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Hank Edwards
Henry Albert Edwards
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 29, 1919 in Elmwood Place, OH
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1941
Final Game: September 26, 1953
Died: June 22, 1988 in Anaheim, CA
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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
1941 22 CLE AL 16 72 68 10 15 1 1 1 6 0 0 2 4 .221 .243 .309 .552 48 21 0 0 2 O
1942 23 CLE AL 13 53 48 6 12 2 1 0 7 2 1 5 8 .250 .321 .333 .654 89 16 0 0 0 O
1943 24 CLE AL 92 329 297 38 82 18 6 3 28 4 8 30 34 .276 .343 .407 .750 125 121 5 0 2 O
1946 27 CLE AL 124 502 458 62 138 33 16 10 54 1 3 43 48 .301 .361 .509 .870 147 233 3 0 1 *O
1947 28 CLE AL 108 427 393 54 102 12 3 15 59 1 3 31 55 .260 .315 .420 .735 106 165 4 1 2 O
1948 29 CLE AL 55 179 160 27 43 9 2 3 18 1 1 18 18 .269 .346 .406 .753 101 65 2 1 0 O
1949 30 TOT MLB 63 212 191 28 55 8 4 8 22 0 0 20 24 .288 .355 .497 .853 129 95 5 0 1 O
1949 30 CLE AL 5 16 15 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 .313 .467 .779 107 7 1 0 0 /O
1949 30 CHC NL 58 196 176 25 51 8 4 7 21 0 19 22 .290 .359 .500 .859 131 88 4 0 1 O
1950 31 CHC NL 41 120 110 13 40 11 1 2 21 0 10 13 .364 .417 .536 .953 150 59 2 0 0 O
1951 32 TOT NL 76 175 158 15 47 12 1 3 23 0 2 17 26 .297 .366 .443 .809 115 70 5 0 0 O
1951 32 BRO NL 35 35 31 1 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 9 .226 .314 .323 .637 70 10 2 0 0
1951 32 CIN NL 41 140 127 14 40 9 1 3 20 0 2 13 17 .315 .379 .472 .851 126 60 3 0 0 O
1952 33 TOT MLB 82 221 202 26 58 7 6 6 29 0 3 19 24 .287 .348 .470 .819 125 95 3 0 0 O
1952 33 CIN NL 74 203 184 24 52 7 6 6 28 0 3 19 22 .283 .350 .484 .833 129 89 2 0 0 O
1952 33 CHW AL 8 18 18 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 85 6 1 0 0 /O
1953 34 SLB AL 65 119 106 6 21 3 0 0 9 0 1 13 10 .198 .286 .226 .512 39 24 1 0 0 O
11 Seasons 735 2409 2191 285 613 116 41 51 276 9 22 208 264 .280 .343 .440 .783 118 964 30 2 8
162 Game Avg. 162 531 483 63 135 26 9 11 61 2 46 58 .280 .343 .440 .783 118 212 7 0 2
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
CLE (7 yrs) 413 1578 1439 200 396 75 29 33 173 9 16 130 169 .275 .336 .436 .773 119 628 15 2 7
CIN (2 yrs) 115 343 311 38 92 16 7 9 48 0 5 32 39 .296 .362 .479 .841 127 149 5 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 99 316 286 38 91 19 5 9 42 0 29 35 .318 .381 .514 .895 138 147 6 0 1
BRO (1 yr) 35 35 31 1 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 9 .226 .314 .323 .637 70 10 2 0 0
SLB (1 yr) 65 119 106 6 21 3 0 0 9 0 1 13 10 .198 .286 .226 .512 39 24 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 8 18 18 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 85 6 1 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 486 1715 1563 208 423 78 29 33 183 9 17 143 181 .271 .333 .421 .754 113 658 17 2 7
NL (4 yrs) 249 694 628 77 190 38 12 18 93 0 5 65 83 .303 .368 .487 .855 129 306 13 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1941 CLE AL 22 OF 16 28 23 3 2 0 .929 1.63 .975 2.33 2-0-14
1942 CLE AL 23 OF 12 31 30 0 1 0 .968 2.50 .977 2.31 0-12-0
1943 CLE AL 24 OF 74 180 173 4 3 0 .983 2.39 .977 2.39 0-74-0
1946 CLE AL 27 OF 123 247 226 13 8 1 .968 1.94 .977 2.24 0-1-122
1947 CLE AL 28 OF 100 204 199 3 2 0 .990 2.02 .979 2.35 39-0-67
1948 CLE AL 29 OF 41 78 76 1 1 0 .987 1.88 .974 2.36 0-0-41
1949 TOT MLB 30 OF 56 91 86 4 1 2 .989 1.61 .977 2.25 18-0-39
1949 CLE AL 30 OF 5 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.20 .983 2.28 0-0-5
1949 CHC NL 30 OF 51 85 80 4 1 2 .988 1.65 .976 2.25 18-0-34
1950 CHC NL 31 OF 29 41 38 2 1 0 .976 1.38 .978 2.14 0-0-29
1951 CIN NL 32 OF 34 65 64 0 1 0 .985 1.88 .982 2.23 26-0-8
1952 TOT MLB 33 OF 54 91 88 2 1 0 .989 1.67 .980 2.10 36-0-18
1952 CIN NL 33 OF 51 83 80 2 1 0 .988 1.61 .981 2.10 33-0-18
1952 CHW AL 33 OF 3 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.67 .975 2.17 3-0-0
1953 SLB AL 34 OF 21 38 36 2 0 0 1.000 1.81 .982 2.18 11-4-7
11 Seasons OF 560 1094 1039 34 21 3 .981 1.92 .978 2.27 132-91-345
11 Seasons TOT 560 1094 1039 34 21 3 .981 1.92 .959 2.27 132-91-345

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1946 AL--.301--8th

Slugging % s c a p y
1946 AL--.509--5th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1946 AL--.870--6th

Doubles s c a p y
1946 AL--33--6th

Triples s c a p y
1946 AL--16--1st

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1946 AL--147--5th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1946 AL--27--8th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1946 AL--2.7--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1946 AL--59--7th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1946 AL--.710--5th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1943 AL--8--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 1 (983), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 10 (1380), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1738), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1805), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

May 7, 1949: Selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Cleveland Indians.

October 10, 1950: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Chuck Connors and Dee Fondy.

July 21, 1951: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

September 1, 1952: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for . The Chicago White Sox sent Howie Judson (December 9, 1952) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

October 16, 1952: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Willy Miranda to the St. Louis Browns for Tommy Byrne and Joe DeMaestri.

February 3, 1954: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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