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, 7,255th in MLB 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

10.4

AB

2191

H

613

HR

BA

.280

R

285

RBI

276

SB

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

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

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