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Doc Edwards

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Full Name: Howard Rodney Edwards Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/215 First Game: April 21, 1962
Birthdate: December 10, 1936 Final Game: August 29, 1970
Birthplace: Red Jacket, West Virginia MLB Experience: 5 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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