Edward Burlton Heusser (May 7, 1909 – March 1, 1956) 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 (1938 and 1948), 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". Ed Heusser died from cancer in Aurora, Colorado, at the age of 46.