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Ed Farmer
Edward Joseph Farmer
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: October 18, 1949 in Evergreen Park, IL
High School: St. Rita (Chicago, IL)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1971
Final Game: October 2, 1983
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1971 21 CLE AL 5 4 .556 4.35 43 4 16 0 0 4 78.2 77 42 38 9 41 3 48 3 0 6 346 88 1.500 8.8 1.0 4.7 5.5 1.17
1972 22 CLE AL 2 5 .286 4.40 46 1 28 0 0 7 61.1 51 32 30 10 27 6 33 1 0 2 257 74 1.272 7.5 1.5 4.0 4.8 1.22
1973 23 TOT AL 3 2 .600 4.91 40 0 22 0 0 3 62.1 77 38 34 7 32 0 38 2 0 1 293 83 1.749 11.1 1.0 4.6 5.5 1.19
1973 23 CLE AL 0 2 .000 4.67 16 0 10 0 0 1 17.1 25 12 9 4 5 0 10 0 0 1 84 85 1.731 13.0 2.1 2.6 5.2 2.00
1973 23 DET AL 3 0 1.000 5.00 24 0 12 0 0 2 45.0 52 26 25 3 27 0 28 2 0 0 209 82 1.756 10.4 0.6 5.4 5.6 1.04
1974 24 PHI NL 2 1 .667 8.42 14 3 5 0 0 0 31.0 41 32 29 5 27 0 20 0 0 5 159 45 2.194 11.9 1.5 7.8 5.8 0.74
1977 27 BAL AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
1978 28 MIL AL 1 0 1.000 0.82 3 0 2 0 0 1 11.0 7 1 1 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 45 462 1.000 5.7 0.8 3.3 4.9 1.50
1979 29 TOT AL 5 7 .417 2.99 53 5 35 0 0 14 114.1 96 57 38 4 53 10 73 3 0 9 491 142 1.303 7.6 0.3 4.2 5.7 1.38
1979 29 TEX AL 2 0 1.000 4.36 11 2 5 0 0 0 33.0 30 21 16 2 19 2 25 2 0 3 144 95 1.485 8.2 0.5 5.2 6.8 1.32
1979 29 CHW AL 3 7 .300 2.43 42 3 30 0 0 14 81.1 66 36 22 2 34 8 48 1 0 6 347 176 1.230 7.3 0.2 3.8 5.3 1.41
1980 30 CHW AL 7 9 .438 3.34 64 0 55 0 0 30 99.2 92 37 37 6 56 11 54 1 0 7 438 121 1.485 8.3 0.5 5.1 4.9 0.96 AS
1981 31 CHW AL 3 3 .500 4.61 42 0 25 0 0 10 52.2 53 33 27 5 34 1 42 1 0 3 243 78 1.652 9.1 0.9 5.8 7.2 1.24
1982 32 PHI NL 2 6 .250 4.86 47 4 14 0 0 6 76.0 66 44 41 2 50 11 58 0 0 3 336 76 1.526 7.8 0.2 5.9 6.9 1.16
1983 33 TOT MLB 0 6 .000 5.35 17 4 4 0 0 0 37.0 50 26 22 3 20 8 23 1 0 3 179 68 1.892 12.2 0.7 4.9 5.6 1.15
1983 33 PHI NL 0 6 .000 6.08 12 3 3 0 0 0 26.2 35 22 18 2 20 8 16 1 0 3 137 59 2.063 11.8 0.7 6.8 5.4 0.80
1983 33 OAK AL 0 0 3.48 5 1 1 0 0 0 10.1 15 4 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 42 110 1.452 13.1 0.9 0.0 6.1
11 Seasons 30 43 .411 4.28 370 21 206 0 0 75 624.0 611 343 297 52 345 50 395 12 0 39 2789 90 1.532 8.8 0.8 5.0 5.7 1.14
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .411 4.28 64 4 36 0 0 13 109 106 60 52 9 60 9 69 2 0 7 485 90 1.532 8.8 0.8 5.0 5.7 1.14
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
PHI (3 yrs) 4 13 .235 5.93 73 10 22 0 0 6 133.2 142 98 88 9 97 19 94 1 0 11 632 62 1.788 9.6 0.6 6.5 6.3 0.97
CLE (3 yrs) 7 11 .389 4.40 105 5 54 0 0 12 157.1 153 86 77 23 73 9 91 4 0 9 687 82 1.436 8.8 1.3 4.2 5.2 1.25
CHW (3 yrs) 13 19 .406 3.31 148 3 110 0 0 54 233.2 211 106 86 13 124 20 144 3 0 16 1028 121 1.434 8.1 0.5 4.8 5.5 1.16
OAK (1 yr) 0 0 3.48 5 1 1 0 0 0 10.1 15 4 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 42 110 1.452 13.1 0.9 0.0 6.1
TEX (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 4.36 11 2 5 0 0 0 33.0 30 21 16 2 19 2 25 2 0 3 144 95 1.485 8.2 0.5 5.2 6.8 1.32
BAL (1 yr) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
DET (1 yr) 3 0 1.000 5.00 24 0 12 0 0 2 45.0 52 26 25 3 27 0 28 2 0 0 209 82 1.756 10.4 0.6 5.4 5.6 1.04
MIL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 0.82 3 0 2 0 0 1 11.0 7 1 1 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 45 462 1.000 5.7 0.8 3.3 4.9 1.50
AL (9 yrs) 26 30 .464 3.84 297 11 184 0 0 69 490.1 469 245 209 43 248 31 301 11 0 28 2157 102 1.462 8.6 0.8 4.6 5.5 1.21
NL (3 yrs) 4 13 .235 5.93 73 10 22 0 0 6 133.2 142 98 88 9 97 19 94 1 0 11 632 62 1.788 9.6 0.6 6.5 6.3 0.97

