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Johnny Edwards
John Alban Edwards

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.
School Ohio State University

Debut June 27, 1961
  vs. CHC 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1974
Born June 10, 1938 in Columbus, OH

Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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        An under rated catcher in his time.

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 23 CIN NL  52  145   14   27   5  0   2   14   1  0  18  28  .186  .279  .262   44   38   0   1   4   1   3
 1962 24 CIN NL 133  452   47  115  28  5   8   50   1  1  45  70  .254  .322  .392   88  177   2   2   9   1   5
 1963 25 CIN NL 148  495   46  128  19  4  11   67   1  5  45  93  .259  .322  .380  100  188   2   5   5   4   8 AS
 1964 26 CIN NL 126  423   47  119  23  1   7   55   1  2  34  65  .281  .331  .390  100  165   3   7   9   1   5 AS
 1965 27 CIN NL 114  371   47   99  22  2  17   51   0  0  50  45  .267  .353  .474  125  176   2   3  16   1   5 AS
 1966 28 CIN NL  98  282   24   54   8  0   6   39   1  3  31  42  .191  .269  .284   48   80   3   3   8   0   6
 1967 29 CIN NL  80  209   10   43   6  0   2   20   1  4  16  28  .206  .261  .263   44   55   5   1   8   0   3
 1968 30 STL NL  85  230   14   55   9  1   3   29   1  1  16  20  .239  .287  .326   85   75   1   4   0   1   6
 1969 31 HOU NL 151  496   52  115  20  6   6   50   2  1  53  69  .232  .306  .333   81  165   4   4  12   2  17 MVP-36
 1970 32 HOU NL 140  458   46  101  16  4   7   49   1  0  51  63  .221  .299  .319   69  146   3   2  16   1   9
 1971 33 HOU NL 106  317   18   74  13  4   1   23   1  1  26  38  .233  .291  .309   72   98   1   1   9   0   0
 1972 34 HOU NL 108  332   33   89  16  2   5   40   2  4  50  39  .268  .358  .373  111  124   1   8  12   1   5
 1973 35 HOU NL  79  250   24   61  10  2   5   27   1  0  19  23  .244  .301  .360   84   90   4   1   7   2   4
 1974 36 HOU NL  50  117    8   26   7  1   1   10   1  1  11  12  .222  .292  .325   76   38   0   1   3   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1470 4577  430 1106 202 32  81  524  15 23 465 635  .242  .311  .353   85 1615  31  43 118  16  77
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        504   47  122  22  4   9   58   2  3  51  70  .242  .311  .353   85  178   3   5  13   2   8
 Career High    151  496   52  128  28  6  17   67   2  5  53  93  .281  .358  .474  125  188   5   8  16   4  17
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 23 CIN NL  165  122   11   2.4   107| .186  .272| .279  .339| .262  .424| .541  .763|  44  .230 -11.7  -1.2 100%
 1962 24 CIN NL  502  347   58   4.5   106| .254  .275| .322  .342| .392  .417| .714  .759|  88  .491  -7.9  -0.8  50%
 1963 25 CIN NL  551  387   61   4.2    92| .259  .257| .322  .320| .380  .385| .702  .705| 100  .537   0.1   0.0  16%
 1964 26 CIN NL  468  321   56   4.7    96| .281  .267| .331  .325| .390  .396| .721  .721| 100  .561   1.4   0.1  33%
 1965 27 CIN NL  427  282   64   6.1    99| .267  .266| .353  .331| .474  .402| .827  .733| 125  .672  13.4   1.4   0%
 1966 28 CIN NL  319  243   21   2.3   104| .191  .276| .269  .336| .284  .416| .553  .751|  48  .251 -20.4  -2.1  25%
 1967 29 CIN NL  231  179   14   2.1   100| .206  .271| .261  .335| .263  .398| .524  .733|  44  .239 -16.1  -1.7  20%
 1968 30 STL NL  252  187   21   3.0    81| .239  .251| .287  .309| .326  .354| .613  .663|  85  .426  -4.0  -0.5  50%
 1969 31 HOU NL  559  407   49   3.2    93| .232  .257| .306  .327| .333  .381| .639  .708|  81  .385 -12.2  -1.3  66%
 1970 32 HOU NL  515  371   44   3.2   100| .221  .262| .299  .334| .319  .400| .618  .735|  69  .334 -19.9  -2.0 100%
 1971 33 HOU NL  345  246   30   3.3    91| .233  .257| .291  .323| .309  .377| .600  .700|  72  .403 -11.9  -1.3  50%
 1972 34 HOU NL  392  261   47   4.9    90| .268  .254| .358  .322| .373  .376| .731  .698| 111  .582   7.5   0.8  33%
 1973 35 HOU NL  276  198   27   3.7    96| .244  .261| .301  .330| .360  .389| .661  .719|  84  .430  -6.0  -0.6 100%
