Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ed McLane
says "Competitors and coaches who have competed in a fully professional league" are notable. Athletes today who have played in only one MLB game still get quite a bit of press, so it's reasonable to assume that in past years, when newspapers had much larger sports sections, the same would hold true and that plenty of coverage will be found when someone takes the time to go to the newspaper archive. (Which is why  says what it says
— User:Fabrictramp, 19:26, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)