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Ed Brinkman
Edwin Albert Brinkman
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 8, 1941 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Western Hills (Cincinnati, OH)
School: University of Cincinnati
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1961
Final Game: September 28, 1975
Relatives: Brother of Chuck Brinkman
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1961 19 WSA AL 4 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 .167 .091 .258 -27 1 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1962 20 WSA AL 54 145 133 8 22 7 1 0 4 1 0 11 28 .165 .228 .233 .461 25 31 6 0 0 1 0 65
1963 21 WSA AL 145 555 514 44 117 20 3 7 45 5 3 31 86 .228 .276 .319 .595 67 164 6 4 4 2 4 *6
1964 22 WSA AL 132 482 447 54 100 20 3 8 34 2 2 26 99 .224 .271 .336 .606 68 150 6 4 2 3 1 *6
1965 23 WSA AL 154 491 444 35 82 13 2 5 35 1 2 38 82 .185 .251 .257 .508 46 114 11 2 5 2 7 *6
1966 24 WSA AL 158 625 582 42 133 18 9 7 48 7 9 29 105 .229 .263 .326 .589 70 190 17 0 9 5 4 *6
1967 25 WSA AL 109 354 320 21 60 9 2 1 18 1 3 24 58 .188 .252 .238 .490 48 76 4 4 5 1 1 *6
1968 26 WSA AL 77 215 193 12 36 3 0 0 6 0 0 19 31 .187 .259 .202 .462 44 39 6 0 3 0 5 6/47
1969 27 WSA AL 151 639 576 71 153 18 5 2 43 2 2 50 42 .266 .328 .325 .653 89 187 23 5 5 3 3 *6 MVP-20
1970 28 WSA AL 158 695 625 63 164 17 2 1 40 8 9 60 41 .262 .330 .301 .631 80 188 15 5 1 4 0 *6
1971 29 DET AL 159 589 527 40 120 18 2 1 37 1 4 44 54 .228 .293 .275 .568 59 145 14 7 6 5 7 *6
1972 30 DET AL 156 571 516 42 105 19 1 6 49 0 0 38 51 .203 .259 .279 .538 59 144 14 3 7 7 9 *6 MVP-9,GG
1973 31 DET AL 162 566 515 55 122 16 4 7 40 0 1 34 79 .237 .284 .324 .609 67 167 22 1 14 2 1 *6 AS
1974 32 DET AL 153 546 502 55 111 15 3 14 54 2 0 29 71 .221 .266 .347 .613 74 174 12 3 9 3 0 *6/5
1975 33 TOT MLB 73 155 140 8 29 8 1 1 8 0 0 10 17 .207 .266 .300 .566 58 42 6 2 1 2 2 6/54
1975 33 TOT AL 45 70 65 2 11 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 .169 .217 .262 .479 36 17 3 1 1 0 0 6/54
1975 33 STL NL 28 85 75 6 18 4 0 1 6 0 0 7 10 .240 .306 .333 .639 75 25 3 1 0 2 2 6
1975 33 TEX AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1975 33 NYY AL 44 68 63 2 11 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 .175 .224 .270 .494 40 17 3 1 1 0 0 6/45
15 Seasons 1845 6640 6045 550 1355 201 38 60 461 30 35 444 845 .224 .280 .300 .580 65 1812 162 40 71 40 44
162 Game Avg. 162 583 531 48 119 18 3 5 40 3 3 39 74 .224 .280 .300 .580 65 159 14 4 6 4 4
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
TEX (11 yrs) 1143 4215 3847 350 868 125 27 31 273 27 30 289 574 .226 .282 .296 .579 66 1140 94 24 34 21 25
DET (4 yrs) 630 2272 2060 192 458 68 10 28 180 3 5 145 255 .222 .276 .306 .582 65 630 62 14 36 17 17
STL (1 yr) 28 85 75 6 18 4 0 1 6 0 0 7 10 .240 .306 .333 .639 75 25 3 1 0 2 2
NYY (1 yr) 44 68 63 2 11 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 .175 .224 .270 .494 40 17 3 1 1 0 0
AL (15 yrs) 1817 6555 5970 544 1337 197 38 59 455 30 35 437 835 .224 .280 .299 .579 65 1787 159 39 71 38 42
NL (1 yr) 28 85 75 6 18 4 0 1 6 0 0 7 10 .240 .306 .333 .639 75 25 3 1 0 2 2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 30 DET AL ALCS OAK L 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 WSA AL 19 3B 3 3 25.1 9 2 6 1 1 .889 0.4 18.9 0.4 0.4 -0.1 0 2.84 2.67 .956 3.16 2.80
1962 WSA AL 20 SS 38 31 280.2 154 64 81 9 20 .942 -5.3 -22.7 -4.3 -0.2 -4.1 -1 4.65 3.82 .963 4.84 4.47
1962 WSA AL 20 3B 10 8 81.0 22 7 15 0 2 1.000 1.1 16.3 1.1 1.7 -0.7 0 2.44 2.20 .950 3.08 2.79
1963 WSA AL 21 SS 143 143 1262.1 740 241 462 37 97 .950 4.2 4.0 3.2 2.2 1.0 1 5.01 4.92 .966 4.78 4.56
1964 WSA AL 22 SS 125 119 1061.1 617 234 364 19 75 .969 -4.1 -4.6 -5.1 -5.6 0.5 1 5.07 4.78 .968 4.78 4.55
1965 WSA AL 23 SS 150 131 1177.1 686 292 369 25 76 .964 -2.1 -2.1 -3.1 -2.5 -0.6 1 5.05 4.41 .962 4.74 4.38
1966 WSA AL 24 SS 158 157 1381.2 792 263 501 28 83 .965 20.8 18.1 20.8 6.6 14.2 0 4.98 4.84 .960 4.79 4.41
1967 WSA AL 25 SS 109 95 867.1 479 160 309 10 54 .979 9.4 13.0 7.4 6.0 1.4 2 4.87 4.30 .962 4.62 4.09
1968 WSA AL 26 SS 74 66 557.2 304 97 197 10 28 .967 3.3 7.1 3.3 0.6 2.7 0 4.74 3.97 .962 4.79 4.07
1968 WSA AL 26 2B 2 0 3.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -0.3 -120.0 -0.3 -0.5 0.2 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 5.10 4.35
1968 WSA AL 26 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1968 WSA AL 26 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1969 WSA AL 27 SS 150 149 1306.1 778 248 511 19 92 .976 21.3 19.6 21.3 6.8 14.5 0 5.23 5.06 .966 4.96 4.43 MVP-20
1970 WSA AL 28 SS 157 157 1400.1 893 301 569 23 103 .974 19.9 17.1 19.9 11.5 8.4 0 5.59 5.54 .967 4.94 4.39
1971 DET AL 29 SS 159 158 1395.2 763 235 513 15 91 .980 5.9 5.1 4.9 -1.3 6.2 1 4.82 4.70 .964 4.90 4.32
1972 DET AL 30 SS 156 156 1370.1 735 233 495 7 81 .990 6.8 6.0 7.8 3.5 4.3 -1 4.78 4.67 .966 4.99 4.51 MVP-9,GG
1973 DET AL 31 SS 162 159 1390.2 753 249 480 24 89 .968 -6.7 -5.8 -6.7 -4.6 -2.0 0 4.72 4.50 .963 5.10 4.43 AS
1974 DET AL 32 SS 151 151 1310.0 751 237 493 21 88 .972 6.3 5.8 5.3 4.2 1.1 1 5.02 4.83 .965 4.98 4.24
1974 DET AL 32 3B 2 2 15.0 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.9 72.0 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 4.20 3.50 .957 3.12 2.75
1975 TOT MLB 33 SS 63 43 378.2 204 70 122 12 28 .941 -2.8 -8.9 -2.8 -1.3 -1.5 0 4.56 3.05 .962 4.92 4.13
1975 TOT AL 33 3B 4 0 18.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -26.7 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 2.00 1.00 .975 3.20 2.80
1975 STL NL 33 SS 24 24 196.1 115 40 69 6 15 .948 -1.8 -11.0 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 -1 5.00 4.54 .963 4.99 4.21
1975 TEX AL 33 3B 1 0 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -72.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 3.24 2.80
1975 NYY AL 33 SS 39 19 182.1 89 30 53 6 13 .933 -1.0 -6.6 -2.0 -1.6 -0.4 1 4.10 2.13 .961 4.85 4.09
1975 NYY AL 33 2B 3 0 11.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.7 74.1 0.7 0.5 0.2 0 3.18 1.33 .975 5.40 4.73
1975 NYY AL 33 3B 3 0 13.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -9.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 2.08 1.00 .967 3.18 2.80
14 Seasons SS 1795 1715 15140.1 8649 2924 5466 259 1005 .970 76.9 6.1 71.9 25.9 46.1 5 4.99 4.67 .964 4.88 4.38
4 Seasons 3B 19 13 139.1 42 12 29 1 4 .976 2.0 17.2 2.0 2.7 -0.9 0 2.65 2.16 .955 3.11 2.79
2 Seasons 2B 5 0 14.1 6 0 5 1 0 .833 0.4 33.5 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 3.14 1.00 .983 5.34 4.58
1 Season LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1 Season OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
15 Seasons TOT 1820 1728 15296.0 8697 2936 5500 261 1009 .970 79.1 6.2 74.1 28.4 45.6 0 5 4.96 4.64 .934 4.86 4.36
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1973 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1969 AL (20, 2%)
1972 AL (9, 18%)
0.20 Career Shares (724th)

