E. A. Batchelor

Edward A. Batchelor
Batchelor in 1939, from The Sporting News
Born	September 1883 Providence, Rhode Island
Died	July 1968 (aged 84) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
Occupation	Sportswriter
Employer	The Providence Journal (1903–1906), Detroit Free Press (1906–1917), The Detroit News (1917–1919)
Spouse(s)	Frida Isabella (Stirling) Batchelor
Children	Edward Amistead Batchelor, Jr.
Parent(s)	Joseph B. Batchelor and Mary Batchelor

Edward Armistead Batchelor, Sr. (September 1883 – July 1968), also known as "Batch" and "E.A.", was an American sportswriter and editor for The Providence Journal, the Detroit Free Press, and The Detroit News. He was one of the charter members of the Baseball Writers Association of America ("BBWAA") upon its founding in October 1908 and held membership card No. 1 in that organization for many years.

Batchelor was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in September 1883. His father, Joseph Branch Batchelor Jr, was an officer in the United States Army. His mother was Mary (Gouge) Batchelor (born October 1858 in Massachusetts); he had and two younger sisters, Winifred (born December 1885 in North Carolina) and Dorothy (born September 1893 in Arizona). As a result of his father's service, Batchelor lived in nine states in the first ten years of his life. He recalled that he lived for a time in Arizona while his father's regiment was assigned "to subdue an unruly group of Apaches. In the late 1890s, his father was stationed at Fort Slocum on Long Island. In April 1898, following the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, Batchelor's father was promoted to the rank of captain. His father was assigned to the Philippine Islands where he led three companies of the African-American 24th Infantry during 1899 and 1900 in combat operations against Filipino insurgents in the Pangasinan and Nueva Vizcaya provinces on Luzon. For his service and for gallantry in action, Captain Batchelor (Brevet Major) was posthumously awarded two Silver Stars.