overall, he had an 0–2 record and a 2.36 earned run average. Traded to the San Diego Padres in 1972, he finished his professional career in 1973. Early life Donald Eugene Eddy was born on October 25, 1946, in Mason City, Iowa, though his hometown was nearby Swaledale. His parents were Elmer and Lorraine Eddy. Elmer had once been a baseball player himself, pitching, catching, and playing the outfield in the St. Louis Cardinals system until he started serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. After the war, he joined his brothers to run a hardware, lumber, and propane gas business in Swaledale. He was very much involved in his son's development as a ballplayer, forbidding Don to throw a curveball until he reached high school, as he was afraid the pitch might damage his son's arm. At Rockwell-Swaledale High School, Don Eddy excelled on the baseball team. He lettered each year on the basketball team, ranking among the scoring leaders in Northern Iowa in his final two years of school. During his high school years, Eddy also played American Legion Baseball. After three years on the Rockwell team, he joined Mason City's squad in his senior year. Pitching innings, Eddy had a 9–1 record, an 0.93 earned run average (ERA), and 139 strikeouts. Offensively, he batted .349, leading his team in that statistic as well as in home runs and runs batted in (RBI). Behind his contributions, Mason City made it all the way to the state championship game against Waterloo, where