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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
1971 21 CLE AL 43 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .071 .133 .071 .205 -42 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 22 CLE AL 46 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -16 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1974 24 PHI NL 14 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 30 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1982 32 PHI NL 47 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1983 33 PHI NL 12 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
14 Seasons 163 53 47 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22 .085 .104 .085 .189 -47 4 0 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 53 47 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22 .085 .104 .085 .189 -47 4 0 0 5 0 0
PHI (3 yrs) 73 29 26 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 2 0 0 3 0 0
CLE (3 yrs) 89 24 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .095 .136 .095 .232 -34 2 0 0 2 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 73 29 26 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 2 0 0 3 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 90 24 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .095 .136 .095 .232 -34 2 0 0 2 0 0

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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 Awards
1971 CLE AL 21 P 43 4 78.2 14 2 12 0 2 1.000 1.60 0.33 .957 1.98 0.77
1972 CLE AL 22 P 46 1 61.1 17 4 12 1 0 .941 2.35 0.35 .953 1.86 0.75
1973 TOT AL 23 P 40 0 62.1 7 4 3 0 1 1.000 1.01 0.18 .943 1.86 0.86
1973 CLE AL 23 P 16 0 17.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.52 0.06 .900 1.87 0.86
1973 DET AL 23 P 24 0 45.0 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 1.20 0.25 .950 1.86 0.86
1974 PHI NL 24 P 14 3 31.0 5 0 4 1 0 .800 1.16 0.29 .960 1.89 0.71
1977 BAL AL 27 P 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80
1978 MIL AL 28 P 3 0 11.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.64 0.67 .950 1.88 0.87
1979 TOT AL 29 P 53 5 114.1 24 9 15 0 1 1.000 1.89 0.45 .946 1.91 0.81
1979 TEX AL 29 P 11 2 33.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.64 0.55 .950 1.91 0.81
1979 CHW AL 29 P 42 3 81.1 18 7 11 0 1 1.000 1.99 0.43 .944 1.91 0.81
1980 CHW AL 30 P 64 0 99.2 22 5 17 0 4 1.000 1.99 0.34 .955 1.85 0.77 AS
1981 CHW AL 31 P 42 0 52.2 15 5 9 1 1 .933 2.39 0.33 .967 1.98 0.81
1982 PHI NL 32 P 47 4 76.0 13 1 12 0 1 1.000 1.54 0.28 .946 1.97 0.70
1983 TOT MLB 33 P 17 4 37.0 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.95 0.47 .950 1.90 0.69
1983 PHI NL 33 P 12 3 26.2 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.36 0.58 .943 1.92 0.68
1983 OAK AL 33 P 5 1 10.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.87 0.20 1.000 1.83 0.72
11 Seasons P 370 21 624.0 127 34 90 3 10 .976 1.79 0.34 .953 1.91 0.77
11 Seasons TOT 370 21 624.0 127 34 90 3 10 .976 1.79 0.34 .929 1.91 0.77
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1980 *

Games Played s c a p y
1979 AL  53 (10th)
1980 AL  64 (5th)
1981 AL  42 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1979 AL  14 (7th)
1980 AL  30 (3rd)
1981 AL  10 (8th)
Career  75 (173rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1980 AL  55 (5th)
1981 AL  25 (9th)
Career  206 (213th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 12 (1334), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1037), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1967.

June 15, 1973: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Kevin Collins and Tom Timmermann.

March 19, 1974: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees sent Jerry Moses to the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim Perry to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Rick Sawyer and Walt Williams to the New York Yankees.

March 21, 1974: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the New York Yankees.

December 3, 1974: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve McCartney (minors).

April 4, 1976: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

March 2, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

March 28, 1978: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

April 1, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

December 15, 1978: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Gary Holle and cash to the Texas Rangers for Reggie Cleveland.

June 15, 1979: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Gary Holle to the Chicago White Sox for Eric Soderholm.

November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.

January 28, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 13, 1983: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 23, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

March 26, 1984: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

February 13, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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