Complex sentence: Edward Samuel Appleton (February 29,1892--January 27,1932) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Robins in the 1915 and 1916 seasons.
Split into simpler sentences: Edward Samuel Appleton (February 29,1892--January 27,1932) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Brooklyn Robins in the 1915 & 1916 seasons.