Ed Brinkman
[edit] Biography
Ed Brinkman (Edwin Albert Brinkman) was born on December 8, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 6, 1961 for the Washington Senators. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .165 with 0 home runs and 4 RBI. Brinkman played for the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees over the course of his 15 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .167
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| 54
| 133
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 4
| .165
| .228
| .233
| 7
| 1
| 11
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 145
| 514
| 44
| 117
| 7
| 45
| .228
| .276
| .319
| 20
| 3
| 31
| 86
| 4
| 4
| 5
| 4
| 6
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| 132
| 447
| 54
| 100
| 8
| 34
| .224
| .271
| .336
| 20
| 3
| 26
| 99
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 154
| 444
| 35
| 82
| 5
| 35
| .185
| .251
| .257
| 13
| 2
| 38
| 82
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 11
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 158
| 582
| 42
| 133
| 7
| 48
| .229
| .263
| .326
| 18
| 9
| 29
| 105
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 4
| 17
|
| 1967
| WAS
| A
| 109
| 320
| 21
| 60
| 1
| 18
| .188
| .252
| .237
| 9
| 2
| 24
| 58
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| 77
| 193
| 12
| 36
| 0
| 6
| .187
| .259
| .202
| 3
| 0
| 19
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| 1969
| WAS
| A
| 151
| 576
| 71
| 153
| 2
| 43
| .266
| .328
| .325
| 18
| 5
| 50
| 42
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 23
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| 158
| 625
| 63
| 164
| 1
| 40
| .262
| .330
| .301
| 17
| 2
| 60
| 41
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 15
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| 159
| 527
| 40
| 120
| 1
| 37
| .228
| .293
| .275
| 18
| 2
| 44
| 54
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 14
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 156
| 516
| 42
| 105
| 6
| 49
| .203
| .259
| .279
| 19
| 1
| 38
| 51
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 14
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| 162
| 515
| 55
| 122
| 7
| 40
| .237
| .284
| .324
| 16
| 4
| 34
| 79
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 22
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 153
| 502
| 55
| 111
| 14
| 54
| .221
| .266
| .347
| 15
| 3
| 29
| 71
| 3
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 12
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 28
| 75
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 6
| .240
| .306
| .333
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 44
| 63
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .175
| .224
| .270
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 73
| 140
| 8
| 29
| 1
| 8
| .207
| .266
| .300
| 8
| 1
| 10
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 45
| 65
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .169
| .217
| .262
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 28
| 75
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 6
| .240
| .306
| .333
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1817
| 5970
| 544
| 1337
| 59
| 455
| .224
| .280
| .299
| 197
| 38
| 437
| 835
| 39
| 71
| 30
| 42
| 159
|
| Total
|
|
| 1845
| 6045
| 550
| 1355
| 60
| 461
| .224
| .280
| .300
| 201
| 38
| 444
| 845
| 40
| 71
| 30
| 44
| 162
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 3
| 25.1
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 8
| 81
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 38
| 31
| 280.2
| 64
| 81
| 9
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 143
| 143
| 1262.1
| 241
| 462
| 37
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 125
| 119
| 1061.1
| 234
| 364
| 19
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 150
| 131
| 1177.1
| 292
| 369
| 25
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 158
| 157
| 1381.2
| 263
| 501
| 28
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1967
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 109
| 95
| 867.1
| 160
| 309
| 10
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 74
| 66
| 557.2
| 97
| 197
| 10
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1969
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 150
| 149
| 1306.1
| 248
| 511
| 19
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 157
| 157
| 1400.1
| 301
| 569
| 23
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1971
| DET
| A
| SS
| 159
| 158
| 1395.2
| 235
| 513
| 15
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| SS
| 156
| 156
| 1370.1
| 233
| 495
| 7
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| SS
| 162
| 159
| 1390.2
| 249
| 480
| 24
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| SS
| 151
| 151
| 1310
| 237
| 493
| 21
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| SS
| 24
| 24
| 196.1
| 40
| 69
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 11.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| SS
| 38
| 19
| 182.1
| 30
| 53
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| SS
| 62
| 43
| 378.2
| 70
| 122
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 21
| 13
| 139.1
| 12
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1794
| 1715
| 15140.1
| 2924
| 5466
| 259
| 1005
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 14.1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1961).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Aurelio Rodriguez, Joe Coleman and Jim Hannan to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Denny McLain, Don Wert, Norm McRae and Elliott Maddox (October 9, 1970).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Cardinals as part of 3-team trade in which San Diego Padres sent Nate Colbert to Detroit Tigers; Detroit Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to San Diego Padres; St. Louis Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers and Sonny Siebert to San Diego Padres (November 18, 1974); and San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden to St. Louis Cardinals (December 12, 1974).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Tommy Moore to Texas Rangers in exchange for Willie Davis (June 4, 1975).
- Sold by Texas Rangers to New York Yankees (June 13, 1975).
- Released by New York Yankees (March 29, 1976).
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