Gold Gloves
1972 AL (SS)

Games Played s c a p y
1966 AL  158 (10th)
1971 AL  159 (4th)
1972 AL  156 (1st)
1973 AL  162 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1970 AL  625 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1970 AL  695 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1966 AL  9 (3rd)
1969 AL  5 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1966 AL  105 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1969 AL  128 (7th)
1970 AL  144 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1971 AL  7 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1966 AL  9 (9th)
1973 AL  14 (2nd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1972 AL  7 (3rd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1966 AL  17 (6th)
1969 AL  23 (4th)
1973 AL  22 (2nd)
Career  162 (203rd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1966 AL  9 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1969 AL  13.7 (6th)
1970 AL  15.2 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1966 AL  489 (6th)
1970 AL  490 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1961 AL  born 1941-12-08 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 7 (1579), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 7 (1309), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1256), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. George McBride (893)
  7. Freddie Patek (892)
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  8. Dick Schofield (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dick Schofield (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  12. Roy McMillan (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

Before 1961 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

October 9, 1970: Traded by the Washington Senators with Joe Coleman, Jim Hannan and Aurelio Rodriguez to the Detroit Tigers for Elliott Maddox, Denny McLain, Norm McRae and Don Wert.

November 18, 1974: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Dick Sharon and Bob Strampe to the San Diego Padres for Nate Colbert.

November 18, 1974: Traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rich Folkers, Alan Foster and Sonny Siebert. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 10, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

June 4, 1975: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Tommy Moore to the Texas Rangers for Willie Davis.

June 13, 1975: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Texas Rangers.

March 29, 1976: Released by the New York Yankees.

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