Hank Edwards
[edit] Biography
Hank Edwards (Henry Albert Edwards) was born on January 29, 1919 in Elmwood Place, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1941 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .276 with 3 home runs and 28 RBI. Edwards played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Hank Edwards's best season was 1946, when he hit for a .301 average and knocked in 54 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1941
| CLE
| A
| 16
| 68
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 6
| .221
| .243
| .309
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 48
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 7
| .250
| .321
| .333
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| CLE
| A
| 92
| 297
| 38
| 82
| 3
| 28
| .276
| .343
| .407
| 18
| 6
| 30
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| 124
| 458
| 62
| 138
| 10
| 54
| .301
| .361
| .509
| 33
| 16
| 43
| 48
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| 108
| 393
| 54
| 102
| 15
| 59
| .260
| .315
| .420
| 12
| 3
| 31
| 55
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 160
| 27
| 43
| 3
| 18
| .269
| .346
| .406
| 9
| 2
| 18
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 15
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .267
| .313
| .467
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 58
| 176
| 25
| 51
| 7
| 21
| .290
| .359
| .500
| 8
| 4
| 19
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1949
| Total
|
| 63
| 191
| 28
| 55
| 8
| 22
| .288
| .355
| .497
| 8
| 4
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 110
| 13
| 40
| 2
| 21
| .364
| .417
| .536
| 11
| 1
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| 41
| 127
| 14
| 40
| 3
| 20
| .315
| .379
| .472
| 9
| 1
| 13
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| 35
| 31
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .226
| .314
| .323
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| TOT
| N
| 76
| 158
| 15
| 47
| 3
| 23
| .297
| .366
| .443
| 12
| 1
| 17
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 74
| 184
| 24
| 52
| 6
| 28
| .283
| .350
| .484
| 7
| 6
| 19
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 8
| 18
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| Total
|
| 82
| 202
| 26
| 58
| 6
| 29
| .287
| .348
| .470
| 7
| 6
| 19
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 65
| 106
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 9
| .198
| .286
| .226
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 249
| 628
| 77
| 190
| 18
| 93
| .303
| .368
| .487
| 38
| 12
| 65
| 83
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 486
| 1563
| 208
| 423
| 33
| 183
| .271
| .333
| .421
| 78
| 29
| 143
| 181
| 2
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 17
|
| Total
|
|
| 735
| 2191
| 285
| 613
| 51
| 276
| .280
| .343
| .440
| 116
| 41
| 208
| 264
| 2
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 30
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1941
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1943
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 173
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 226
| 13
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 199
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1949
| Total
|
| OF
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1949
| Total
|
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1951
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| Total
|
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| Total
|
| OF
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 88
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| OF
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 560
| 0
| 0
| 1039
| 34
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1939).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago Cubs from Cleveland Indians (May 7, 1949).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with cash to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Chuck Connors and Dee Fondy (October 10, 1950).
- Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Brooklyn Dodgers (July 21, 1951).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox in exchange for a player to be named later (September 1, 1952); Cincinnati Reds received Howie Judson (December 9, 1952).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Willie Miranda to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Joe DeMaestri and Tommy Byrne (October 16, 1952).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (February 3, 1954).
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