Eddie Bressoud

Full Name: Edward Francis Bressoud	Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175	First Game: June 14, 1956
Birthdate: May 2, 1932	Final Game: September 26, 1967
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California	MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Eddie Bressoud (Edward Francis Bressoud) was born on May 2, 1932 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on June 14, 1956 for the New York Giants. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .227 with 0 home runs and 9 RBI. Bressoud played for the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 12 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Eddie Bressoud's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1964, when he slugged 15 home runs, hit for a .293 average and knocked in 55 runs. However, others believe that it was 1962, when he hit for a .277 average and knocked in 68 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1956	NY	N	49	163	15	37	0	9	.227	.284	.276	4	2	12	20	1	4	1	1	4
1957	NY	N	49	127	11	34	5	10	.268	.299	.433	2	2	4	19	2	2	0	1	2
1958	SF	N	66	137	19	36	0	8	.263	.331	.343	5	3	14	22	0	3	0	1	2
1959	SF	N	104	315	36	79	9	26	.251	.311	.403	17	2	28	55	0	6	0	6	4
1960	SF	N	116	386	37	87	9	43	.225	.290	.376	19	6	35	72	2	3	1	12	10
1961	SF	N	59	114	14	24	3	11	.211	.276	.342	6	0	11	23	0	1	1	4	6
1962	BOS	A	153	599	79	166	14	68	.277	.329	.444	40	9	46	118	2	7	2	4	14
1963	BOS	A	140	497	61	129	20	60	.260	.329	.451	23	6	52	93	2	3	1	2	9
1964	BOS	A	158	566	86	166	15	55	.293	.372	.456	41	3	72	99	1	2	1	4	9
1965	BOS	A	107	296	29	67	8	25	.226	.297	.351	11	1	29	77	1	0	0	4	3
1966	NY	N	133	405	48	91	10	49	.225	.304	.360	15	5	47	107	1	7	2	4	11
1967	STL	N	52	67	8	9	1	1	.134	.237	.224	1	1	9	18	0	0	0	1	0
Total	NL		628	1714	188	397	37	157	.232	.297	.361	69	21	160	336	6	26	5	30	39
Total	AL		558	1958	255	528	57	208	.270	.337	.435	115	19	199	387	6	12	4	14	35
Total			1186	3672	443	925	94	365	.252	.319	.401	184	40	359	723	12	38	9	44	74

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1956	NY	N	SS	48	0	0	67	125	10	26	0	.950
1957	NY	N	3B	12	5	55	12	10	4	0	0	.846
1957	NY	N	SS	33	30	272	55	87	9	16	0	.940
1958	SF	N	SS	3	2	20	5	6	1	1	0	.917
1958	SF	N	2B	58	34	347.2	100	98	7	24	0	.966
1958	SF	N	3B	6	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1959	SF	N	1B	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1.000
1959	SF	N	SS	92	90	781.2	151	267	11	37	0	.974
1959	SF	N	2B	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1959	SF	N	3B	1	1	9	0	2	2	0	0	.500
1960	SF	N	SS	115	113	984.1	191	339	22	53	0	.960
1961	SF	N	SS	34	25	240.2	46	60	4	12	0	.964
1961	SF	N	3B	3	1	14	4	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	SF	N	2B	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1962	BOS	A	SS	153	153	1371.2	291	482	28	107	0	.965
1963	BOS	A	SS	137	137	1233.2	260	351	24	76	1	.962
1964	BOS	A	SS	158	158	1371	248	411	19	78	0	.972
1965	BOS	A	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1965	BOS	A	SS	86	69	648.1	147	195	13	45	0	.963
1965	BOS	A	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1965	BOS	A	3B	2	1	11	0	1	0	1	0	1.000
1966	NY	N	3B	32	24	234.2	20	68	5	9	1	.946
1966	NY	N	1B	9	5	40	42	6	1	3	0	.980
1966	NY	N	SS	93	73	645.1	135	252	16	52	0	.960
1966	NY	N	2B	8	8	68.1	16	17	1	3	0	.971
1967	STL	N	SS	48	18	205.1	34	58	7	12	0	.929
1967	STL	N	3B	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	68	42	420	117	117	8	27	0	.967
Total			OF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			3B	57	32	334.2	36	83	11	10	1	.915
Total			SS	1000	868	7774	1630	2633	164	515	1	.963
Total			1B	10	5	41	44	6	1	4	0	.980
Total			LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1950).
Selected by Houston Colt .45s from San Francisco Giants in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
Traded by Houston Colt .45s to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Don Buddin (November 26, 1961).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Mets in exchange for Joe Christopher (November 30, 1965).
Traded by New York Mets with Danny Napoleon and cash to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jerry Buchek, Art Mahaffey and Tony Martinez (April 1, 1967).

[edit] Trivia

1 Time All-Star: (1964)
Won the World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967
Was 2nd in the league in doubles in 1964 and 3rd in the league in 1962

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