Bruce Edwards
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[edit] Biography
Bruce Edwards (Charles Bruce Edwards) was born on July 15, 1923 in Quincy, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on June 23, 1946 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 1 home run and 25 RBI. Edwards played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Bruce Edwards's best season was 1947, when he hit for a .295 average and knocked in 80 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | BRO | N | 92 | 292 | 24 | 78 | 1 | 25 | .267 | .348 | .356 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1947 | BRO | N | 130 | 471 | 53 | 139 | 9 | 80 | .295 | .364 | .418 | 15 | 8 | 49 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1948 | BRO | N | 96 | 286 | 36 | 79 | 8 | 54 | .276 | .341 | .434 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 1949 | BRO | N | 64 | 148 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 25 | .209 | .324 | .392 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1950 | BRO | N | 50 | 142 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 16 | .183 | .256 | .394 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1951 | CHI | N | 51 | 141 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 17 | .234 | .316 | .390 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1951 | BRO | N | 17 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .270 | .389 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | TOT | N | 68 | 177 | 25 | 42 | 4 | 25 | .237 | .308 | .390 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1952 | CHI | N | 50 | 94 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 12 | .245 | .304 | .340 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1954 | CHI | N | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | WAS | A | 30 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .175 | .356 | .211 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1956 | CIN | N | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 561 | 1618 | 186 | 419 | 39 | 238 | .259 | .334 | .396 | 65 | 20 | 174 | 173 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 50 | |
| Total | AL | 30 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .175 | .356 | .211 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 591 | 1675 | 191 | 429 | 39 | 241 | .256 | .335 | .390 | 67 | 20 | 190 | 179 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 53 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | BRO | N | C | 91 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1947 | BRO | N | C | 128 | 0 | 0 | 592 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1948 | BRO | N | C | 48 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1948 | BRO | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | BRO | N | OF | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .892 |
| 1948 | BRO | N | 3B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .875 |
| 1949 | BRO | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | BRO | N | C | 41 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 |
| 1949 | BRO | N | OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 |
| 1950 | BRO | N | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | BRO | N | C | 38 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1951 | CHI | N | 1B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .951 |
| 1951 | CHI | N | C | 28 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1951 | BRO | N | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | TOT | N | C | 37 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1952 | CHI | N | C | 22 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1952 | CHI | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | WAS | A | C | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1955 | WAS | A | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 |
| 1956 | CIN | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | CIN | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | CIN | N | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | OF | 25 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .886 | ||
| Total | 3B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .891 | ||
| Total | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 | ||
| Total | C | 429 | 0 | 0 | 1926 | 200 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1941).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Joe Hatten, Eddie Miksis and Gene Hermanski to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Johnny Schmitz, Rube Walker, Andy Pafko and Wayne Terwilliger (June 15, 1951).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Washington Senators for $15000 (December 11, 1954).
- Released by Washington Senators (February 22, 1956).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (July 18, 1956).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (January 18, 1957).
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