Doc Edwards
[edit] Biography
Doc Edwards (Howard Rodney Edwards) was born on December 10, 1936 in Red Jacket, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1962 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 3 home runs and 9 RBI. Edwards played for the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| CLE
| A
| 53
| 143
| 13
| 39
| 3
| 9
| .273
| .325
| .378
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| 71
| 240
| 16
| 60
| 6
| 35
| .250
| .287
| .375
| 12
| 0
| 11
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 5
|
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| 10
| 31
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .258
| .303
| .323
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 81
| 271
| 22
| 68
| 6
| 35
| .251
| .289
| .369
| 14
| 0
| 13
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 5
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 97
| 294
| 25
| 66
| 5
| 28
| .224
| .265
| .310
| 10
| 0
| 13
| 40
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| 1965
| NY
| A
| 45
| 100
| 3
| 19
| 1
| 9
| .190
| .289
| .250
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 6
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| 6
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .150
| .190
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1965
| TOT
| A
| 51
| 120
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 9
| .183
| .274
| .233
| 3
| 0
| 14
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 8
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 35
| 78
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 6
| .269
| .313
| .269
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 35
| 78
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 6
| .269
| .313
| .269
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 282
| 828
| 64
| 195
| 15
| 81
| .236
| .284
| .330
| 33
| 0
| 49
| 99
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 14
| 27
|
| Total
|
|
| 317
| 906
| 69
| 216
| 15
| 87
| .238
| .287
| .325
| 33
| 0
| 53
| 109
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 17
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| CLE
| A
| C
| 39
| 34
| 316.1
| 223
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 1
| .992
|
| 1963
| KC
| A
| C
| 63
| 58
| 542.1
| 341
| 30
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 33
| 10
| 3
| .987
|
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| C
| 10
| 10
| 84
| 80
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .988
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| C
| 73
| 68
| 626.1
| 421
| 33
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 35
| 11
| 3
| .987
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| C
| 78
| 71
| 595
| 469
| 31
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 37
| 15
| 0
| .986
|
| 1964
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 7
| 65
| 53
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1965
| NY
| A
| C
| 43
| 32
| 284
| 198
| 16
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 5
| 1
| .986
|
| 1965
| KC
| A
| C
| 6
| 6
| 50
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| TOT
| A
| C
| 49
| 38
| 334
| 230
| 18
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 6
| 1
| .988
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| C
| 34
| 23
| 222.1
| 177
| 19
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 29
| 12
| 1
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 8
| 7
| 65
| 53
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 273
| 234
| 2094
| 1520
| 117
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 20
| 122
| 53
| 6
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1958).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with $100000 to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Joe Azcue and Dick Howser (May 25, 1963).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Johnny Blanchard and Rollie Sheldon (May 3, 1965).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Lou Clinton (January 14, 1966).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Jim Landis and Jim Weaver to Houston Astros in exchange for Lee Maye and Ken Retzer (January 4, 1967).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from Houston Astros in the minor league draft (November 28, 1967).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (1970).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (June 6, 1970).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 7, 1970).
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