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Hank Edwards

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: January 29, 1919 in Elmwood Place, OH us

Died: June 22, 1988 in Anaheim, CA

Buried: Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA

Debut: September 10, 1941 (Age 22-224d, 9,109th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1953 (Age 34-240d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Henry Albert Edwards

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

2191

613

.280

285

RBI

276

OBP

.343

SLG

.440

OPS

.783

OPS+

118

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1939	20	CLE-min	D	130	529	529		209	41	14	18						.395	.395	.628	1.023		332							MFL · OHSL
1940	21	CLE-min	C	69	254	254		72	12	3	2						.283	.283	.378	.661		96							CHL · MATL
1941	22	CLE-min	B,A	125	477	477		172	31	10	23						.361	.361	.612	.973		292							CDR,WKB · IIIL,EL
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		0	9/7
1942	23	CLE-min	AA	137	568	496	82	132	18	5	18	69	6	2	68	53	.266	.356	.431	.787		214	4	1	3				BLT · IL
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		0	8/H
1943	24	CLE	AL	92	329	297	38	82	18	6	3	28	4	8	30	34	.276	.343	.407	.750	126	121	5	0	2		0	8H
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	27	CLE	AL	124	502	458	62	138	33	16	10	54	1	3	43	48	.301	.361	.509	.870	149	233	3	0	1		2	*9/H8
1947	28	CLE	AL	108	428	393	54	102	12	3	15	59	1	3	31	55	.260	.315	.420	.735	106	165	4	1	2		2	97/H
1948	29	CLE	AL	55	179	160	27	43	9	2	3	18	1	1	18	18	.269	.346	.406	.753	103	65	2	1	0		2	9H
1949	30	TOT	MLB	63	212	191	28	55	8	4	8	22	0	0	20	24	.288	.355	.497	.853	130	95	5	0	1		1	97/H
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		0	/9
1949	30	CHC	NL	58	196	176	25	51	8	4	7	21	0	0	19	22	.290	.359	.500	.859	132	88	4	0	1		1	97/H
1950	31	CHC-min	AAA	17	46	41	6	11	3	0	1	9	0		5	10	.268	.348	.415	.762		17		0	0				SPF · IL
1950	31	CHC	NL	41	120	110	13	40	11	1	2	21	0	1	10	13	.364	.417	.536	.953	150	59	2	0	0		1	9H
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		2	H7/9
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		0	H
1951	32	CIN	NL	41	140	127	14	40	9	1	3	20	0	2	13	17	.315	.379	.472	.851	127	60	3	0	0		2	7/9H
1952	33	TOT	MLB	82	221	202	26	58	7	6	6	29	0	3	19	24	.287	.348	.470	.819	126	95	3	0	0		1	7H9
1952	33	CIN	NL	74	203	184	24	52	7	6	6	28	0	3	19	22	.283	.350	.484	.833	130	89	2	0	0		1	7H9
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		0	/H7
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		0	H7/98
1956	37	MLN-min	AA	14	37	32	4	8	1	0	0	4	1	0	4	2	.250	.324	.281	.606		9		0	0	1			AUS · TL
11 Yrs				735	2410	2191	285	613	116	41	51	276	9	23	208	264	.280	.343	.440	.783	118	964	30	2	8		11
162 Game Avg.				162	531	483	63	135	26	9	11	61	2	5	46	58	.280	.343	.440	.783	118	212	7	0	2		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	1579	1439	200	396	75	29	33	173	9	16	130	169	.275	.336	.436	.773	120	628	15	2	7		6
CIN (2 yrs)				115	343	311	38	92	16	7	9	48	0	5	32	39	.296	.362	.479	.841	128	149	5	0	0		3
CHC (2 yrs)				99	316	286	38	91	19	5	9	42	0	1	29	35	.318	.381	.514	.895	139	147	6	0	1		2
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		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		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		0

AL (9 yrs)				486	1716	1563	208	423	78	29	33	183	9	17	143	181	.271	.333	.421	.754	113	658	17	2	7		6
NL (4 yrs)				249	694	628	77	190	38	12	18	93	0	6	65	83	.303	.368	.487	.855	130	306	13	0	1		5