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Doc Edwards
Howard Rodney Edwards
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: December 10, 1936 in Red Jacket, WV
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1962
Final Game: August 29, 1970
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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
1962 25 CLE AL 53 154 143 13 39 6 0 3 9 0 0 9 14 .273 .325 .378 .702 91 54 2 2 0 0 0 2
1963 26 TOT AL 81 288 271 22 68 14 0 6 35 0 1 13 29 .251 .289 .369 .658 80 100 5 2 1 1 8 2
1963 26 CLE AL 10 33 31 6 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .258 .303 .323 .626 76 10 0 0 0 0 2 2
1963 26 KCA AL 71 255 240 16 60 12 0 6 35 0 1 11 23 .250 .287 .375 .662 80 90 5 2 1 1 6 2
1964 27 KCA AL 97 310 294 25 66 10 0 5 28 0 1 13 40 .224 .265 .310 .574 57 91 12 3 0 0 0 2/3
1965 28 TOT AL 51 135 120 4 22 3 0 1 9 1 2 14 16 .183 .274 .233 .507 47 28 8 1 0 0 6 2
1965 28 KCA AL 6 21 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .150 .190 .150 .340 -1 3 2 0 0 0 0 /2
1965 28 NYY AL 45 114 100 3 19 3 0 1 9 1 2 13 14 .190 .289 .250 .539 56 25 6 1 0 0 6 2
1970 33 PHI NL 35 86 78 5 21 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 10 .269 .313 .269 .582 60 21 4 1 3 0 3 2
5 Seasons 317 973 906 69 216 33 0 15 87 1 4 53 109 .238 .287 .325 .611 68 294 31 9 4 1 17
162 Game Avg. 162 497 463 35 110 17 0 8 44 1 2 27 56 .238 .287 .325 .611 68 150 16 5 2 1 9
KCA (3 yrs) 174 586 554 42 129 22 0 11 63 0 2 25 65 .233 .272 .332 .604 65 184 19 5 1 1 6
CLE (2 yrs) 63 187 174 19 47 8 0 3 9 0 0 11 20 .270 .321 .368 .689 89 64 2 2 0 0 2
PHI (1 yr) 35 86 78 5 21 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 10 .269 .313 .269 .582 60 21 4 1 3 0 3
NYY (1 yr) 45 114 100 3 19 3 0 1 9 1 2 13 14 .190 .289 .250 .539 56 25 6 1 0 0 6
AL (4 yrs) 282 887 828 64 195 33 0 15 81 1 4 49 99 .236 .284 .330 .614 69 273 27 8 1 1 14
NL (1 yr) 35 86 78 5 21 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 10 .269 .313 .269 .582 60 21 4 1 3 0 3
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1962 CLE AL 25 C 39 34 316.1 241 223 16 2 2 .992 2.0 7.6 2 6.80 6.13 .989 6.30 5.57 1 9 8 9 53%
1963 TOT AL 26 C 73 68 626.1 460 421 33 6 5 .987 -4.0 -7.7 -4 6.52 6.22 .989 6.64 5.78 5 26 35 11 24%
1963 CLE AL 26 C 10 10 84.0 84 80 3 1 1 .988 -1.0 -14.3 -1 8.89 8.30 .989 6.64 5.78 1 6 2 1 33%
1963 KCA AL 26 C 63 58 542.1 376 341 30 5 4 .987 -3.0 -6.6 -3 6.16 5.89 .989 6.64 5.78 4 20 33 10 23%
1964 KCA AL 27 C 79 71 595.0 507 469 31 7 5 .986 -3.0 -6.1 -3 7.56 6.33 .990 7.07 6.07 6 20 37 15 29%
1964 KCA AL 27 1B 7 7 65.0 60 53 6 1 2 .983 1.5 27.7 1.5 0.0 1.5 0 8.17 8.43 .992 9.43 8.11
1965 TOT AL 28 C 49 38 334.0 251 230 18 3 6 .988 -1.0 -3.6 -1 6.68 5.06 .988 6.96 5.67 5 12 13 6 32%
1965 KCA AL 28 C 6 6 50.0 34 32 2 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.12 5.67 .988 6.97 5.67 0 3 1 1 50%
1965 NYY AL 28 C 43 32 284.0 217 198 16 3 5 .986 -1.0 -4.2 -1 6.78 4.98 .988 6.96 5.67 5 9 12 5 29%
1970 PHI NL 33 C 34 23 222.1 202 177 19 6 6 .970 -2.0 -10.8 -2 7.93 5.76 .987 6.85 5.94 3 10 29 12 29%
5 Seasons C 274 234 2094.0 1661 1520 117 24 24 .986 -8.0 -4.6 -8 7.04 5.97 .989 6.78 5.83 20 77 122 53 30%
1 Season 1B 7 7 65.0 60 53 6 1 2 .983 1.5 27.7 1.5 0.0 1.5 0 8.17 8.43 .992 9.43 8.11
5 Seasons TOT 281 241 2159.0 1721 1573 123 25 26 .985 -6.5 -3.6 1.5 0.0 1.5 0 -8 7.07 6.04 .974 6.86 5.89 20 77 122 53 30%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1963 AL--8--6th

                                         

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Transactions

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

May 25, 1963: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with $100,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for Joe Azcue and Dick Howser.

May 3, 1965: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the New York Yankees for Johnny Blanchard and Rollie Sheldon.

January 14, 1966: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Lou Clinton.

January 4, 1967: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jim Landis and Jim Weaver to the Houston Astros for Lee Maye and Ken Retzer.

November 28, 1967: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Houston Astros in the 1967 minor league draft.

Before 1970 Season: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

June 6, 1970: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 7, 1970: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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