 1974 36 HOU NL  130   94   11   3.2    91| .222  .258| .292  .329| .325  .372| .617  .701|  76  .367  -3.6  -0.4  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     5132 3645  514   3.8    96| .242  .263| .311  .329| .353  .392| .664  .721|  85  .453 -91.2  -9.6  39%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 23 CIN NL C 52 257 15 5 2 .982 .985 5.23 5.17 6.38 6.39 39 384.0 11 13 18 8 1962 24 CIN NL C 130 807 92 12 11 .987 .987 6.92 5.50 7.26 6.72 124 1115.0 16 25 51 31 1963 25 CIN NL C 148 1008 87 6 16 .995 .986 7.40 6.02 7.94 7.07 141 1241.7 10 53 51 44 GG,AS 1964 26 CIN NL C 120 890 73 8 17 .992 .988 8.03 5.91 8.49 6.81 116 1020.7 11 41 47 31 GG,AS 1965 27 CIN NL C 110 761 61 8 9 .990 .988 7.47 5.80 8.21 6.96 98 900.7 5 55 46 34 AS 1966 28 CIN NL C 98 617 40 5 3 .992 .987 6.70 5.81 8.02 6.84 84 737.3 7 30 50 25 1967 29 CIN NL C 73 454 30 5 4 .990 .990 6.63 5.85 8.40 6.89 57 518.7 4 14 25 18 1968 30 STL NL C 54 350 25 3 2 .992 .990 6.94 6.12 6.93 6.87 52 486.7 1 9 11 14 1969 31 HOU NL C 151 1135 79 7 9 .994 .989 8.04 6.25 8.80 7.06 140 1241.7 10 63 53 49 1970 32 HOU NL C 139 854 74 5 11 .995 .987 6.68 5.94 7.10 6.85 134 1177.0 6 69 59 49 1971 33 HOU NL C 104 555 48 3 7 .995 .988 5.80 5.63 6.65 6.34 91 816.3 9 31 33 24 1972 34 HOU NL C 105 645 41 8 8 .988 .987 6.53 5.87 7.18 6.61 96 859.7 9 33 60 24 1973 35 HOU NL C 76 435 22 5 3 .989 .987 6.01 5.58 6.72 6.34 69 611.7 2 19 48 16 1974 36 HOU NL C 32 157 16 2 3 .989 .985 5.41 5.37 6.47 6.12 27 240.7 1 9 27 6
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 23 CIN NL C 52 257 15 5 2 .982 .985 5.23 5.17 6.38 6.39 39 384.0 11 13 18 8 1962 24 CIN NL C 130 807 92 12 11 .987 .987 6.92 5.50 7.26 6.72 124 1115.0 16 25 51 31 1963 25 CIN NL C 148 1008 87 6 16 .995 .986 7.40 6.02 7.94 7.07 141 1241.7 10 53 51 44 1964 26 CIN NL C 120 890 73 8 17 .992 .988 8.03 5.91 8.49 6.81 116 1020.7 11 41 47 31 1965 27 CIN NL C 110 761 61 8 9 .990 .988 7.47 5.80 8.21 6.96 98 900.7 5 55 46 34 1966 28 CIN NL C 98 617 40 5 3 .992 .987 6.70 5.81 8.02 6.84 84 737.3 7 30 50 25 1967 29 CIN NL C 73 454 30 5 4 .990 .990 6.63 5.85 8.40 6.89 57 518.7 4 14 25 18 1968 30 STL NL C 54 350 25 3 2 .992 .990 6.94 6.12 6.93 6.87 52 486.7 1 9 11 14 1969 31 HOU NL C 151 1135 79 7 9 .994 .989 8.04 6.25 8.80 7.06 140 1241.7 10 63 53 49 1970 32 HOU NL C 139 854 74 5 11 .995 .987 6.68 5.94 7.10 6.85 134 1177.0 6 69 59 49 1971 33 HOU NL C 104 555 48 3 7 .995 .988 5.80 5.63 6.65 6.34 91 816.3 9 31 33 24 1972 34 HOU NL C 105 645 41 8 8 .988 .987 6.53 5.87 7.18 6.61 96 859.7 9 33 60 24 1973 35 HOU NL C 76 435 22 5 3 .989 .987 6.01 5.58 6.72 6.34 69 611.7 2 19 48 16 1974 36 HOU NL C 32 157 16 2 3 .989 .985 5.41 5.37 6.47 6.12 27 240.7 1 9 27 6
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1392 8925 703 82 105 .992 .988 6.92 5.83 7.63 6.78 1268 11351.7 102 464 579 373 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1392 8925 703 82 105 .992 .988 6.92 5.83 7.63 6.78 1268 11352
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1961   WS    CIN NYY     L   3  11   1   4  2  0  0   2   0   0  .364  .364  .545   0  0   0   0   0 
 1968   WS    STL DET     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   4  12   1   4  2  0  0   2   0   1  .333  .333  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1963   CIN NL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1964   CIN NL       1   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1965   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      0   3   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .250  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1963 *
1964 *
1965

Gold Gloves
1963-NL--C
1964-NL--C
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1969-NL-36-0.00

Doubles
1962 NL-28-10

Sac. Flies
1964 NL-7-2
1972 NL-8-5

Intentional Walks
1962 NL-9-9
1965 NL-16-4
1970 NL-16-3
1972 NL-12-10
Car-118-78

Grounded into Double Plays
1969 NL-17-6

         

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2076) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.9 (1251) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 28.0 (606) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent.

February 8, 1968: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pat Corrales and Jimy Williams.

October 11, 1968: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Tommy Smith (minors) to the Houston Astros for Dave Giusti and Dave Adlesh.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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