Edward Burlton Heusser was an American professional baseball pitcher whose 20-season (1929–1948) pro career included 266 games pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) over nine seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1935–1936), Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics (1940) and Cincinnati Reds (1943–1946). In 1944, he led the National League in earned run average with a sparkling 2.38 mark in 1922⁄3 innings pitched. He earned the colorful nickname of "The Wild Elk of Wasatch".